Stelios Kyriakides - The man who marathoned to save his people

Maria Kontou, Giorgos Sgouros

Isbn:

978-960-16-5489-8

Age Group:

5-12 years

Category:

Picture Books

Number of pages:

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Stelios Kyriakides - The man who marathoned to save his people GR (excerpt)

Stelios Kyriakides is the great Greek marathoner who became the synonym of love for athleticism and the value of offer, overcoming his own self and succeeding in the unattainable.

He was an athlete who gained important distinctions for great distances before World War II and in 1946 he sold all his belonging so he could compete in the international marathon of Boston. In spite of his weakness due to malnutrition and the insistence of the doctors, he competes against the greatest athletes of the time. He succeeds in bringing to his tormented homeland the joy of winning and in shedding the spotlight on the country's great tragedies.

After his win, he manages to raise resources and humanitarian help from the Greek expatriates of the US - the infamous "Kyriakides package" - an invaluable relief for post-occupied Greece, while he is honoured as a national hero for this service to his country.

A book written by Kyriakides's granddaughter, Maria Kontou, in collaboration with the illustrator Giorgos Sgouros.

AUTHOR

Maria Kontou

Giorgos Sgouros

Maria Kontou is an author and the granddaughter of Stelios Kyriakides.

Giorgos Sgouros was born in Athens in December 1973. He is a graduate of the Department of Graphic Design at the School of Graphic Arts and Artistic Studies of the Technological Educational Institute of Athens. He has worked as an animation designer for Artoon, Big Bang Toons and Time Lapse Pictures, in movie and spot production for TV and cinema. He has illustrated children’s and educational books.

ILLUSTRATOR

Giorgos Sgouros

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