Stamata Revithi
Stamata Revithi was a Greek woman who ran the 40-kilometre marathon during the 1896 Summer Olympics. She was not allowed to enter the Panathinaiko Stadium at the end of the race. She intended to present her documentation to the Hellenic Olympic Committee in the hopes that they would recognize her achievement. According to contemporary sources, a second woman, \”Melpomene\”, also...
