Defkalion Rediadis

Defkalion Rediadis
Personal information
Born(1882-02-02)2 February 1882
Syros, Greece
Died1955 (aged 72–73)
Sport
SportSports shooting

Defkalion Rediadis (2 February 1882 – 5 February 1955) was a Greek politician, lawyer, and sports shooter. He competed in three events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

He was born in Syros and studied law. He went into private practice as a lawyer[2] and was actively involved in sports, competing in the Olympic Games of 1908 in shooting[3] and taking several administrative positions. From 1924 to 1955, he was president of the Piraeus Association, general secretary of the Piraeus Hunters Club as well as a member of the Olympic Games Committee. In 1936, he was appointed deputy minister of finance and subsequently minister of merchant shipping until December 1938 when he resigned.[2]

He was married to Mari Stai and had three children, Georgios Rediadis, who served as president of SEGAS and was a lawyer, Dimitrios Rediadis [el], also a lawyer and politician and Aspasia wife of Konstantinos Katris.[2]

He died on 5 February 1955.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Sports Reference: Defkalion Rediadis". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Biography of Georgiou Rediadis, from the website of SEGAS
  3. ^ "Defkalion Rediadis". Olympedia.
  4. ^ Memorials, ef. Ethnos, sheet of February 5, 1957, p. 7.


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