Vasilios Xydas
Olympic athlete
1877 –
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Who is Vasilios Xydas?
Vasilios Xydas was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
He was born in Athens.
In 1896 Xydas competed in the pole vault. He earned the dubious distinction of being the only competitor to not receive a medal in that event, as he placed fifth while fellow Greeks Ioannis Theodoropoulos and Evangelos Damaskos tied for third behind Americans William Hoyt and Albert Tyler. There were only five athletes in the event. Xydas's best vault was to 2.40 metres.
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