ju y ▁club ▁with ▁ 3 8 ▁titles ▁in ▁total . ▁The ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁G im nas ia ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁drivers ▁for ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁this ▁club ▁was ▁Thomas ▁Y uf ra , ▁who ▁was ▁president ▁on ▁three ▁occasions . ▁The ▁current ▁president ▁is ▁Fernando ▁Y éc ora , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁H ora cio ▁Ra úl ▁Ul lo a ▁after ▁ 2 0 ▁years ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁institution . ▁ ▁First ▁Part icip ation ▁in ▁National ▁cu ps ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁Republic ▁Cup ▁Argentina : ▁ ▁Group ▁A ▁First ▁Round ▁▁ 2 8 - 1 0 - 1 9 4 5 ▁in ▁L edes ma : ▁Trade ▁ 2 ▁G im nas ia ▁Ju ju y ▁ 3 ▁Second ▁Round ▁▁ 0 4 - 1 1 - 1 9 4 5 ▁in ▁Ju ju y : ▁G im nas ia ▁Ju ju y ▁ 3 ▁Sp ▁trade ▁ 2 ▁Third ▁Round ▁▁ 1 1 - 1 1 - 1 9 4 5 ▁in ▁Ju ju y : ▁G im nas ia ▁Ju ju y ▁ 2 ▁Stud ents ▁ 4 ▁( E lim in ated ▁from ▁the ▁Copa ) ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁was ▁an ▁anim ator ▁on ▁several ▁National ▁Championships ▁( play ed ▁between ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ) ▁getting ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 8 ▁times , ▁which ▁were ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 5