Panathinaikos Athletics

Panathinaikos AC
Nicknames The Trifolium
The Great Club
Founded 1919
League SEGAS
Based in Athens, Greece
Stadium Olympic Stadium of Athens
Colours Green, White
President Dimitrios Giannakopoulos
Head coach Notis Papoulias
Manager Dimitris Rigas
Championships 23 Men's Greek Championships
4 Men's Greek Indoor Championships
26 Men's Greek Cross Country Championships
3 Women's Greek Championships
6 Women's Greek Cross Country Championships
Website panathinaikos1908.gr

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.

In the 1928 Summer Olympics the athlete of the team, Antonis Kariofilis, became the first Greek to open the parade of nations.

After World War II, a strong team was created with Giannis Lambrou, Rigas Efstathiadis, Antonis Tritsis and others. In the 1960s the great pole vaulter Christos Papanikolaou also joined the team.

Through the next decades Panathinaikos won many Championships, in both men and women, becoming one of the strongest teams in the country. The men's team were Greek champions for 20 seasons in a row from 1955 to 1974, a record for Greek athletics until present day.

Current men's roster

Current women's roster

  • Christina Fouki
  • Elena Leventaki
  • Christina Marouda
  • Alexia Polykrati
  • Antonia Tsoutsoudaki
  • Glykeria Tziatzia

Honours

  • Greek Championship, Men: (23): 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1989, 1990
  • Greek Indoor Championship, Men: (3): 1986, 1989, 1990
  • Greek Cross Country Championship, Men: (26) (record): 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1996, 1997, 2012, 2016
  • Greek Championship, Women: (3): 1946, 1947, 1949
  • Greek Cross Country Championship, Women: (6): 1949, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2017

Notable athletes

Sources

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