Vassilios Psachos
Greek tug of war competitor
Vassilios Psachos (Greek: Βασίλειος Ψάχος), also Psakhos; 1877–?) was a Greek tug of war athlete from Zarouchleika, Patras. He was the younger brother of Georgios Psachos.
Psachos was a member of Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron, that merged in 1923 with Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi.
He competed for Greece in the 1906 Intercalated Games held in Athens, Greece, where he won the Silver medal in the tug of war competition.
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