Dimitris Tofalos Arena

Dimitris Tofalos Arena
PEAK Patras Dimitris Tofalos Arena
Dimitris Tofalos Indoor Hall

The interior of Dimitris Tofalos Arena.
Full name
Pampeloponnisiako National Athletic Center Dimitris Tofalos Arena
Location Patras, Greece
Coordinates 38°17′1″N 21°46′25″E / 38.28361°N 21.77361°E / 38.28361; 21.77361
Operator General Secretariat of Sports
Capacity Basketball: 4,150
(permanent upper-tier seats)
5,150
(with retractable lower-tier seats)
Surface Parquet
Construction
Opened 1995
Renovated 2016
Tenants
Promitheas Patras

Dimitris Tofalos Arena (alternate spelling: Dimitrios Tofalos Arena) is an indoor sports arena that is located in the city of 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 4,150 people, using only the upper-tier permanent seating, and a seating capacity of 5,150 people with retractable lower-tier seats in use.

History

The exterior of Dimitris Tofalos Arena.

Dimitris Tofalos Arena opened in 1995. The arena was renovated in the year 2016.[1]

Events hosted

Clubs hosted

The following clubs have used Dimitris Tofalos Arena as their home arena at one time or another:

References

  1. ↑ Το "Δημήτρης Τόφαλος" στα καλύτερά του (Greek).

External links

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