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'''Georgios D. Orphanidis''' ({{ |
'''Georgios D. Orphanidis''' ({{langx|el|Γεώργιος Ορφανίδης}}; 1859–1942) was an ethnic [[Greece|Greek]] [[Shooting sports|sports shooter]] with both pistol and rifle. He competed for Greece at the [[1896 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], at the [[1906 Intercalated Games]], and at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]].<ref name="sportsref">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/georgios-orfanidis-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417235905/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/georgios-orfanidis-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Georgios Orphanidis |accessdate=2014-02-15 }}</ref> |
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Orphanidis competed in all five of the shooting events: military rifle, free rifle, military pistol, rapid fire pistol, and free pistol. The first event held was the military rifle competition, in which Orphanidis placed fifth after scoring 1,698 points. His place in the second event, the military pistol, is unknown but he did not win a medal. He finished last place (of five) in the free pistol.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/42650 |title=Georgios Orphanidis |work=Olympedia |accessdate=21 December 2020}}</ref> |
In 1896 Orphanidis competed in all five of the shooting events: military rifle, free rifle, military pistol, rapid fire pistol, and free pistol. The first event held was the military rifle competition, in which Orphanidis placed fifth after scoring 1,698 points. His place in the second event, the military pistol, is unknown but he did not win a medal. He finished last place (of five) in the free pistol.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/42650 |title=Georgios Orphanidis |work=Olympedia |accessdate=21 December 2020}}</ref> |
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Orphanidis placed second in his penultimate event, the rapid fire pistol, scoring 249 points on 20 hits in the event, finishing behind [[Ioannis Frangoudis]]. In the free rifle, Orphanidis won an Olympic championship; his score of 1,583 was bolstered by a second-string score of 520 in which he hit the target with all 10 shots. The results for the first, third, and fourth strings were 328, 420, and 315 points, respectively. Orphanidis missed only three times out of the 40 shots; twice in the first string and once in the fourth. |
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Latest revision as of 13:07, 26 October 2024
 Georgios Orphanidis at Patras (1897) | |
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| Born | 1859 Smyrna, Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 1942 (aged 82–83) |
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| Sport | Sports shooting |
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Georgios D. Orphanidis (Greek: Γεώργιος Ορφανίδης; 1859–1942) was an ethnic Greek sports shooter with both pistol and rifle. He competed for Greece at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, at the 1906 Intercalated Games, and at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
In 1896 Orphanidis competed in all five of the shooting events: military rifle, free rifle, military pistol, rapid fire pistol, and free pistol. The first event held was the military rifle competition, in which Orphanidis placed fifth after scoring 1,698 points. His place in the second event, the military pistol, is unknown but he did not win a medal. He finished last place (of five) in the free pistol.[2]
Orphanidis placed second in his penultimate event, the rapid fire pistol, scoring 249 points on 20 hits in the event, finishing behind Ioannis Frangoudis. In the free rifle, Orphanidis won an Olympic championship; his score of 1,583 was bolstered by a second-string score of 520 in which he hit the target with all 10 shots. The results for the first, third, and fourth strings were 328, 420, and 315 points, respectively. Orphanidis missed only three times out of the 40 shots; twice in the first string and once in the fourth.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Georgios Orphanidis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ "Georgios Orphanidis". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
External links
[edit]- Georgios Orphanidis at Olympics.com
- Georgios Orphanidis at Olympedia
- Yiorgos Orfanidis at the Hellenic Olympic Committee
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- 1859 births
- 1942 deaths
- Sportspeople from İzmir
- Smyrniote Greeks
- Shooters at the 1896 Summer Olympics
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- Shooters at the 1906 Intercalated Games
- Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- ISSF rifle shooters
- ISSF pistol shooters
- People from the Ottoman Empire
- Olympic medalists in shooting
- Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1906 Intercalated Games