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The Greeks were very enthusiastic about this new event and decided to hold qualifiers for the marathon. These races were started by
Colonel Papadiamantopoulos, whom Louis previously served under in the military. The first qualifying race—the first ever marathon race—was held on 22 March, and was won
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After his victory, Louis received gifts from many countrymen, ranging from jewellery to a lifelong free shave at a barber shop. It is unknown whether he accepted all these gifts, although he did take back home the carriage he had asked of the king. After the
Olympics, Louis ended his athletic career
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auction on 18 April 2012. The trophy, with a height of six inches, broke the auction record for
Olympic memorabilia. The item was sold on the day Britain marked the 100 days' countdown to the 2012 London Olympics. Christie's called the auction "heated" and involved six bidders. The auctioneer later
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A former soldier, Louis was encouraged to try out for the
Olympics by his former commanding officer. After progressing through qualifying, he went on to win the inaugural Olympic marathon after placing first among seventeen competitors. Louis later became a police officer and a farmer. Outside of
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rose from his seat and congratulated him most warmly on his success. Some of the King's aides-de-camp, and several members of the
Committee went so far as to kiss and embrace the victor, who finally was carried in triumph to the retiring room under the vaulted entrance. The scene witnessed then
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Marathon, Colonel Papadiamantopoulos gave the starting signal for the small field, consisting of seventeen athletes, thirteen of them representing Greece. The early leader of the race, which led over dusty dirt roads along which throngs of Greeks had gathered to watch, was the Frenchman
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and shortly afterwards he "got a glass of cognac from his future father-in-law.") After asking for the advantage of the other runners, he confidently declared he would overtake them all before the end.
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is a heavily fictionalized take on Louis and the marathon, and his story is featured in the 1984 TV miniseries
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event had yet been won by a Greek competitor. The victory in the
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Here the Olympionic Victor was received with full honour; the
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The Olympic marathon was run on 10 April (or 29 March by the
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Verinis, James P. (May 2005). "Spiridon Loues, the Modern
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Athletes (track and field) at the 1896 Summer Olympics
1585:"Modern Olympics Giants Returns to Its Humbling Roots"
214:; 12 January 1873 – 26 March 1940), commonly known as
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Olympic gold medalists in athletics (track and field)
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center web site
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in Lausanne, during a period that coincided with the
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1353:. Summersdale Publishers Limited. p. 1962.
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857:"Local Hero Louis Earns Cult Status in Marathon"
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1421:"Squeezing Inspiration from the 1896 Olympics"
1286:(4th ed.). Scarecrow Press. p. 209.
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1192:"The marathon hero fuelled by wine and spirit"
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925:Martin, David E.; Gynn, Roger W. H. (2000).
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1098:"The 'Lion of Athens' conquers Olympics"
574:"In Greece, Everyone Has a Spyro Story"
539:Mallon, Bill; Heijmans, Jeroen (2011).
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245:Spyridon Louis was born in the town of
1215:"Official Report of the 1896 Olympics"
802:from the original on 28 September 2018
2507:19th-century Greek military personnel
2492:Medalists at the 1896 Summer Olympics
424:and offered him an olive branch from
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1350:For the Love of Running: A Companion
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1064:. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 199.
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462:. The expression 'to become Louis' (
1723:Olympic champions in men's marathon
1213:Lambros, Spyridon; Politers, N. G.
1504:"Olympic cup raises record amount"
931:. Human Kinetics. pp. 12–19.
867:from the original on 27 March 2017
520:International Marathon of Lausanne
265:'s decision in 1894 to revive the
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1249:Fennelly, Martin (11 June 1992).
997:Berry, Kevin (21 December 1999).
886:Bryant, John (15 December 2010).
729:Pappas, Gregory (1 August 2016).
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765:Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
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1589:The Santa Clarita Valley Signal
1583:Murphy, Brian (8 August 2004).
1502:Minard, Jenny (18 April 2012).
1477:Collett, Mike. (18 April 2012)
861:International Olympic Committee
617:Journal of Modern Greek Studies
580:. 22 August 2004. p. 103.
459:The First Olympics: Athens 1896
1492:. Retrieved on 20 August 2015.
656:"Spyros Louis at the Olympics"
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1548:Glass, Nick (19 April 2012).
1029:"A Marathon legend revisited"
225:who won the first modern-day
1134:. 18 July 2004. p. 50.
1058:Bostock, Andrew (May 2013).
971:. 11 July 1936. p. 11.
892:. Random House. p. 28.
828:. 10 March 1994. p. 7.
615:at the 1896 Olympic Games".
611:, and the Symbolic Power of
506:The cup is displayed at the
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1599:– via Newspapers.com.
1161:"The original marathon man"
501:Stavros Niarchos Foundation
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1687:The Story of the Marathon
1530:"Spyros Louis' Breal Cup"
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1061:Greece: The Peloponnese
969:St. Louis Post-Dispatch
965:"The Diskos Not So Hot"
355:Prince George of Greece
112:Achievements and titles
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453:It Happened in Athens
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41:Personal information
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2136:Waldemar Cierpinski
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347:Panathenaic Stadium
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277:, who had run from
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257:Olympic preparation
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1255:The Tampa Tribune
1167:. 7 August 2004.
1104:. 14 April 1896.
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