# Olympic winners of the Archaic period

Just how far back in history organized contests were held remains a matter of debate, but it is reasonably certain that they occurred in Greece almost 3,000 years ago. However ancient in origin, by the end of the 6th century BC at least four Greek sporting festivals, sometimes called "classical games," had achieved major importance: the Olympic Games, held at Olympia; the Pythian Games at Delphi; the Nemean Games at Nemea; and the Isthmian Games, held near Corinth. The Olympic Games were perhaps the greatest of these sporting events, and all Olympian victors were highly appreciated among the Greeks.

## History

The sophist Hippias of Elis was the first who drew up the list of Olympians in his work Olympians inscription, based perhaps on the records of Olympia, and the oral tradition memories of the older Olympiads were still live in Olympia. Conventional beginning was considered the Olympiad of 776 BC, when Coroebus of Elis win the foot race named stadion. The work of Hippias revised and continued in the 4th century BC by Aristotle, later by Eratosthenes, then by Phlegon of Tralles (Seleucia of Caria) and many others. Thus formed a kind of Olympians' chronicle, which was already in 3rd century BC the base of the ancient dating system. Than younger tables survives complete the list of stadion winners by Sextus Julius Africanus (for the first 249 Olympiads), which included in a book by Eusebius of Caesarea.

## List of Olympic winners in the Archaic period

The table below is an attempt to give a list (as complete as possible) of Olympic winners in the Archaic period (776 BC to 480 BC) combining all surviving sources. The work is based on records in the surviving historical and literary sources, race inscriptions, the texts of the Oxyrhynchus Papyri, the testimony of Pausanias and the list of Sextus Julius Africanus. The first column shows the serial number of any Olympiad, the second column the same date, the third column contains the game and the fourth column lists the name and origin of the winner, or marked with [...] if the element is not readable on the papyrus and giving whenever possible a version of what could contain when an investigation exists over this element.
| Olympiad | Year | Game | Winner |
| 001st | 776 BC | Stadion | Coroebus of Elis |
| 002nd | 772 BC | Stadion | Antimachus of Elis (or of Dyspontium) |
| 003rd | 768 BC | Stadion | Androcles of Messenia (or Androclos) |
| 004th | 764 BC | Stadion | Polychares of Messenia |
| 005th | 760 BC | Stadion | Aeschines of Elis |
| 006th | 756 BC | Stadion | Oebotas of Dyme (or Oebolas) |
| 007th | 752 BC | Stadion | Diocles of Messenia (or Daicles) |
| 008th | 748 BC | Stadion | Anticles of Messenia |
| 009th | 744 BC | Stadion | Xenocles of Messenia (or Xenodocos) |
| 010th | 740 BC | Stadion | Dotades of Messenia |
| 011th | 736 BC | Stadion | Leochares of Messenia |
| 012th | 732 BC | Stadion | Oxythemis of Coronea (or of Cleonea) |
| 013th | 728 BC | Stadion | Diocles of Corinth |
| 014th | 724 BC | Stadion | Desmon of Corinth (or Dasmon) |
| | | Diaulos | Hypenus of Pisa |
| 015th | 720 BC | Stadion | Orsippus of Megara |
| | | Dolichos | Acanthus of Laconia |
| 016th | 716 BC | Stadion | Pythagoras of Laconia |
| 017th | 712 BC | Stadion | Polus of Epidaurus |
| 018th | 708 BC | Stadion | Tellis of Sicyon |
| | | Wrestling | Eurybatus of Laconia |
| | | Pentathlon | Lampis of Laconia |
| 019th | 704 BC | Stadion | Menus of Megara (or Menon) |
| 020th | 700 BC | Stadion | Atheradas of Laconia |
| 021st | 696 BC | Stadion | Pantacles of Athens |
| 022nd | 692 BC | Stadion | Pantacles of Athens |
| | | Diaulos | Pantacles of Athens |
| 023rd | 688 BC | Stadion | Icarius of Hyperesia (or Icarus) |
| | | Boxing | Onomastus of Smyrna |
| 024th | 684 BC | Stadion | Cleoptolemus of Laconia |
| 025th | 680 BC | Stadion | Thalpis of Laconia (or Thalpius) |
| | | Tethrippon | Pagon of Thebes (or Pagonus) |
| 026th | 676 BC | Stadion | Callisthenes of Laconia |
| | | Pentathlon | Philombrotus the Lacedaemonian |
