Konstantinos Zappas
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Konstantinos Zappas was a Greek entrepreneur and national benefactor who together with his cousin, Evangelos Zappas, played an essential role in the revival of the Olympic Games.
Portrait of Konstantinos Zappas
Zappas Olympics
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The Zappas Olympics, simply called Olympics at the time, were a series of athletic events held in Athens, Greece, in 1859, 1870 and 1875, sponsored by the Greek businessman Evangelis Zappas. These gam
Konstantinos Zappas
…of his cousin's legacy and the ongoing revival of the Olympic Games. He was appointed manager of the Olympic Committee that organised the so-called Zappas Olympics, a Greek athletic festival held in 1859, 1870 and 1875 and the forerunner of the modern international Olympics. In 1881, after the annexation of Thessaly…
Panathenaic Stadium in 1870
Statue of Evangelos Zappas, sponsor of the Games (a work of Ioannis Kossos).
Ticket of the first Zappas Olympics of 1859
Panathenaic Stadium at the first day of the 1896 Olympics.