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Spyros Louis's Bréal cup

Spiridon "Spyros" Louis (January 1873 – 26 March 1940) was a Greek water-carrier who won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, in Athens, thereby becoming a national hero.

The marathon, the most popular and revered of

all events on the sporting calendar, owes its existence to Michel Bréal.

It was Bréal, who suggested this race be included in

the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens in 1896, and

created a special cup to be awarded to the winner.

( Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center Museum )

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