Stylianos kyriakides biography of abraham lincoln

1946 - 1947

Stylianos Kyriakides is without a doubt the most successful Greek marathon runner ever.

His 16-year athletic career, from 1933 to 1948, was unfortunately interrupted by WWII, the German/Italian occupation, and the Greek Civil War.

He won the BOSTON marathon in 1946, in the world's best time and a European record, although he had not trained or run for 6 years, emancipated and starved from the years of the occupation and the Greek civil war.

He was 10 times champion of the Balkans in the Marathon and the 10,000 meters, he was twice silver medalist in the marathon in the British championships in London, in 1935 and 1937, he was 9th in the Olympic games in Berlin in 1936 and 11th in the Olympic games in London in 1948, and won other national marathons in Europe, before the war.

In 1933, in three consecutive days, he won the 1500 m, the 5000 m, the 10000 m, and the half marathon, in the national championships of his h