Georgios Papasideris was a Greek athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Subject: The Olympic Rings. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Olympics and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ...
Papasideris competed in the shot put, placing third. His best throw was 10.36 metres. Shot put The shot put is an athletics (track and field) event involving putting (throwing in a pushing motion) a heavy metal ball, also called the shot, as far as possible. ...
He also threw the discus, placing somewhere between fifth and last (ninth) place. Alternate meaning: Discus fish The discus throw is an athletics (track and field) throwing event. ...