Dimitris Tofalos Arena (alternate spelling: Dimitrios Tofalos Arena) is an indoor sports arena that is located in Proastio, Patras, Greece. The arena is named after the great Greek wrestling champion of the early 20th century, and gold medalist at the 1906 Intercalated Games, Dimitrios Tofalos. It is also known by its original official name, which is PEAK, which stands for Pampeloponnisiako Ethniko Athlitiko Kentro Patron (Greek: ΠΕΑΚ Παμπελοποννησιακό Εθνικό Αθλητικό Κέντρο), which means Pampeloponnisiako National Sports Center Patras.
The arena has a seating capacity for basketball games of 4,200 people.
History
Dimitris Tofalos Arena opened in 1995. The arena was renovated in the years 2016,Το "Δημήτρης Τόφαλος" στα καλύτερά του . 2017, and 2018.
Events hosted Basketball: 1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup - preliminaries 1996 Greek Cup Final Four 2003 EuroBasket Women 2005 Greek All-Star Game 2018 Greek All-Star Game 2021 Greek Basketball Super Cup Volleyball: 1995 Men's European Volleyball Championship - preliminaries Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics qualification tournament World League - numerous games Rhythmic Gymnastics 1997 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships Wrestling 2001 World Wrestling Championships
Clubs hosted The following clubs have used Dimitris Tofalos Arena as their home arena at one time or another:
Olympias Patras, basketball Promitheas Patras, basketball E.A. Patras, volleyball Ormi Patras, handball
References
External links
Information about the arena @ Stadia.gr Promitheas Patras Dimitris Tofalos Arena Image 1 of the interior of Dimitris Tofalos Arena Image 2 of the interior of Dimitris Tofalos Arena Image 3 of the interior of Dimitris Tofalos Arena Video of Dimitris Tofalos Arena Renovation