Spyridon Louis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Spyridon Louis

Greek athlete

Date of Birth: 12-Jan-1873

Place of Birth: Marousi, Attica Region, Greece

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1940

Profession: farmer, long-distance runner, athletics competitor, marathon runner

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Spyridon Louis (Greek: Sp???d?? ????? [spi'riðon 'luis], sometimes transliterated Spiridon Loues; 12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), commonly known as Spyros Louis (Sp???? ?????), was a Greek water-carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
Following his victory, he was celebrated as a national hero.A former soldier, Louis was encouraged to try out for the Olympics by his former commanding officer.
After progressing through qualifying, he went on to win the inaugural Olympic marathon after placing first from seventeen competitors.
Louis later became a police officer and a farmer.
Outside of his athletics career, Louis was arrested for forgery, of which he was acquitted after spending a year in jail.



Description	German photographer
Date of birth/death	27 February 1857	24 August 1924
Location of birth/death	Klotzsche bei Dresden	Dresden
Work location	Berlin, 1896 Summer Olympics
Authority control	: Q96113 VIAF: 11027457 ISNI: 0000 0000 5236 3058 LCCN: nr98012844 GND: 133165779 WorldCat