Kostas Papadimas
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| Born | 1932 Athens, Greece | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Greek | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 1.75 in (1.87 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Shooting guard | ||||||||||||||
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| Panellinios | |||||||||||||||
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Konstantinos "Dinos" Papadimas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος "Ντίνος" Παπαδήμας; born 1932) is a Greek former international professional basketball player.[1] During his club playing career, he played at the shooting guard position.
Professional career
[edit]Papadimas was a member of the Panellinios Basketball Club and its famous 1950s era "Chrysi Pentada", or "The Golden Five" in English. With Panellinios, he won 3 Greek League championships, in the years 1953, 1955, and 1957. He also won two European Club Championships with the club, as he won the 1955 Brussels Basketball Tournament and the 1956 San Remo Basketball Tournament. While he was also a runner-up at the 1954 San Remo Tournament.
National team career
[edit]Papadimas was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. With Greece, he competed at the 1951 Mediterranean Games, the 1952 Summer Olympic Games, and the 1955 Mediterranean Games, where he won a bronze medal.
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Konstantinos Papadimas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