| 027th | 672 BC | Stadion | Eurybus of Athens (or Eurybotus or Eurybate) |
| | | Pentathlon | Philombrotus the Lacedaemonian |
| | | Boxing | Dahippus of Croton |
| | | Public Tethrippon | Dyspontium town |
| 028th | 668 BC | Stadion | Chionis of Laconia (or Carmis or Charmis) |
| | | Pentathlon | Philombrotus the Lacedaemonian |
| 029th | 664 BC | Stadion | Chionis of Laconia (or Carmis or Charmis) |
| | | Diaulos | Chionis of Laconia (or Carmis or Charmis) |
| 030th | 660 BC | Stadion | Chionis of Laconia (or Carmis or Charmis) |
| | | Diaulos | Chionis of Laconia (or Carmis or Charmis) |
| 031st | 656 BC | Stadion | Chionis of Laconia (or Carmis or Charmis) |
| | | Diaulos | Chionis of Laconia (or Carmis or Charmis) |
| 032nd | 652 BC | Stadion | Cratinus of Megara |
| | | Boxing | Comaeus of Megara |
| 033rd | 648 BC | Stadion | Gyges of Laconia (or Gylis) |
| | | Pancratium | Lygdamis of Syracuse |
| | | Tethrippon | Myron (Tyrant of Syracuse) |
| | | Keles | Crauxidas the Crannonian (or Craxilas) |
| 034th | 644 BC | Stadion | Stomas of Athens |
| 035th | 640 BC | Stadion | Sphaerus the Laconian |
| | | Diaulos | Cylon of Athens |
| 036th | 636 BC | Stadion orPancratium | Phrynon of Athens |
| 037th | 632 BC | Stadion | Eurycleidas of Laconia |
| | | Stadion boys | Polynices of Elis (or Polyneices or Polyneites) |
| | | Wrestling boys | Hipposthenes of Laconia |
| 038th | 628 BC | Stadion | Olyntheus of Laconia |
| | | Wrestling boys | Eutelidas the Lacedaemonian |
| | | Pentathlon boys | Eutelidas the Lacedaemonian |
| 039th | 624 BC | Stadion | Rhipsolaus of Laconia (or Rhipsolcus) |
| | | Wrestling | Hipposthenes of Laconia |
| 040th | 620 BC | Stadion | Olyntheus of Laconia |
| | | Wrestling | Hipposthenes of Laconia |
| 041st | 616 BC | Stadion | Cleondas of Thebes (or Cleonidas) |
| | | Wrestling | Hipposthenes of Laconia |
| | | Boxing boys | Philotas of Sybaris (or Philytas) |
| 042nd | 612 BC | Stadion | Lycotas of Laconia |
| | | Wrestling | Hipposthenes of Laconia |
| 043rd | 608 BC | Stadion | Cleon of Epidaurus |
| | | Wrestling | Hipposthenes of Laconia |
| 044th | 604 BC | Stadion | Gelon the Laconian |
| 045th | 600 BC | Stadion | Anticrates of Epidaurus |
| 046th | 596 BC | Stadion | Crysamaxos of Laconia |
| | | Stadion boys | Polymnestor of Miletus |
| 047th | 592 BC | Stadion | Eurycles of Laconia |
| | | Tethrippon | Megacleus of Athens |
| 048th | 588 BC | Stadion | Glaucias of Croton (or Glycon) |
| | | Boxing | Pythagoras of Samos |
| 049th | 584 BC | Stadion | Lycinus of Croton |
| 050th | 580 BC | Stadion | Epitelidas of Laconia |
| 051st | 576 BC | Stadion | Eratosthenes of Croton |
| 052nd | 572 BC | Stadion | Agis of Elis |
| | | Pancratium | Arrhichion of Phigalia (or Arrhachion) |
| | | Tethrippon | Cleisthenes (Tyrant of Sicyon) |
| 053rd | 568 BC | Stadion | Agnon of Peparethus (or Hagnon) |
| | | Pancratium | Arrhichion of Phigalia (or Arrhachion) |
| 054th | 564 BC | Stadion | Hippostratus of Croton |
| | | Pancratium | Arrhichion of Phigalia (or Arrhachion) |
| | | Keles | Callius of Athens (son of Phaenhippus) |
| 055th | 560 BC | Stadion | Hippostratus of Croton |
| 056th | 556 BC | Stadion | Phaedrus of Pharsalus |
| | | Boxing | [...] the Lacedaemonian (son of Chilon of Sparta) |
| 057th | 552 BC | Stadion | Ladromus of Laconia |
| 058th | 548 BC | Stadion | Diognetus of Croton |
| 059th | 544 BC | Stadion | Archilochus of Corcyra |
| | | Boxing | Praxidamas of Aegina |
| 060th | 540 BC | Stadion | Apellaeus of Elis |
| | | Boxing boys | [...]creon of Kea |
| | | Wrestling boys | Milo of Croton |
| 061st | 536 BC | Stadion | Agatharchus of Corcyra |
| | | Pancratium | Rexibius of Opous |
| 062nd | 532 BC | Stadion | Eryxias of Chalcis (or Eryxidas) |
| | | Wrestling | Milo of Croton |
| | | Pancratium orBoxing | Eurymenes of Samos |
| | | Tethrippon | Cimon Coalemos (son of Stesagoras of Athens) |
| 063rd | 528 BC | Stadion | Parmenides of Camarina |
| | | Wrestling | Milo of Croton |
| | | Tethrippon | Peisistratos of Athens (son of Hippocrates) |
