After bearing the standard of the Greek team during the opening ceremonies, he was received by Adolf Hitler and offered him an olive branch from Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, as a symbol of peace.
Despois de levar a bandeira do equipo grego na cerimonia de apertura, foi recibido por Adolf Hitler e ofreceulle unha poliña de oliveira de Olimpia, lugar de nacemento dos Xogos Olímpicos, como símbolo de paz.