Christos Zalokostas
Personal information
Born1894
Died1975 (aged 80–81)
Sport
SportFencing, Shooting

Christos Zalokostas (Greek: Χρήστος Ζαλοκώστας, 1894–1975) was a Greek industrialist, fencer and sport shooter. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Zalokostas was an Aromanian.[2][3] He also engaged in writing.[2] Christos married Roxane Manos, daughter of Colonel Petros Manos, sister of Princess Aspasia of Greece and Denmark and aunt of Queen Alexandra of Yugoslavia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Christos Zalokostas Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 Abadzi, Helen (2004). "The Vlachs of Greece and their misunderstood history". The Newsletter of the Society Farsarotul. 17: 4. Distinguished writers like Kostas Krystallis and Christos Zalokostas were Vlach, as were contemporary composers like Apostolos Kaldaras, Kostas Virvos, Babis Bakalis, and Mitropanos.
  3. ↑ Chatzēphōtēs, Iōannēs M. (2002). Hē kathēmerinē zōē tōn Hellēnōn stēn Tourkokratia (in Greek). p. 167. Από τους Βλάχους αναδείχθηκαν επιφανείς μορφές του Ελληνισμού όπως: [...] Γ. Αβέρωφ Γ. Αρσάκης, Στέργιος Δούμπας, Ευάγγελος και Κων. Ζάππας, Χρ. Ζαλοκώστας, Γεώργιος και Χρηστάκης.
  4. ↑ "Christos Zalokostas".
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