Vasileios Stavrinos
Greek sprinter
Vasileios Stavrinos (born 1 May 1907, date of death unknown) was a Greek sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He also entered the men's 800 metres event, but finished in 6th place in the first heat behind Belgium's Gerard Bertheloot.
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