- Thomas Xenakis
Thomas Xenakis ( _el. Θωμάς Ξενάκης,
March 30 ,1875 –July 7 ,1942 ) was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the1896 Summer Olympics inAthens .He was born in Greece and died in
Orange, California ,United States .Xenakis competed in the rope climbing event. He and countryman
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos were the only two out of the five entrants to climb all the way to the top of the 14metre rope. Xenakis's time is unknown, though it was slower than 23.4 seconds, which was Andriakopoulos's winning time.He won his second silver medal as a member of the Greek gymnastics team in the parallel bars event.
External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=XENAKTHO01 profile]
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