Efstathios Chorafas

Efstathios Chorafas, also written Khorafas, was a Greek swimmer born in 1871 whose date of death is not recorded. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, the first modern Games, and was the only swimmer to enter all three open swimming events, which were held one straight after another. His results are disputed. The official Olympic record credits him with a single third place in the men's 500 metre freestyle, in which only three swimmers finished. In the 100 metre freestyle the International Olympic Committee lists Otto Herschmann second and gives Chorafas an unknown place between third and sixth, while the Hellenic Olympic Committee, backed by the official report of the Games and Greek newspapers of the day, places him second in 1 minute 23 seconds. In the 1200 metre freestyle the Olympic record names no bronze medallist, but the Hellenic Olympic Committee counts him third.