Ioannis Lavrentis
Ioannis Georgios Lavrentis was a Greek athlete and the winner of the second modern-day official marathon race. The race was held on 5 April 1896. Lavrentis was among 38 runners who participated in the race in an attempt to qualify for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He won the race with a time of 3:11:27.
On 10 April 1896, he was one of 17 athletes to compete in the first Olympic marathon. Seven runners, including Lavrentis, did not finish the Olympic race.