Greek multi-sport club
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 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 , 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 .
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The Greek multi-sports club
Panathinaikos A.O. was founded by
Giorgos Kalafatis 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 team.
Departments
Men's athletics
The club had a team of
gymnasts compete at the
1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. The team’s leader was
Spyridon Athanasopoulos . Members included
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos ,
Petros Persakis ,
Thomas Xenakis , and 29 others. The team placed second of the three teams in the
parallel bars team event, earning a
silver medal (retroactively awarded by the
International Olympic Committee , 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 .
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Men's basketball
Panellinios B.C. 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 , 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 .
Titles
The club's famous
Discobolus seal
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras
Men's Basketball -
Panellinios B.C. :
Men's Volleyball -
Panellinios V.C. :
Women's Volleyball :
Men's Handball :
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)
Football :
1 Greek Championship: (1899)
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