Aristeidis Roubanis

Aristidis Savvas Roubanis
Personal information
Born (1932-03-10)10 March 1932
Thessaloniki, Greece
Died 12 January 2018(2018-01-12) (aged 85)
Nationality Greek
Listed height 6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)
Listed weight 200 lb (91 kg)
Position Center
Career history
0 Panellinios
Career highlights and awards

Aristidis Roubanis (alternate spelling: Aristidis) (Greek: Αριστείδης Ρουμπάνης, 10 March 1932, Tripoli – 12 January 2018, Greece) was a retired international professional basketball player and javelin thrower.[1]

Professional career

Roubanis was a member of the Panellinios Basketball Club and its famous 1950s era "Golden Five". With Panellinios, he won 3 Greek League championships (1953, 1955, 1957).

Greek national team

Roubanis was also a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. Roubanis competed at the FIBA EuroBasket 1951 and the 1952 Summer Olympic Games with Greece's national team. He finished his national team career with 25 caps, in which he scored 275 points for the Greek national team. He also competed in the men's javelin throw at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Πέθανε ο θρύλος του Ελληνικού αθλητισμού Αριστείδης Ρουμπάνης(in Greek)
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Aristeidis Roubanis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 17 January 2018.



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