Pantelis Karasevdas (Greek: Παντελής Καρασεβδάς; 1877 – 14 March 1946) was a Greek sport 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, where he won a gold medal for the host country.[1][2]
A prominent Venizelist and anti-Royalist, he was elected an MP since 1910 and was voted in two more times.[3]
He was elected president of Panathinaikos A.C. two times (1924–27 and 1928–31) and president of Panellinios G.S. (1925 - 1935).[4] He was also part of the Greek Olympic Committee from 1924 to 1935.[3]
Karasevdas died on 14 March 1946 in Astakos the same town he was born in.[3]
Career
Karasevdas was just 19 years old when he competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics, he entered three shooting events, in the 200 metre military rifle, he won by a huge margin, scoring 2,350 points and hitting the target with all 40 shots,[5] he also competed in the 300 metre free rifle event, placing fifth with a score of 1,039 out of 20 official starters,[6] and in his other event the military pistol event, Karasevdas abandoned the competition after firing two of the five strings of six shots.[7]