Panathinaikos Athletics

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.

Main article: Panathinaikos A.O.
Panathinaikos AC
NicknamesThe Trifolium
The Great Club
Founded1919
LeagueSEGAS
Based inAthens, Greece
StadiumOlympic Stadium of Athens
ColoursGreen, White
PresidentDimitrios Giannakopoulos
Head coachNotis Papoulias
Championships23 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
Websitepao1908.com
Active departments of Panathinaikos AC
FootballBasketball
men's		Basketball
women's
Volleyball
men's		Volleyball
women's		Athletics
Water PoloSwimmingDiving
Table tennisCyclingModern
pentathlon
WeightliftingWrestlingBoxing
FencingArcheryShooting
ChessRugby
men's		Rugby
women's
eSportsFutsalParasports

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

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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