Ioannis Fragkoudis

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameIoannis•Fragkoudis
Used nameIoannis•Fragkoudis
Original nameΙωάννης•Φραγκούδης
Other namesIoannis Frangoudis
Born1863 in Lemesos (Limassol), Lemesos (CYP)
Died19 October 1916 in Staten Island, New York (USA)
AffiliationsGymnastikos Syllogos Olympia Kyprou, Lemesos (CYP)
NOC Greece
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 1
Bronze 1
Total 3

Biography

Ioannis Fragkiskos, who took part in four of the five Olympic shooting events in 1896. He ranked 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th, winning the free pistol event in the absence of the American Paine brothers, who dominated the two other pistol competitions. Fragkiskos hailed from Limassol (Lemesos) on Cyprus, which was under British control at the time, but was born in Zakynthos, where his father worked as a consul at the time. He graduated from the military academy in 1885, and worked his way up the ranks of the Greek army, being a captain at the time of the 1896 Olympics. After the Greco-Turkish war of 1897, he had become a colonel, and a friend of King Georgios. Frangoudis was present when the king was shot by an assassin in Thessaloniki in 1913.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1896 Summer Olympics Shooting GRE Ioannis Fragkoudis
Free Pistol, 30 metres, Men (Olympic) 3 Bronze
Military Pistol, 25 metres, Men (Olympic) 4
Muzzle-Loading Pistol, 25 metres, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold
Free Rifle, Any Position, 300 metres, Men (Olympic) 2 Silver