Dimitrios Negrepontis
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Greek |
| Born | 25 March 1915 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Died | June 1996 London, England |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Alpine skiing |
Dimitrios Negrepontis (25 March 1915 – June 1996), also Dimitrios Ioannis Negrepontis or Dimitri John Negroponte, was the first-ever Greek to participate in the winter Olympics alpine skier, coming from Greek diaspora.[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 (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.
External links[]
- Dimitri Negroponte at Olympedia
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