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Athinaikos Women's Basketball
Athinaikos women's basketball is the women's professional basketball team of the Athens-based multi-sports club Athinaikos, that was founded in 1917. The team competes in the Greek Women's Basketball League. History Athinaikos has starred in the women's Greek League championship during recent years, winning four consecutive championships, and three consecutive women's Greek Cups. From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos dominated exclusively, breaking the record of consecutive wins in the Greek League (105 wins). The success of Athinaikos entered the Guinness book of records. The club's most important moment was the conquest of the EuroCup during the 2009-10 season, which was the first cup won by any Greek club in women's basketball, in European-wide competitions. Roster Notable players * Polymnia Saregkou * Dimitra Kalentzou * Olga Chatzinikolaou * Chantelle Handy * Vera Perostiyska Honours * EuroCup **Winner (1): 2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.pn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Women's Basketball League
The Greek women's Basketball League, also known as A1 Ethniki (A1 National) Women's Basketball is the most important competition of Greek women's professional basketball. It is organised by the EOK (Hellenic Basketball Federation). It began with the 1967–68 season. The first championship of the league, which was held in the 1967–68 season, was organised by ΕΟΑΠ (Greek: ''Ελληνική Ομοσπονδία Αθλοπαιδιών''). Two years later, the EOK assumed control of the competition. Iraklis Thessaloniki won the inaugural championship of the league, in the 1967–68 season. From 1976 to 1999, Sporting Athens dominated the competition, winning 20 championships in that period (they also won another championship in 2004). So far, Sporting has won the most league championships (21 in total). From 2008 to 2012, Athinaikos dominated exclusively, breaking the record of consecutive wins in the Greek Women's League. The successes of Olympiacos were entered into the Gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009–10 EuroCup Women
The EuroCup Women 2009–10 was the eighth of FIBA Europe's second-tier international competition for women's basketball clubs under such name, running from 11 November 2009 to 8 April 2010. Athinaikos AS defeated Nadezhda Orenburg in the final to become the first Greek team to win the competition. in FIBA Europe
FIBA Europe is the administrative body for basketball in Europe, within the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which includes all 50 national European basketball federations. In reaction to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, FIBA Eur ... 's website
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Women's Basketball Teams In Greece
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Vera Perostiyska
Vera Perostiyska ( bg, Вера Перостийска) (born May 25, 1982) is a former Bulgarian professional basketball player. She is one of the most successful basketball players from Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She has competed in ten different leagues throughout her professional career. Perostiyska was a longtime member of the Bulgarian National team, where she was selected team captain in 2012. She attended Florida International University Florida International University (FIU) is a public research university with its main campus in Miami-Dade County. Founded in 1965, the school opened its doors to students in 1972. FIU has grown to become the third-largest university in Florida .... External linksProfileat eurobasket.com 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Plovdiv Bulgarian women's basketball players Centers (basketball) {{Bulgaria-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chantelle Handy
Chantelle Handy (born 16 June 1987) is a basketball player for Caledonia Gladiators of the WBBL. She has also played for the Great Britain national team and was part of the squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics. She played college basketball in the United States at Marshall University Marshall University is a public research university in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1837 and is named after John Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. The university is currently composed of nine colleges: ... in Huntington, West Virginia. Marshall statistics Source References External linksMarshall University bio 1987 births Living people Basketball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics British expatriate basketball people in Belgium British expatriate basketball people in Greece British expatriate basketball people in Spain British expatriate basketball people in the United States British women's basketball players Marshall Thundering He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Chatzinikolaou
Olga Chartzinikolaou (born in Athens on 4 July 1981) is a retired Greek basketball 1.81 m. wing, who last played for Panathinaikos in the Greek Championship. She is a member of the Greek national team. in Europe's section Career * 1997–2001 * 2001–2005 |
Dimitra Kalentzou
Dimitra Kalentzou () is a retired Greece, Greek professional basketball player. She played for Panathinaikos_women%27s_basketball, Panathinaikos and Greece women's national basketball team. She has represented national team in several Eurobasket Women and in 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women. References External links FIBA Europe profile Living people Greek women's basketball players Basketball players from Athens 1978 births Olympic basketball players of Greece Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Panathinaikos WBC players Point guards {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polymnia Saregkou
Polymnia Saregkou (alternate spellings: Polimnia, Saregou; born 11 May 1972) is a Greek former basketball player who competed with the senior Greek women's national team at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), .... References 1972 births Living people Greek women's basketball players Greek expatriate basketball people in Spain Olympic basketball players for Greece Basketball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Basketball players from Thessaloniki {{Greece-basketball-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EuroCup Women
The EuroCup Women (officially ''FIBA EuroCup Women'') is the second-level basketball competition with teams from associate members of FIBA Europe. It succeeds the Ronchetti Cup The Ronchetti Cup (called till 1996 ''European Cup Liliana Ronchetti'') was an annual women’s basketball European club competition held by FIBA between the years 1972 and 2002. It was the second competition in European basketball, after the E .... System of competition As for the EuroLeague Women, the EuroCup had a Final Four to appoint the winner from 2003 (year of creation) to 2005. In 2006, this system is abandoned and we go back to the former format of the Ronchetti Cup, that is to say a final in a home and away game. Results Performances By country By club See also ; Men's competitions * EuroLeague * Basketball Champions League * EuroCup Basketball * FIBA Europe Cup ; Women's competitions * EuroCup Women * SuperCup Women References External links [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Women's Basketball Cup
The Greek Women's Basketball Cup is the national women's basketball cup competition of Greece. It began with the 1995–96 season, and it is organised by the Hellenic Basketball Federation (EOK). So far, eleven clubs have won the cup. Most of them are based in the Athens Urban Area. Olympiacos Piraeus is based in Piraeus Urban Area and Apollon Kalamarias is based in Kalamaria, in the Thessaloniki Urban Area. History Sporting won the first ever cup competition, and Olympiacos Piraeus have won the last five cup competitions. Olympiacos Piraeus Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ... have won the most cups (5), followed by Esperides Kallitheas having won four. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athinaikos
Athinaikos A.C. ( el, Αθηναϊκός Α.Σ., full name Athinaikos Athletic Club) is a Greek multisport-club, founded in 1917. It is based in Vyronas, a suburb east of Athens. Athinaikos has football, basketball, and handball teams. Its achievements comprise Panhellenic championships and cups in women's basketball, Panhellenic championships and cups in women's and men's handball, as well as a European cup in women's basketball. The team's colours are red and yellow and the team’s emblem is a plane-tree leaf. The nickname of the club is Lords of Vyronas. Departments *Athinaikos F.C., football team * Athinaikos B.C., basketball team * Athinaikos H.C., handball team History Athinaikos was founded in 1917 by former footballers of Goudi F.C. During interwar period, apart from the football team the club had also teams in shooting, swimming, and athletics. The team's offices were located in the centre of Athens in Chalkokondyles Street. The offices were burnt in 1944, when Dekemvr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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