Ioannis Theodoropoulos
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Ioannis Theodoropoulos was a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics
1896 Summer Olympics
The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Athens, Greece, from April 6 to April 15, 1896. It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era...

 in Athens
Athens
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He was born in Evrytania
Evrytania
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Theodoropoulos competed in the pole vault
Pole vault
Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...

. He tied with fellow Greek Evangelos Damaskos
Evangelos Damaskos
Evangelos Damaskos was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Damaskos competed in the pole vault. He tied with fellow Greek Ioannis Theodoropoulos for third place in the event, with a height of 2.60 metres....

for third place in the event, with a height of 2.60 metres.

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