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.

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	Proastio, Patras, Greece
Coordinates	38°17′1″N 21°46′25″E
Operator	General Secretariat of Sports
Capacity	Basketball: 4,200 (permanent upper-tier seats) 5,500 (with retractable lower-tier seats)
Surface	Parquet
Construction
Opened	1995
Renovated	2016, 2017, 2018
Tenants
Promitheas Patras Greek national team (2019 FIBA World Cup qualification 2nd Round Game vs. Germany) and (EuroBasket 2022 qualification vs. Bulgaria)

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,[1] 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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dimitris Tofalos Arena.

• Information about the arena @ Stadia.gr
• Promitheas Patras Dimitris Tofalos Arena Archived 2019-08-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Greek)
• 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