G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki (Women's Basketball)

For the parent Greek multi–sport club, see G.S. Iraklis Thessaloniki.

G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis
Nickname	The Demigod The Elder
Leagues	FIBA EuroCup Greek A1 National Division Greek Cup
Founded	1926 (1926)
Arena	Ivanofeio Sports Arena
Capacity	2,221
Location	Thessaloniki, Greece
Team colors	Blue   White
President	Ephraim Kyrizidis
Head coach	Giannis Lekos
Championships	4 (1967, 1968, 1970, 1971)
Website	iraklis.club

G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis (Greek: Γ.Σ. Ηρακλής Θεσσαλονίκης, Greek pronunciation: [iɾa'klis]), also known as Iraklis STIHL for sponsorship reasons, is the women's basketball team of G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis, the multi–sport club based in Thessaloniki, Greece. The club plays in the Greek A1 National Division and FIBA EuroCup. They have won four Greek Championships, in 1967, 1968, 1970 and 1971.

History

G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis was the first champion of the Greek Women's Basketball League, in 1967. Iraklis Thessalonikis won even three championships, in 1968, 1971 and 1972. Nevertheless, the next years the club was weakened. In season 2018–2019, Iraklis Thessalonikis finished one place above the last place in A1 National Division and was relegated in A2 National Division. In season 2022–2023, Iraklis Thessalonikis won the championship of A2 National Division.

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 0 Gorjanacz, Agnes 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 30 – (1994-02-08)8 February 1994 G 4 Kakatsiou, Maria 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 19 – (2005-10-07)7 October 2005 G 6 Aftzi, Maria (C) 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) 34 – (1990-05-18)18 May 1990 G 7 Giapitzoglou, Sofia 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 18 – (2006-06-19)19 June 2006 F 8 Paparoidami, Despoina 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 22 – (2002-03-08)8 March 2002 G 9 Okoro, Ifunanya 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 25 – (1999-07-06)6 July 1999 G 10 Tsinaslanidou, Theodora 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 18 – (2006-04-01)1 April 2006 G 11 Rimpa, Georgia 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) 18 – (2006-03-23)23 March 2006 F 12 Dickie, Kennedy 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2001-10-22)22 October 2001 C 13 Westbrook, Alecia 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) 23 – (2000-11-09)9 November 2000 F 15 Foniadaki, Efthymia 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 16 – (2008-06-16)16 June 2008 F 17 Sioumoureki, Vasiliki 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 18 – (2006-04-01)1 April 2006 C 21 Mastrodimitri, Elisavet 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 17 – (2007-01-21)21 January 2007 G 22 Manousi, Aimilia–Theokleia 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 17 – (2007-08-22)22 August 2007 F 34 Gkompetzisvili, Liana 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2001-07-28)28 July 2001 G 50 Angelakidou, Dimitra 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 18 – (2006-02-22)22 February 2006	Head coach Giannis Lekos Assistant coach(es) Thodoris Onasoglou Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 11 October 2024

Honours

• Greek Women's Basketball League
  • Winners (4): 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971

External links

Official websites

• G.S. Iraklis Thessalonikis
• IRA Store
• Iraklis Radio