- Ioannis Phrangoudis
Ioannis Phrangoudis ( _el. Ιωάννης Φραγκούδης, born in
Limassol ,Cyprus ) was a Greek shooter. He competed at the1896 Summer Olympics inAthens .Phrangoudis competed in four of the five shooting events as well as serving as secretary of the Sub-Committee for Shooting.
He began his sole rifle event, the free rifle, with a lead in the competition after the first string of 10 shots. However, his shooting was inconsistent and his second and fourth strings were far below the scores of his first and third strings. Phrangoudis finished second behind
Georgios Orphanidis , with 1,312 points to his countryman's 1,583.Viggo Jensen in third place was only 7 points behind Phrangoudis.In the rapid fire pistol, Phrangoudis was the victor, defeating Orphanidis, along with two other competitors, 344-249. He added another top three finish in the free pistol, behind
Sumner Paine (silver medallist in the military pistol) andHolger Nielsen (bronze medallist in the rapid fire pistol).Phrangoudis also competed in the military pistol, finishing fourth.
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