Panathinaikos Fencing Club is the fencing department of Panathinaikos A.O., the Greek multi-sport club based in Athens and is one of the most successful departments of the club. The home ground of the team is in the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.
The department was founded in 1912 by John Cyril Campbell and was refounded in 1960 after World War II.
History
The first fencing lessons at Panathinaikos A.O. were taught by John Cyril Campbell in 1912, while the department was officially recognized in 1926.
In 1960, it was re-established under Xenophon Chatzisarandos, and the team went on to win the Greek Championship in 1963 and 1965, and then from 1967 to 1974, Panathinaikos dominated by winning the national championship every year.
It is worth noting that Panathinaikos fencers earned 46 medals in the Balkan Games between 1969 and 1986. The most recent success came with Despina Georgiadou’s bronze medal in the sabre event.
Notable fencers
Anna Bourdakou Dimitris Chatzisarantos Ioannis Hatzisarantos Markos Chatzisarantos Panagiotis Dourakos Giannis Ioannidis Savvas Kavadias Vasiliki Koumbani Giannis Merkatatis Andreas Vgenopoulos Despina Georgiadou
Notable coaches John Cyril Campbell Xenophon Chatzisarantos Dimitris Kazaglis
Honours Greek Championship, Overall Standings: (13): 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975
Greek Foil team Championship, Men: (12): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978 Greek Épée team Championship, Men: (14): 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980 Greek Sabre team Championship, Men: (8): 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
References
Sources 100 years Panathinaikos, Liveri, 2008 Official website fencing federation website, (Hellenic Fencing Federation)
External links Official website