Themistokles "Themis" Cholevas (; 12 April 1926 – 30 December 2007) was an international Greek professional

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player and professional

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Professional career

Cholevas was the

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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

Cholevas also a member of the senior men's

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. With Greece, he competed at the

1951 Mediterranean Games The 1951 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the I Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Alexandria 1951, were the 1st Mediterranean Games. The Games were held for 15 days from 5 to 20 October 1951 in Alexandria, Egypt, where 734 athlet ...

, the

1951 EuroBasket The 1951 FIBA European Championship, commonly called FIBA EuroBasket 1951, was the seventh FIBA EuroBasket regional basketball championship, held by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Eighteen national teams affiliated with FIBA ...

, the 1952 Summer Olympic Games, and the

1955 Mediterranean Games The 1955 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the II Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Barcelona 1955, were the 2nd Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in Barcelona, Spain over 10 days, from 15 to 25 July 1955, where 1,135 athle ...

, where he won a bronze medal.

Coaching career

Cholevas also worked as a

. He coached

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, and with them, he won the Greek League's 1965–66 season championship. He also won the bronze medal at the

1971 Mediterranean Games The 1971 Mediterranean Games, officially known as the VI Mediterranean Games, and commonly known as Izmir 1971, were the 6th Mediterranean Games. The Games were held in İzmir, Turkey, from 6 to 17 October 1971, where 1,362 athletes (1,235 men an ...

, while coaching the

. He was also Greece's head coach at the 1982 Balkan Championship.

Track and field

Cholevis was also a

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athlete that competed in the

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References

External links

Segas.gr Profile

Hellenic Basketball Federation Profile
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