Nikolaos Syllas (Greek: Νικόλαος Σύλλας; 30 November 1914 – 16 August 1986) was a Greek athlete who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics, in the 1948 Summer Olympics, and in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
[1] At the 1952 edition he was flag bearer for Greece.
[2][3] Outside the Olympics he was a silver medallist at the 1951 Mediterranean Games behind Italy's Giuseppe Tosi (an Olympic medallist).
[4] He was also a three-time participant for Greece at the European Athletics Championships, competing 1934, 1946 and 1950.
Syllas won two prestigious AAA Championships discus throw titles at the 1937 AAA Championships[5][6] and the 1939 AAA Championships[7][8][9] before his career was interrupted by World War II.