Athanasios Aravositas

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Athanasios Aravositas
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Aravositas in 1927
Personal information
Born1903
Died1971 (aged 6768)
Sport
Sport Sports shooting

Athanasios Aravositas (Greek: Αθανάσιος Αραβοσιτάς; 19031971) [1] was a Greek sports shooter, football player and athlete of Panathinaikos A.O. He competed at the 1936, 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics. [2]

He was the founder of shooting department of Panathinaikos and one of the founders of the field hockey department of Panathinaikos. He also played football for Panathinaikos and he won two championships of Athens with Panathinaikos (1926, 1927).

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References

  1. "Athanasios Aravositas" . Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. "Athanasios Aravositas". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2015.