- Nikolaos Georgantas
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Medal record 
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GreeceOlympic Games Bronze 1904 St Louis Discus throw Intercalated Games Gold 1906 Athens Stone throw Silver 1906 Athens Discus throw Silver 1906 Athens Discus throw,
Greek styleNikolaos Georgantas (Greek: Νικόλαος Γεωργαντάς, February 27, 1880 (OS)/March 12, 1880 (NS) – November 23, 1958) was a Greek athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw.
He was born in Steno, Arcadia.
He competed for a Greece in the 1904 Summer Olympics held in St. Louis, Missouri, in the discus throw where he won the Bronze medal.
Two years later in Athens in his home country of Greece he won the gold medal in the stone throw competition in the 1906 Intercalated Games. He added two silvers to this to complete his collection. He was second in the Greek style discus throw behind Finland’s Verner Järvinen who he pushed into third when finishing second in the discus again behind America's Martin Sheridan who won for the second Olympics running.
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Olympic Champions in Men's Throws Two handed shot put 1912: Ralph RoseGreek style discus throw 1906: Verner Järvinen • 1908: Martin SheridanTwo handed discus throw 1912: Armas TaipaleStone throw 1906: Nikolaos Georgantas56 pounds weight throw 1904: Étienne Desmarteau • 1920: Pat McDonaldFreestyle javelin throw 1908: Eric LemmingTwo handed javelin throw 1912: Julius SaaristoCategories:- 1880 births
- 1958 deaths
- Discus throwers
- Greek athletes
- Olympic gold medalists for Greece
- Olympic silver medalists for Greece
- Olympic bronze medalists for Greece
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1906 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of Greece
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Greek athletics biography stubs
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