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Are you sure about 1969 being the year of Vasilakos' death? I remember reading about it in the papers in Greece and, as I left the country in 1968, can't see how it could've been 1969.
What are your sources? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Irlandos (talk • contribs) 11:07, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Martin and Gynn describe all aspects of the 1896 Olympic marathon.[1] At the time Greece used the Julian calendar. Greek Olympic Committee still uses Julian dates for the 1896 Olympics.[2][3] The Greeks held two qualifying marathons in order to select their runners.[4]
All sources agree that the Olympic race was on April 10 Gregorian (March 29 Julian).[5][6][7][8] Some sources place the first qualifying race on March 10 with no qualification,[9][8] and some specify the date as "March 10 according to the old calendar" meaning Julian[10][11][12] which is March 22 Gregorian.[13] One source places the first qualifying on March 10 Gregorian (February 27 Julian)[4] and in this regard it contradicts other sources.
As for the second qualifying, all sources agree that it was 2 weeks after the first qualifying.[9][13][4] Also per Spyridon Louis the second qualifying was four to six days prior to the Olympic race.[14][15] Therefore the first qualifying was on March 22 Gregorian (March 10 Julian) and the second qualifying was on April 5 Gregorian (March 24 Julian) – as noted by Bijkerk and Young.[13]
Anthony Bijkerk; David C. Young (Winter 1999). "That Memorable First Marathon"(PDF). Journal of Olympic History. ISOH. Archived(PDF) from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
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