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Nikos Skylakakis

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Nikos Skylakakis
Personal information
Born(1923-06-22)22 June 1923
Athens, Greece
Died3 January 2023(2023-01-03) (aged 99)
Athens, Greece
NationalityGreek
Career history
Panellinios B.C.
Α.Ο. Triton
Medals
Men's Basketball
Representing  Greece
EuroBasket
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Egypt

Nikos Skylakakis (Greek: Νίκος Σκυλακάκης; 22 June 1923 – 3 January 2023) was a Greek basketball player. He was a player of the Greece men's national basketball team and Panellinios B.C.. He later also played with Α.Ο. Triton. With the national team, he won the bronze medal at EuroBasket 1949.[1][2]

Skylakakis died in Athens on 3 January 2023, at the age of 99.[2]

References

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  1. "Νίκος Σκυλακάκης: «Το μπάσκετ με κρατάει στη ζωή»". basketworld.net (in Greek). 8 July 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Θλίψη στο ελληνικό μπάσκετ: Πέθανε ο Νίκος Σκυλακάκης". eurohoops.net (in Greek). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.