John Boland

John Boland was born on 16th September,1870. He was interested in law and politics. He pursued his higher education in law. He went to meet his friend in Athens in 1896 . This incidence changed the course of his life.

About John Boland:

Athens was the venue of Summer Olympics in 1896 and it coincided with John Boland's visitto his friend.
John Boland participated in the tennis competition of Olympics that year.

John Boland and Olympics:

He emerged as a winner in the competition and emerged as one of the most successful tennis players. He emerged as a winner by defeating Evangelos Rallis, a Greek player. He also defeated Konstantinos Paspatis,another Greek player. He won the gold medal in the Olympics
by defeating Dionysiosis Kasdaglis of Egypt.

He partnered with a German player, Friedrich Traun for the doubles championship. They emerged victorious by defeating players like Konstantinos Akratopolous and Aristidis.

Both were Greek players.

Their partnership won gold medal in the doubles championship by defeating Kastdaglis and Demetrios Petrokokkinos of Greece.

He was a powerhouse of talent in tennis. He was also diligent and dedicated about tennis.
Tennis is one of the most popular sports events in Olympics. It is also one of the toughest competitions of Olympics. He later joined politics.

The players who loose in a game in Olympics are out of the competition. The players play aggressively for winning. There is a fierce and stiff competition among the players who play tennis.

There is a singles competition in tennis that involves competition between 2 players.
The doubles competition involve two players on the either side of the net. There are 4 players in the doubles tennis competition.

Tennis is one of the most popular sports throughout the world . The contribution of John Boland in tennis is immense.
The achievement of John Boland in tennis inspires many tennis players throughout the world