Pantelis Karasevdas
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Shooting | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1896 Athens | Military rifle |
| Pantelis Karasevdas | |
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| 12th and 14th President of Panathinaikos FC and Panathinaikos AC | |
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In office 1924 and 1928–1926 and 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Panos Savvidis and Dimitrios Damaskinos |
| Succeeded by | Nikolaos Xiros |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1877 Astakos, Greece |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Political party | Liberal Party (Greece) |
| Profession | Military Officer |
Pantelis Karasevdas (Greek: Παντελής Καρασεβδάς; 1877 – 1946) was a Greek shooter. He was a member of Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos, that merged in 1923 with Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi. Karasevdas competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Career
Karasevdas competed in the military rifle event. He dominated the field, hitting the target with all 40 of his shots for a total score of 2,350. His score in the first string of 10 shots was 480.
He also competed in the free rifle event, placing fifth with a score of 1,039. In the military pistol event, Karasevdas abandoned the competition after firing two of the five strings of six shots.
Other informations
Apart from being a shooter, Karasevdas was also a military officer with participation almost in every military event of Greece (from the Greco-Turkish War of 1897 to the Greek Resistance during World War II.
A prominent Venizelist and anti-Royalist, he was MP since 1910. He was elected also president of Panathinaikos A.C. two times (1924–26 and 1928–30).