| 3/5/2025 | Elina Tzengko produces a 64.90m fourth throw to win the javelin at the Shanghai Diamond League. |
| 3/5/2025 | Grigoris Fanaras, Iraklis goalkeeper from 1967 to 1979, with 196 appearances and captain of the team when they won the Greek Cup in 1976, against Olympiacos, dies at the age of 77. |
| 3/5/2012 | “Panathinean Symmahia 2012” (Panathenian Alliance 2012), the Association of Friends of Panathinaikos, is founded in Athens, led by Giannis Alafouzos. Panagis Vourloumis, Dimitris Gontikas, Aristides Kamaras, Lianna Kanelli, Alexis Papahelas, Leonidas Polemis and Pavlos Tsimas are among the founding members. |
| 3/5/2010 | Florencio Campomanes, the Filippino chess player, FIDE president (1982-1996) and Honorary President (1996-2010) dies at the age of 83 after a protracted boat with cancer in the Philippines. “Campo”, the name his friends use to call him, was a close friend to Ferdinand Marcos, the former Philippine President, and helped FIDE to grow significantly by adding about 50 member nations. |
| 3/5/2009 | The statue of Fenerbahce legend Lefter Küçükandonyadis, the Turkish footballer of Greek descent, recognized as one of the greatest footballers to play for Turkey and by some as one of the best players in the world, is unveiled at Kadiköy Kusdili park on the club’s 102nd anniversary celebration |
| 3/5/2009 | Panathinaikos beat CSKA Moscow 73-71 at the Euroleague Final Four Final at O2 World Arena in Berlin and is crowned European champion for the fifth time in the team’s history. Velimir Obradovic becomes the coach with the most wins in the competition with 7 titles (4 with Panathinaikos), Vassilis Spanoulis is awarded the MVP title becoming the third Greek to win this award after Papaloukas (2006 with CSKA) and Diamantidis (2007 with Panathinaikos), and Sarunas Jacikevicius, of Panathinaikos, becomes the first player in the history of Euroleague to win the title with three different teams (Barcelona in 2003 and Maccabi in 2004 and 2005). |
| 3/5/2004 | Nikos Magitsis is the first Greek to step on Mount Everest |
| 3/5/1998 | Vitesse striker Nikos Machlas scores his 34th goal in a match against Feyenoord (2-1) becoming Europe's top scorer |
| 3/5/1989 | Makis Germanakos officiates the first UEFA Cup final between Napoli and Stuttgart. The Italians win thanks to a dubious penalty |
| 3/5/1986 | 54-year-old Willie Shoemaker becomes the oldest jockey to win a Kentucky Derby |
| 3/5/1984 | Politician Pavlos Vardinoyannis, the oldest of the 10 children of Ioannis and Chrysi and brother of Vardis, Theodoros and Panathinaikos president, Giorgos, dies aged 59. The family will organize “Vardinoyannia”, the international track and field meeting, every year in Rethymno, Crete, in his honor |
| 3/5/1972 | Tottenham win the first UEFA Cup by overcoming Wolves (2-1, 1-1) |
| 3/5/1970 | The 9th World Cup starts, with the game Mexico – USSR at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. An official ball is produced for the first time for a World Cup. It’s a Telstar, made by Adidas, consisting of 12 black pentagons and 20 white hexagons. This ball will be replaced 18 years after by “tricolore” in France and ever since every World Cup will use its own ball (Fevernova-2002, Roteiro-2004, Starball-2006) |
| 3/5/1966 | England's future goalkeeper Peter Shilton makes his debut with Leicester City |
| 3/5/1960 | Iraklis goalkeeper, Giorgos Hiotis, is falsely arrested by the Thessaloniki police when he’s confused with the “dragon” of Seih Sou, who is wanted for a series of murders. The misunderstanding will be resolved and Hiotis will be set free |
| 3/5/1952 | First TV broadcast of the Kentucky Derby |
| 3/5/1952 | Newcastle defeat Arsenal becoming the first team to win two English FA Cup finals in a row |
| 3/5/1929 | Olympiacos' first defeat in 3 years. The team remained undefeated since ?arch 14, 1926 (30 wins and 6 draws in 36 matches, 124-42 goals) |
| 3/5/1851 | George Steers launches “America” on behalf of John Cox Stevens and the New York Yacht Club. In the 28th of August of the same year the yacht will win a 58-mile race around the Isle of Wight, which will me called “America’s Cup” after its name |
| 3/5/1810 | Lord Byron swims across Ellispontos in 1hour and 10 minutes |
