Panellinios G.S. (
Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γ.Σ.), full name, Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos (
Greek: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος), is a
Greek multi-sport club that is located in
Athens
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and was founded in 1891. It is one of the oldest and more successful multi-sports clubs in Greece and also one of the oldest sports clubs in
Europe
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.
The name Panellinios can be translated as ''Pan-Hellenic'' in
English
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, and may be used as an adjective that embraces ''the Greek Nation''. Gymnastikos Syllogos can be translated as gymnastics club. Therefore, the club's full name can be translated and/or interpreted as ''Pan-Hellenic Gymnastics Club''.
The Greek multi-sports club
Panathinaikos A.O.
Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...
was founded by
Giorgos Kalafatis
Giorgos Kalafatis ( el, Γιώργος Καλαφάτης; 17 March 1890 – 19 February 1964) was a Greek football pioneer, player, coach, track and field athlete and the founder of Panathinaikos Athens multi-sports club.
Sports career
Bein ...
in 1908, when he and 40 other athletes decided to break away from Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos, following the club's decision to discontinue its
football
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team.
Departments
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Panellinios B.C.
Panellinios B.C. ( el, Πανελλήνιος K.A.E., link=no) or Panellinios Basket, is a professional basketball club that is located in Athens, Greece. The club was founded in 1929.
The name Panellinios can be translated as Pan-Hellenic in ...
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basketball
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Panellinios V.C.
Panellinios V.C. is the men's volleyball section of Panellinios G.S., the Greek multi-sports sports club, club, that is based in Athens. It was one of the first volleyball clubs in Greece, and is also one of the most successful, since it has won ...
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volleyball
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Men's athletics
The club had a team of
gymnasts
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compete 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 ...
in Athens. The team’s leader was
Spyridon Athanasopoulos
Spyridon Athanasopoulos ( el, Σπυρίδων Αθανασόπουλος) was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens
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. Members included
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos ( el, Νικόλαος Ανδριακόπουλος; 1878 in Patras – after 1896) was a Greek gymnast. He was a member of Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos, that merged in 1923 with Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron to bec ...
,
Petros Persakis,
Thomas Xenakis
Thomas Xenakis ( el, Θωμάς Ξενάκης; March 30, 1875 – July 7, 1942) was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Naxos and died in Orange, California, United States.
Xenakis compet ...
, and 29 others. The team placed second of the three teams in the
parallel bars team event, earning a
silver medal
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(retroactively awarded by the
International Olympic Committee
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, as the awards at the first Olympic Games differed from the gold, silver, bronze format used later).
Other club members who medaled in athletics at the 1896 Olympics were
Alexandre Tuffère,
Charilaos Vasilakos,
Miltiadis Gouskos,
Ioannis Persakis and
Sotirios Versis.
[ (English trans. title: The Olympian of our Association) ]
Men's basketball
Panellinios B.C.
Panellinios B.C. ( el, Πανελλήνιος K.A.E., link=no) or Panellinios Basket, is a professional basketball club that is located in Athens, Greece. The club was founded in 1929.
The name Panellinios can be translated as Pan-Hellenic in ...
was founded in 1929 and has been the Greek League champion six times in the years 1929, 1939, 1940, 1953, 1955, and 1957. In the early 1950s era the team was nicknamed "The Golden Five", referring to players
Panagiotis Manias,
Themis Cholevas,
Kostas Papadimas,
Mimis Stefanidis, and
Aristeidis Roubanis
Aristeidis Savvas Roubanis (alternate spelling: Aristidis) ( el, Αριστείδης Ρουμπάνης, 9 March 1932, Tripoli – 13 January 2018, Greece) was a Greek international basketball player and javelin thrower. During his club basket ...
, who dominated Greek basketball at the time.
The Panellinios team headlined the
1952 Greek Olympic Team. During the mid-to-late 1950s, the team was led by
Antonis Christeas
Antonis Christeas ( el, Αντώνης Χρηστέας; 1 February 1937 – 9 October 2011) was a Greek professional basketball player of the 1950s and 1960s era.
Club career
Christeas was a key member of Panellinios, and with them he won 2 Gre ...
.
Titles
*Men's Basketball -
Panellinios B.C.
Panellinios B.C. ( el, Πανελλήνιος K.A.E., link=no) or Panellinios Basket, is a professional basketball club that is located in Athens, Greece. The club was founded in 1929.
The name Panellinios can be translated as Pan-Hellenic in ...
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**6
Greek Championships: (1929, 1939, 1940, 1953, 1955, 1957)
*Men's Volleyball -
Panellinios V.C.
Panellinios V.C. is the men's volleyball section of Panellinios G.S., the Greek multi-sports sports club, club, that is based in Athens. It was one of the first volleyball clubs in Greece, and is also one of the most successful, since it has won ...
:
**5
Greek Championships: (1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1961)
*Women's Volleyball:
**2
Greek Championships: (2001, 2002)
**1
Greek Cup: (2001)
*Men's Handball:
**5
Greek Championships: (2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007)
**3
Greek Cups (2000, 2001, 2002)
*Men's Athletics:
**36 Greek Championships: (1901, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) (record)
**20 Greek Indoor Championships: (1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014) (record)
**19 Greek Cross Country Championships: (1907, 1909, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006)
*Women's Athletics:
**30 Greek Championships: (1938, 1939, 1940, 1951, 1952, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) (record)
**21 Greek Indoor Championships: (1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014) (record)
**13 Greek Cross Country Championships: (1954, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) (record)
*Fencing:
**18 Greek Épée team Championships, Men: (1953, 1957, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013)
**11 Greek Foil team Championships, Men: (1974, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2000, 2002)
**12 Greek Sabre team Championships, Men: (1976, 1977, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
**4 Greek Épée team Championships, Women: (2009, 2011, 2013, 2015)
**5 Greek Foil team Championships, Women: (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
**3 Greek Sabre team Championships, Women: (2003, 2004, 2005)
*Men's Weightlifting:
**6 Greek Championships: (1988, 1989, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2014)
*Women's Weightlifting:
**1 Greek Championship: (2003)
*Men's Boxing:
**9 Greek Championships: (1963, 1965, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2004)
*Table tennis:
**6 Greek Championships, Women: (1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1975, 1980)
**1 Greek Cup, Women: (1967)
*Shooting:
**4 Greek Championships: (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949)
*Modern Pentathlon:
**9 Greek Championships: (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991)
*Judo:
**14 Greek Championships, Men: (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994) (record)
**15 Greek Championships, Women: (1984, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006) (record)
References
External links
Official WebsiteOfficial Basketball Club WebsitePanellinios Club's Training Facilities
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Multi-sport clubs in Athens
Athletics clubs in Greece
Table tennis in Greece
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1891 establishments in Greece
Sports clubs established in 1891