Panathinaikos Athletics

Main article: Panathinaikos A.O.
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 Ilias Michalarias
Head coach Zisis Kourelos
Apostolos Moschos
Manager Dimitris Rigas
Championships 23 Men's Greek Championships
4 Men's Greek Indoor Championships
27 Men's Greek Cross Country Championships
3 Women's Greek Championships
6 Women's Greek Cross Country Championships
Website panathinaikos1908.gr
Active departments of Panathinaikos AC
Football
Basketball (Men's)
Basketball (Women's)
Volleyball (Men's)
Volleyball (Women's)
Water Polo
Athletics
Swimming
Diving
Table tennis
Cycling
Boxing
Wrestling
Weightlifting
Kickboxing
Fencing
Archery
Shooting
Field hockey
Rugby
(Men's)
Rugby (Women's)

The athletics department of Panathinaikos A.O. was founded in 1919 by the football players of the team. Amongst the first athletes were Giorgos Kalafatis, Apostolos Nikolaidis, Loukas Panourgias and Michalis Papazoglou.

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

After WWII, 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, becaming one of the strongest teams in the country. The men's team were Greek champions for 20 seasons in row, from 1955 to 1974, a record for the Greek athletics.

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Notable athletes

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