Emmanuel Kolympadis

Member of the Plenary since: 2000-

Title in the HOC: Representative of the Table Tennis Federation.  Secretary General (2021-2025)

Education: Law School of the University of Athens (1972-1976)

Professional career: Public Relations Manager of the publishing house ELEFTHEROUDAKIS SA (1979-1980), CEO of animal feed production company SYNTHETIKI ABEE (1980-1983), CEO of sports equipment import & trading company AFOI ANAGNOSTOPOULOI SA (1983-1998), CEO of import company , manufacturing & marketing of sports equipment EURO SPORT LTD (1998-2002), Commercial Director company GEOMETRIKI SA (2002-2004), General Manager SUPER SPORT company (2005-2008), Director/coordinator of sports departments of the PANHELLENIC GYMNASTICS ASSOCIATION (2009-2011).

Sports Activity: Champion of Greece in all categories of youth Table Tennis (1965-1969), Champion of Greece in team events with the HAN of Athens (1967-1968) & with Panathinaikos (1970-1971), Member of the National Team with more than 160 participations (1970-1971), Member of the Junior European Championship National Team in Denmark (1967), Austria (1968), England (1969), Munich (1969), Moscow (1970).

Sports Administration Experience: Secretary General of the International Association of Table Tennis Athletes (1977-1979), Secretary General of the Hellenic Association of Table Tennis Athletes (1979-1981), Director of Greek National Teams (1981-2021), Secretary General of the Hellenic Table Tennis Federation (1983-2006), International Referee ITTF (1983), Director of the 1st, 2nd & 3rd School Table Tennis Championships (1984-1986), General Director of the European Youth Table Tennis Championships – Athens 1987 (1987), Mediterranean Games Table Tennis Tournament Director (1991), Member of the National Anti-Doping Organization (1993-1998) Games Director of the 1st Mediterranean Conference of Table Tennis Coaches (1994), Games Director of the “NITTAKU GRAND PRIX” Table Tennis World Cup (1994), President of the Hellenic Committee against Violence in Sports DEKAB (1994-1995), Vice-President of the Board of Olympiacos Tennis Center (1994-1996), Board Member A.O.TATAVLA (1996-2000), General Secretary A.O.TATAVLA (2006-2008), Member of the Supreme Judicial Council of ETTU (1996-2012), Member of the Legislative Committee for the law 2725/99 (1997-1999), President of the Board of O.A.K.A. (1998-2000), Director of the Olympic Table Tennis Qualifying Tournament for individual events (1999), Member of the EOE (2000-present), Member of the legislative committee of the Ministry of Sports (2000-2001), Member of the EU EOC (2000-2005), Participation in the seminar of the International Union of Architects and the IOC on the subject of “Olympic Facilities” (2001), Deputy Head of Mission of the Greek Olympic Team OA Athens 2004 (2004), Director of the Hellas Pro Tour Open – Athens 2004 (test event), President of the Hellenic Table Tennis Federation (2008- 2021), Head of Greek Mission 1st Baku European Games (2015), Deputy Head of Mission of Greek Olympic Team OG Rio 2016 (2016), Member of Committee “Olympic Games” of European Olympic Committees (2018), Member of Solidarity Committee , Culture and Education ICMG (2022 – today).