Panathinaikos (table tennis club)

The table tennis department of Panathinaikos A.O. was founded in 1924 by the great player Nikos Mantzaroglou. Through the next decades Panathinaikos became one of the best table tennis teams in Greece with a lot of successes in both men and women.

Main article: Panathinaikos A.O.
Panathinaikos AC
NicknamesThe Trifolium
The Great Club
Founded1924
Based inAthens, Greece
StadiumApostolos Nikolaidis Stadium
PresidentDimitrios Giannakopoulos
Head coachKostas Nikopoulos
Websitepanathinaikos1908.gr
Active departments of Panathinaikos AC
FootballBasketball
(Men's)		Basketball
(Women's)
Volleyball
(Men's)		Volleyball
(Women's)		Water Polo
AthleticsSwimmingDiving
Table tennisCyclingBoxing
WrestlingWeightliftingModern
pentathlon
FencingArcheryShooting
Rugby
(Men's)		Rugby
(Women's)		eSports
FutsalParasports

In 1974, the men's team had its biggest success in the European competitions. In the ETTU Cup, Panathinaikos passed Turnerschaft Innsbruck, Centro Sportivo Milano, TTC Rot-Weiß Hamburg and reached the semi-finals, where they disqualified by Hertha BSC Berlin.

Notable players
Nikos Mantzaroglou
  • Spyros Giannakopoulos
  • Giannis Kalogiannis
  • Nikos Kostopoulos
  • Maria Louka
  • Stamatina Louka
  • Nikos Mantzaroglou
  • Kostas Priftis
  • Lena Ralli
  • Eleni Vlachaki
  • Betty Janes Klosky

Honours
  • Greek Clubs' Championship, Men (12):
    • 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1975
  • Greek Clubs' Championship, Women (3):
    • 1972, 1973, 1974
  • Greek Cup, Men (3):
    • 1965,1966, 1969
  • Greek Cup, Women (1):
    • 1972
  • ETTU Cup
    • Semi-finals (1): 1974

Sources
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