Slide 1

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou


Slide 2

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou


Slide 3

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou


Slide 4

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou


Slide 5

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou


Slide 6

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou


Slide 7

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou


Slide 8

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou


Slide 9

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou


Slide 10

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou


Slide 11

Comenius Project
Madrid, Spain

Sports

Modal Experimental Junior High School of the
University of Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 8: How many sports clubs are there in your country and
which is the most successful?
In Greece there are over 30 sports clubs most of which only have
football teams. In the first division, Superleague, there are 16
football clubs and in the second, football league, 17. As there Of the
four clubs the most known and successful football club is P.A.O.K.
F.C.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 9: Have athletes / teams from your country ever won the
World Championship, European Championship or the Olympics? In
which disciplines?
World Championship:
WEIGHTLIFTING:
• Dimitrios Tofalos - 1906 - world record that lasted
until 1914.
• Pyrros Dimas – 1993, 1995 &1999 1st World
champion.

BASKETBALL:
•

Greek National Team -current FIBA World
Championship silver medalists -since 2006.

The Olympics:

ATHLETICS:

European Championship:
ATHLETICS
•

Periklis Iakovakis - European
Championin Gothenborg,
Sweden - at 48.46 seconds
while his personal best is of
47.82 seconds.

FOOTBALL
•
•

Greek National Team – 1980,
2004, 2008.
Panathinaikos – European
Cup – 1970-1971.

Spyridon Louis won the first modern-day
Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer
Olympics.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 10: Which are the three most frequently practiced sports
(summer or winter) in your country?
In Greece the three most frequently
practiced sports in summer are
swimming, water polo and sailing
as Greece has wonderful seas.

In winter, the sports practiced are ice
skating, skiing and snowboarding.

Football, basketball and volley are all-time-season
sports.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 11: Has any athlete from your country set a world record?
If that is the case in which sport did they set it and what is his/her
name?
Sofia Sakorafa (born April 29, 1957), a former javelin thrower. She broke the
world record on 1982-09-16 with a throw of 74.20 meters. That mark stood
as a Greek record until the new javelin was introduced in 1999.
Christos Papanikolaou (born November 25, 1941), a retired Greek pole vaulter.
On 24 October 1970 he jumped 5.49 metres in Athens and set a world record.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 12: Which sports do you practise in your school?

In my school, Model Experimental Junior High School of Macedonia, we practice
football, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, aerobics, traditional dancing, tennis,
handball and athletics. We have had a lot of achievements in these disciplines.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 13: Name three “trend sports” practised in your country.

Three “trend sports” practised in my country are football, basketball and
volleyball.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 14 : Are there any famous athletes coming from your
region? Talk about them.
There are many famous athletes coming from my region. Some of them
are :

•

Charalambos (Babis) Xanthopoulos (born 29 August 1956), a former
Greek footballer. During his career he played for Iraklis and Pierikos,
2 Greek F.C. He earned 27 caps for the Greece national football team,
and participated in UEFA Euro 1980.

•

Alketas ("Alkis") Panagoulias (born 30 May 1934), a Greek, former
association football player and manager. He managed the national
teams of both Greece and the United States. He also manages
several clubs, including Olympiacos, whom he managed to three 1st
Division, Superleague, championships.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Question 15: Which 3 sports would you choose if you spent your
holidays in your own country?
If I had to spend my holidays in my country I would choose the following
three sports:
• Football as it is a very common sport and also is one of my favourites.
• Swimming as in Greece we have many beautiful islands, which are an
ideal place for holidays.
• Aerobics as I think it is a good way to exercise and have fun at the
same time.

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou

Thank you very much!

Irene- Agapi Gounopoulou