Chionis of Sparta or Chionis of Laconia (Χίονις; /ˈkaɪoʊnɪs/; fl. 7th century BC) was an ancient Greek athlete who won multiple events at the ancient Olympic...
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Sheathbill (redirect from Chionis)
in the wader order Charadriiformes, the family consists of one genus, Chionis with two species. They breed on subantarctic islands and the Antarctic...
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Snowy sheathbill (redirect from Chionis alba)
The snowy sheathbill (Chionis albus), also known as the greater sheathbill, pale-faced sheathbill, and paddy, is one of two species of sheathbill. It...
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Argyris Chionis (Greek: Αργύρης Χιόνης; 22 April 1943 - 25 December 2011) was a Greek poet. In 1967, shortly after the military junta came to power, he...
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substituted for this feature. Chionis Island was so named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee in 1960 after the sheathbill (Chionis albus), a common bird...
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Black-faced sheathbill (redirect from Chionis minor)
The black-faced sheathbill (Chionis minor), also known as the lesser sheathbill or paddy bird, is one of only two species of sheathbills, aberrant shorebirds...
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Laconia 29th Olympiad 664 BC - Chionis of Laconia 30th Olympiad 660 BC - Chionis for a second time 31st Olympiad 656 BC - Chionis for a third time 32nd Olympiad...
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use of the halter." Most notable in the ancient sport was a man called Chionis, who in the 656 BC Olympics staged a jump of 7.05 m (23 ft 1+1⁄2 in). There...
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professional basketball player Aggelos Mendrinos, sports writer Argyris Chionis (1943-2011) poet In the past, it was also served by the Thymarakia suburban...
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South America and the Falkland Islands Kelp pigeon (sheathbill) (Chionis alba and Chionis minor), Antarctic Overfishing nearshore ecosystems leads to the...
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