Panachaiki G.E.

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Panachaiki G.E.
Full namePanachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi (Pan-Achaean Gymnastic Union)
NicknamesMegali Kyria tis Peloponnisou (Great Lady of the Peloponnese)
Founded14 June 1891 as Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos
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AnthemPanachaiki (Kostas Albanis)
PresidentNikos Raptis
Titles12
WebsitePanachaiki G.E.

Panachaiki G.E. (

multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece
.

The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, when Panachaikos Gymnastikos Syllogos (Pan-Achaean Gymnastic Club) was founded. In 1894, a rival sports club, Gymnastiki Eteria Patron (Gymnastic Company of Patras), was founded in Patras by former Panachaikos' members.[1] It was only in 1923 that the two clubs agreed to merge, forming Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi.

Throughout a history of over 120 years, Panachaiki's athletes have won several

1974 UEFA Cup,[2] being the first Greek countryside football club (outside Athens and Thessaloniki
) to achieve that distinction.

Basketball team, 2011
Kostas Davourlis Stadium

Departments

Titles

Panachaiki athletics

(Honours: 3 titles)

  • Greek Cross Country Championship, Men: (2): 1981, 1982
  • Greek Cross Country Championship, Women: (1): 1959

Panachaiki boxing

(Honours: 7 titles)

  • Greek Championship, Men: (4): 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
  • Greek Championship, Women: (3): 2018, 2019, 2022

Panachaiki beach volley

(Honours: 2 titles)

  • Greek Championship, Men: (2) : 2010, 2011

Panachaiki G.E. Greek Olympic medalists

Stephanos Christopoulos

Notable supporters

  • Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, Olympic athlete, Gold medalist n 1896 Olympics
  • Alekos Chrysanthakopoulos, politician with PASOK and LAOS
  • Stephanos Christopoulos, Roman-Greek fighter, former Panachaiki athlete, Bronze medalist in 1896 Olympics
  • Vivian Ioakeim, model, former Panachaiki athlete
  • Dimitris Katsikopoulos, politician with PASOK
  • Christos Karyllos, politician, former club president
  • Kostis Stefanopoulos
    , former President of Hellenic Republic
  • Dimitrios Tofalos, weightlifter, former Panachaiki athlete, world record holder (1904-1914)

References

External links

Official sites
Unofficial sites