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Crown Prince Konstandinos I

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During the 1896 Olympic Games [500 Drachmas], Crown Prince Konstandinos I {Κωνσταντίνος Α'} (later King Konstandinos I [People]) who didn't speak English very well, in his effort to congratulate the American athlete J. B. Connolly, winner in the triple jump, told him: "Congratulations! Your jump was horrific!"

04-23-2004