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'''Dimitrios Negroponte''' (25 March 1915 – June 1996), also '''Dimitrios Ioannis Negroponte''' or Dimitri John Negroponte, was the first-ever Greek to participate in the winter Olympics as an [[Alpine skiing|alpine skier]], coming from Greek diaspora.'''Born in Switzerland and raised in Klosters and Davos, Switzerland. As a Greek Olympian, he carried the flag into the stadium in 1936. He did not salute Hitler.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greekworks.com/content/index.php/weblog/extended/a_greek_style_miracle_on_ice/ |title=A Greek Style Miracle on Ice? |work=Greek Works |accessdate=13 January 2019}}</ref> He competed in the [[Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's combined|men's combined event]] at the [[1936 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/dimitrios-negrepontis-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004300/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/dimitrios-negrepontis-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Dimitrios Negrepontis Olympic Results |accessdate=2 March 2018}}</ref> |
'''Dimitrios Negroponte''' (25 March 1915 – June 1996), also '''Dimitrios Ioannis Negroponte''' or Dimitri John Negroponte, was the first-ever Greek to participate in the winter Olympics as an [[Alpine skiing|alpine skier]], coming from Greek diaspora.'''Born in Switzerland and raised in Klosters and Davos, Switzerland. As a Greek Olympian, he carried the flag into the stadium in 1936. He did not salute Hitler.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greekworks.com/content/index.php/weblog/extended/a_greek_style_miracle_on_ice/ |title=A Greek Style Miracle on Ice? |work=Greek Works |accessdate=13 January 2019}}</ref> He competed in the [[Alpine skiing at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Men's combined|men's combined event]] at the [[1936 Winter Olympics]].<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/dimitrios-negrepontis-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418004300/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/dimitrios-negrepontis-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Dimitrios Negrepontis Olympic Results |accessdate=2 March 2018}}</ref> |
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He has four sons: [[John Negroponte|John]] (a former [[United States Deputy Secretary of State]]), George, an artist, (President of [[the Drawing Center]] from 2002 to 2007), Michel (an Emmy Award winning filmmaker) and [[Nicholas Negroponte|Nicholas]] (founder of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]'s [[MIT Media Lab|Media Lab]] and of the [[One Laptop per Child]] project.<ref name="SportsRef"/> |
He has four sons: [[John Negroponte|John]] (a former [[United States Deputy Secretary of State]]), George, an artist, (President of [[the Drawing Center]] from 2002 to 2007), [[Michel Negroponte|Michel]] (an Emmy Award winning filmmaker) and [[Nicholas Negroponte|Nicholas]] (founder of the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]]'s [[MIT Media Lab|Media Lab]] and of the [[One Laptop per Child]] project.<ref name="SportsRef"/> |
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Revision as of 23:12, 15 June 2023
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Greek |
| Born | 25 March 1915 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Died | June 1996 London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
Dimitrios Negroponte (25 March 1915 – June 1996), also Dimitrios Ioannis Negroponte or Dimitri John Negroponte, was the first-ever Greek to participate in the winter Olympics as an alpine skier, coming from Greek diaspora.Born in Switzerland and raised in Klosters and Davos, Switzerland. As a Greek Olympian, he carried the flag into the stadium in 1936. He did not salute Hitler.[1] He competed in the men's combined event at the 1936 Winter Olympics.[2]
He has four sons: John (a former United States Deputy Secretary of State), George, an artist, (President of the Drawing Center from 2002 to 2007), Michel (an Emmy Award winning filmmaker) and Nicholas (founder of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Media Lab and of the One Laptop per Child project.[2]
References
- ^ "A Greek Style Miracle on Ice?". Greek Works. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dimitrios Negrepontis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
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- 1915 births
- 1996 deaths
- Greek male alpine skiers
- Greek male cross-country skiers
- Olympic alpine skiers for Greece
- Olympic cross-country skiers for Greece
- Alpine skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Lausanne
- Greek expatriates in Switzerland
- People from Davos
- European alpine skiing biography stubs
- Greek winter sports biography stubs
- European cross-country skiing biography stubs