About Vasilios Sillis
Lived 1929 – 2018 (aged 88). Vasilios Sillis was a Greek athletics competitor.
Vassilios Sillis (; 9 March 1929 – 5 January 2018) was a Greek athlete and a record holder over 400m in Greece. He was born in Athens.
As a sprinter he competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was named the 1954 and 1962 Greek Athlete of the Year. In 2012, he returned his first Greek Athlete of the Year award, which he won in 1954 to the PSAT (Panhellenic Sports Press Association). He stated that he returned the award because he wanted "to return a historical token of an institution that entails the great honour, for any athlete who can be awarded by the Sports Press".
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Who was Vasilios Sillis?
Greek sprinter
When was Vasilios Sillis born?
Vasilios Sillis was born on 9 March 1929 in Krasnodar.
When did Vasilios Sillis die?
Vasilios Sillis died on 5 January 2018.
What was Vasilios Sillis's occupation?
Vasilios Sillis was an athletics competitor.
What nationality was Vasilios Sillis?
Vasilios Sillis was Greek.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vasilios Sillis. https://biography.guide/vasilios-sillis/
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