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New chairman elected HOS Spyros Capralos the position of Minos Kyriakou
3/9/2010 9:38:49 AM

Spyros Capralos is the new president of the Greek Olympic Committee, and was the winner in elections Tuesday, with opponents Minos Kyriakou.

 

The process began shortly after 16:00 and was completed in approximately three hours resulting in 18.11 for the President of the Athens Stock Exchange.

 

The following representatives took part in 28 federations and Lambis Nikolaou representing the International Olympic Committee in the HOC.

 

Pavlos Kanellakis he was appointed First Deputy HOS. The election process took 19 votes to seven whites and two invalid, and had withdrawn from the process Dimitris Diathesopoulos set by also nominated.

 

Sakis Vassiliadis assumed the position of Second Vice Chairman. The chairman of lies, got 19 votes and 9 white and a little earlier had given up the electoral process, the representative of Triathlon, George Yerolimpos.

 

Manolis Katsiadakis again took the post of general secretary. In a double election, since the first taken from 14 votes each, the representative of fencing received 15 votes against 12 by Stelios Aggeloudi and one white.

The representative of the Federation of Canoe Kayak, Antonis Nikolopoulos, was elected treasurer, who after the withdrawal of the candidacy of Costa Wiley from the electoral process, received 20 votes, five white and two invalid.

 

Left a bitter Kyriakou

 

Minos Kyriakou, the completion of the electoral process has the following comments. "I do not want to comment on the outcome. I want to wish Mr Capralos. I do not want to comment on the election process.

 

Leave before completion of the electoral process because I have a trip. In life there is victory and defeat. I tried and one another. Looking forward. The Greek Sports live and will live or Kiriakou is whether anyone else.

 

I am leaving happy with a very good service, an Olympic committee, which currently has a dowry. Nearly 9 million. I found when I took 126,000 euros. I wish good luck to all.

 

Asked about what will keep the memory of said: "Too many things, but I must say that I survived and Greece to Beijing many situations. I serve my country and not political.

 

The presidents from 1894

 

The history of the Greek Olympic Committee (HOC) is closely related to the history of the revival of the Olympic Games.

 

The HOS founded in Athens on November 24, 1894 (according to the Julian Calendar), starting with the then President Constantine.

 

On the same day and held its first meeting on organizing the first modern Olympics, which eventually made in 1896 in Athens from March 25 to April 3, the Panathenaic Stadium.

 

It should be noted that from its inception until 2000, the name of the PBC, was "Olympic Committee (EDA) as the reason for its creation was to organize the first international Olympic Games.

 

Since the launch of the HOS (RSA up to 2000), 24 presidents are:

 

1. Crown Prince Constantine (1894-1912)

2. King Constantine (1913)

3. Crown Prince George (1914-1917)

4. Miltiadis Negropontis (1918-1920)

5. Crown Prince George (1921-1922)

6. King George II (1922-1923)

7. Georgios Averoff (1924-30/4/1930)

8. John Drosopoulos (1/5/1930-1936)

9. Crown Prince Pavlos (1936-1948)

10. Paul King (1948-1952)

11. Costas Georgakopoulos and Ketseas John (1953-1954)

12. Crown Prince Constantine (1955-1964)

13. Successor Peace (1965-1968)

14. Papathanasiadis Theodosius (1969-1973)

15. Spyridon Vellianitis (31/1/1973-1974)

16. Apostolos Nikolaidis (30/8/1974-1976)

17. George Athanasiadis (1976-1983)

18. Angelos Lembesis (14/4/1983-1984)

19. Lambis Nikolaou (1985-1988 and 1989-1992)

20. Antonios Tzikas (1993-1996)

21. Lambis Nikolaou (1997-2000 and 2001-2004)

22. Minos Kyriakou (2004-2009)

23. Spyros Capralos (2009 -...)

 

 



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