Dimitris Tofalos Arena
Dimitris 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, which means Pampeloponnisiako National Sports Center Patras.
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, 2017, and 2018.Events hosted
- Basketball:
- *1995 FIBA Under-19 World Cup - preliminaries
- *1996 Greek [Basketball Cup|Greek Cup] Final Four
- *2003 EuroBasket Women
- *2005 HEBA Greek [All Star Game|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
- Olympias Patras, basketball
- Promitheas Patras, basketball
- E.A. Patras, volleyball
- Ormi Patras, handball