Peter Trivoulidis

Panagiotis “Peter” Trivoulidis emigrated to the United States in 1914, settling in Brooklyn, New York. He worked as a waiter at the restaurant of the Wanamaker Department Store while he continued to train as a distance runner. While in the US he ran for the Millrose Athletic Association. In 1920 Trivoulidis achieved his greatest sporting accomplishment when he won the Boston Marathon. He then ran in the Olympic marathon in Antwerpen, Belgium but did not finish. He also competed in cross-country at the 1920 Olympics. Trivoulidis returned to the United States where he lived out his life, fathering seven children.