Aristeidis Roubanis

Aristeidis Roubanis

Personal information

Born

(1932-03-09)9 March 1932
Tripoli, Greece

Died

13 January 2018(2018-01-13) (aged 85)
United States

Nationality

Greek

Listed height

6 ft 3.75 in (1.92 m)

Listed weight

200 lb (91 kg)

Position

Power forward / center

Number

6, 11, 5

Career history

Panellinios

Reyer Venezia

Motomorini Bologna

Career highlights and awards

2× European Club Champion (1955, 1956)
3× Greek League champion (1953, 1955, 1957)

Medals

Men's Basketball

Representing Greece
Mediterranean Games
	1955 Spain

Aristeidis Savvas Roubanis (alternate spelling: Aristidis) (Greek: Αριστείδης Ρουμπάνης, 9 March 1932, Tripoli – 13 January 2018, Greece) was a Greek international basketball player and javelin thrower.^[1] During his club basketball career, his nickname was "Bulldozer".

Basketball career

Club career

Roubanis was a member of the Panellinios Basketball Club and its famous 1950s era "Golden Five". 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

Roubanis was a member of the senior men's Greek national basketball team. With Greece, Roubanis competed at the 1951 EuroBasket, the 1952 Summer Olympic Games , and the 1955 Mediterranean Games, where he won a bronze medal. He finished his national team career with 25 caps, in which he scored 275 points for the Greek national team.

Javelin

Roubanis competed in the men's javelin throw, at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Olympics.^[2] He also competed in the shot put.

Personal life

Roubanis was the younger brother of Georgios Roubanis, a pole vaulter who won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympic Games. Georgios was also the 1956 Greek Athlete of the Year.

References

^ Πέθανε ο θρύλος του Ελληνικού αθλητισμού Αριστείδης Ρουμπάνης(in Greek)
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aristeidis Roubanis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2018.