Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos ( el, Εθνικός Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος) or Ethnikos Athens is one of the oldest multi-sports clubs in

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

. It was founded in 1893.

History

1896 Olympics

It had a team of

gymnasts Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, shou ...

competing at the

1896 Summer Olympics The 1896 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 1896, Therinoí Olympiakoí Agónes 1896), officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 1ης Ολυμπιάδας, Agónes tis 1is Ol ...

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

. The team's leader was

Ioannis Chrysafis Ioannis Chrysafis (1873 – October 12, 1932) was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Chrysafis was the team leader of the Ethnikos Gymnastikos Syllogos team that placed third of the three teams in the eve ...

. Members included

Ioannis Mitropoulos Ioannis Mitropoulos ( el, Ιωάννης Μητρόπουλος; 1874 – after 1896) was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Mitropoulos competed in both the individual and team events of the parallel bars, and ...

Dimitrios Loundras Dimitrios Loundras ( el, Δημήτριος Λούνδρας; 6 September 1885 in Athens – 15 February 1970) was a Greek gymnast and naval officer who competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was the last surviving participant of ...

Filippos Karvelas Filippos Karvelas ( el, Φίλιππος Καρβελάς; 1877 in Athens – 7 November 1952 in Athens) was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Karvelas competed in both the individual and team events of the ...

, and 15 others whose names are unknown. The team placed third of the three teams in the parallel bars team event, earning a

bronze medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receive ...

(retroactively awarded by the

International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss ...

, as the awards at the first Olympic Games differed from the gold, silver, bronze format used later).

Football trophies

* Panhellenic Football Championship **Winner (2): 1906, 1907

Titles

*Men's Athletics: **21 Greek Championships: ( 1901, 1910, 1920, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954) **6 Greek Cross Country Championships: (1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1926, 1927) *Women's Athletics: **1 Greek Championship: (1975) **1 Greek Cross Country Championship: (1982) *Shooting: **1 Greek Championship: (1937) *Men's Boxing: **2 Greek Championships: (1961, 1981) *Women's Boxing: **1 Greek Championships: (2013) *Men's Greco-Roman Wrestling: **35 Greek Championships, Men: (1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988) (record) *Men's Free Wrestling: **4 Greek Championships, Men: (1958, 1959, 1960, 1966) *Judo: **5 Greek Championships, Men: (1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001)

History

1896 Olympics

Football trophies

Titles

See also