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Stamata Revithi (born
1866, date of death unknown) was a
Greek woman who attempted to compete at the
1896 Summer Olympics.
Revithi was born in Syros, but eventually resided in
Piraeus. Revithi, a poor woman was traveling from
Piraeus to
Athens in search of employment was informed by a passing traveller of an upcoming race, as was passing through the city of
Marathon, Greece, shortly before the beginning of the
marathon race invented for the Olympic program by
Michel Bréal. She was told by event organizers that, as a woman, she wasn't allowed to take part in the race, on
10 April,
1896. As a gesture of protest, Revithi ran the course the next day. Her time over the course was about five and a half hours, part of which Revithi claimed was spent looking at ships along the way rather than running.
She was given the nickname
Melpomene, after the Greek
Muse of tragedy.
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