Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos, also known simply as Panathinaikós[panˈaθinai̯ˈkos], is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the most successful multi-sport club and one of the oldest clubs in Greece. The name "Panathinaikos" was inspired by the ancient work of Isocrates Panathenaicus, where the orator praise the Athenians for their democratic education and their military superiority, which use it for benefit of all Greeks.
Karolos Papoulias was a Greek politician who served as the president of Greece from 2005 to 2015.
Antonis Antoniadis is a former Greek footballer. He scored 243 goals during his 22-years long career. He started his career in 1964 playing for Aspida Xanthi before moving to Panathinaikos on 31 July 1968. Antoniadis scored his first official goal for Panathinaikos on 27 October 1968 in a 1–0 victory over Apollon Athens. During his time at Xanthi, he was sometimes used as a goalkeeper because of his height. His nickname was Ο Ψηλός, The Tall.
Christos Bourbos is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Georgios Georgiadis is a Greek former professional footballer, now a football coach. He made 61 appearances for the Greece national football team, and played for several Greek clubs including Panathinaikos FC and two spells at PAOK Thessaloniki FC. He was also signed by the English club Newcastle for a season. After retiring in 2008 he coached the Greece U21 side.
Panathinaikos B.C., also known simply as Panathinaikos, or by its current name Panathinaikos B.C. OPAP for sponsorship reasons, is the professional basketball team of the major Athens-based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. It is owned by the billionaire Giannakopoulos family.
Panathinaikos V.C., also known simply as Panathinaikos, or with its full name Panathinaikos A.O. is the professional volleyball team of the major Athens based multi-sport club Panathinaikos A.O. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest and most successful volleyball clubs in Greece. They have won 20 Greek Championships finishing 6 times undefeated, 6 Greek Cups, 2 Greek League Cups and 1 Greek Super Cup. They have reached also twice the CEV Cup final.
Filippos Darlas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Apollon Dokimiou.
Christos Melissis, is a Greek football player who played for Sudanese club Al-Hilal Omdurman. He has played in the past for Naoussa, Panserraikos, PAOK, Panathinaikos, Larissa, Panthrakikos, Marítimo in Portugal and the Greece national football team. He usually plays as a center back but when called upon he is used as a right back or a defensive midfielder.
Christos Terzanidis is a retired Greek footballer who played as a midfielder.
Greece has risen to prominence in a number of sporting areas in recent decades. Football in particular has seen a rapid transformation, with the Greece national football team winning the UEFA Euro 2004. Many Greek athletes have also achieved significant success and have won world and olympic titles in numerous sports during the years, such as basketball, wrestling, water polo, athletics, weightlifting, with many of them becoming international stars inside their sports. The successful organisation of the Athens 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games led also to the further development of many sports and has led to the creation of many world class sport venues all over Greece and especially in Athens. Greek athletes have won a total 161 medals for Greece in 17 different Olympic sports at the Summer Olympic Games, including the Intercalated Games, an achievement which makes Greece one of the top nations globally, in the world's rankings of medals per capital.
Christos Myriounis is a retired Greek professional basketball player. At a height of 2.05 m, he played as a small forward-power forward.
José Carlos Gonçalves Rodrigues, commonly known as Zeca, is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains Danish club F.C. Copenhagen and the Greece national team.
Christos Donis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
The athletics department of Panathinaikos A.O. was founded in 1919 by the football players of the team. Amongst its first athletes were Giorgos Kalafatis, Apostolos Nikolaidis, Loukas Panourgias and Michalis Papazoglou. It is the second oldest department of the club operating continuously since its foundation, only behind the football department.
Christos Dimitrakopoulos is a retired Greek male volleyball player. He was part of the Greece men's national volleyball team at the 2002 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship in Argentina. He played for Olympiacos and Panathinaikos.
Panagiotis Papoulias is a Greek former track and field athlete who competing middle- and long-distance running events. His greatest achievement was a bronze medal at the 1996 European Athletics Indoor Championships. He was a two-time participant at the World Championships in Athletics and also ran at the 1998 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and 1998 European Athletics Championships.
Dimitrios Theodorakakos is a Greek long-distance and trail runner. He was born on 5 December 1978 in Gytheio and resides in Athens. Since November 2016 he competes for Panathinaikos.
Christos Kountouriotis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Super League 2 club Iraklis.
Nikos Karoulias is a retired Greek international football player and manager.
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