Olympiacos (athletics)

Olympiacos CFP
NicknamesThrylos (The Legend)
Erythrolefkoi (The Red-Whites)
Founded1925
LeagueSEGAS
Based inPiraeus, Greece
Colours    Red, White
PresidentMichalis Kountouris
Head coachStella Nikolaidou
Championships15 Men's Greek Open Championships
11 Men's Greek Indoor Championships
12 Men's Greek Cross Country Championships
1 Women's Greek Open Championship
1 Panhellenic Clubs Championship
Websiteolympiacossfp.gr

Olympiacos track and field department was established in 1925. The department has had in its ranks some of the greatest Greek athletes in the track and field events including Olympic medalists, as well as World, European, Mediterranean, Balkan and Greek (Panhellenic) Champions. Cases in point are: Konstantinos Kenteris, Fani Halkia, Ekaterini Thanou, Mirela Maniani, Niki Bakoyianni, Hrysopiyi Devetzi, Niki Xanthou, Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Labros Papakostas, Periklis Iakovakis, Ekaterini Voggoli, Hristos Meletoglou, Stelios Dimotsios, Dimitrios Polymerou, Haralabos Papadias, Maria Karastamati, Flora Redoumi, Athina Papayianni, Spyridon Vasdekis, Aggeliki Tsiolakoudi, Louis Tsatoumas and Emmanouil Karalis.

Honours

Men

  • Greek Open Championships
    • Winners (15): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016,[1] 2017,[2] 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
  • Greek Indoors Championships
    • Winners (11): 2010,[3] 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016,[4] 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022
  • Greek Cross Country Championships
    • Winners (12): 1965,[5] 1966,[6] 1967,[7] 1984,[8] 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013

Women

  • Greek Open Championships
    • Winners (1): 2010

Clubs championship

  • Panhellenic Championship
    • Winners (1): 2000

Notable athletes

Notable coaches

References

  1. ^ "Πρωταθλητής και στον ανοιχτό στίβο ο Ολυμπιακός • Κανάλι Ένα 90.4". 19 June 2016.
  2. ^ "Με απίστευτη ανατροπή, το 11ο πρωτάθλημα στον Πειραιά!!!". ΟΛΥΜΠΙΑΚΟΣ Σ.Φ.Π. Retrieved 2017-06-18.
  3. ^ sportfm.gr
  4. ^ sportime.gr
  5. ^ "Athletic Echo" (original title 'Αθλητική Ηχώ'), 10/3/65, p.3
  6. ^ "Eleutheria" newspaper, 1/3/66 p.6
  7. ^ "Eleutheria" newspaper, 28/2/67, p.6
  8. ^ "Athletic Echo" (original title 'Αθλητική Ηχώ'), 27/2/84, p.7