| 064th | 524 BC | Stadion | Evander of Thessaly (or Menander) |
| | | Wrestling | Milo of Croton |
| | | Tethrippon | Cimon Coalemos (son of Stesagoras of Athens) |
| 065th | 520 BC | Stadion | Anochus of Tarentum (or Anochas) |
| | | Diaulos | Anochus of Tarentum (or Anochas) |
| | | Hoplitodromos | Damaretus of Heraea (or Demaretus) |
| | | Wrestling | Milo of Croton |
| | | Boxing boys | Glaukos of Carystos |
| | | Tethrippon | [...] of Thebes |
| 066th | 516 BC | Stadion | Ischyrus of Himera |
| | | Hoplitodromos | Damaretus of Heraea (or Demaretus) |
| | | Wrestling | Milo of Croton |
| | | Pancratium | Timasitheus of Delphi |
| | | Tethrippon | Cleosthenes of Epidamnus (or the Illyrian) |
| 067th | 512 BC | Stadion | Phanas of Pellene |
| | | Diaulos | Phanas of Pellene |
| | | Hoplitodromos | Phanas of Pellene |
| | | Pancratium | Timasitheus of Delphi |
| | | Wrestling | Timasitheus of Croton |
| 068th | 508 BC | Stadion | Isomachus of Croton (or Ischomachus) |
| | | Hoplitodromos | Phrikias of Pellene |
| | | Wrestling | Calliteles of Laconia |
| | | Keles | [Sons of Pheidolas of Corinth] |
| 069th | 504 BC | Stadion | Isomachus of Croton (or Ischomachus) |
| | | Diaulos orDolichos | Thessalos of Corinth |
| | | Hoplitodromos | Phrikias of Pellene |
| | | (unknown game) | Titas of [...] |
| 070th | 500 BC | Stadion | Nicasias of Opus (or Nicaestas or Nicias) |
| | | Stadion boys | Philon of Corcyra |
| | | Boxing boys | Agametor of Mantineia |
| | | Apene | Thersius of Thessaly |
| 071st | 496 BC | Stadion | Tisicrates of Croton |
| | | Boxing | Kleomedes of Astypalaia |
| | | Wrestling | Exaenetus of Agrigento |
| | | Keles | Empedocles of Agrigento (son of Exaenetus) |
| | | Kalpe | Pataecus of Dyme |
| 072nd | 492 BC | Stadion | Tisicrates of Croton |
| | | (foot race) | Hippokleas of Pelinna |
| | | Keles | Crocon ο Eretria |
| 073rd | 488 BC | Stadion | Astylos of Croton (or Astyalus) |
| | | Diaulos | Astylos of Croton (or Astyalus) |
| | | Hoplitodromos orDolichos | Hippocleas of Pelinna |
| | | Pentathlon | Euthycles of Lokroi |
| | | Stadion boys | Asopichos of Orchomenos |
| | | Boxing boys | Agiadas of Elis |
| | | Keles | Hieron of Syracuse |
| | | Tethrippon | Gelon (Tyrant of Syracuse) |
| 074th | 484 BC | Stadion | Astylos of Croton (as of Syracuse) |
| | | Diaulos | Astylos of Croton (as of Syracuse) |
| | | Hoplitodromos | Mnaseas of Cyrene |
| | | Dolichos | [Dromeus of Stymphalia] |
| | | Wrestling | Theopompus of Heraea |
| | | Pancratium | Agias of Pharsalus |
| | | Boxing | Euthymos of Locri (or the Italian) |
| | | Tethrippon | Polypeithes of Laconia |
| 075th | 480 BC | Stadion | Astylos of Croton (as of Syracuse) |
| | | Diaulos | Astylos of Croton (as of Syracuse) |
| | | Hoplitodromos | Astylos of Croton (as of Syracuse) |
| | | Dolichos | [Dromeus of Stymphalia] |
| | | Wrestling | Theopompus of Heraea |
| | | Boxing | Theagenes of Thasos |
| | | Pancratium | [Dromeus of Mantineia] |
| | | Stadion boys | [Xe]nopithes of Chios |
| | | Wrestling boys | [...]con of Argos |
| | | Boxing boys | [...]phanes of Heraea |
| | | Tethrippon | [Dae]tondas and Arsilochus of Thebes |
| | | Public Keles | Argos town |

## Supplementary list

The supplementary list contains Olympic winners of this period known from literary and epigraphic records, but who have been dated only approximately and cannot be included in specific Olympiads.
| Chronology | Game | Winner |
| 700 BC to 650 BC | Dolichos | Phanas of Messenia |
| c. 636 BC | Stadion | Arytamas of Laconia |
| 612 BC to 592 BC | Tethrippon | Alcmaeon of Athens (son of Megacles) |
| 672 BC to 532 BC | Tethrippon | Euagoras the Lacedaemonian (three consecutive times) |
| late 7th or early 6th century BC | Tethrippon | Periandros of Corinth (son of Cypselus of Corinth) |
| early 6th century BC | Wrestling | Hetoimocles of Laconia (son of Hipposthenes) (five times) |
| 572 BC to 528 BC | Boxing | Tisandros of Sicilian Naxos (four consecutive times) |
| c. 560 BC | Tethrippon | Miltiades of Athens (son of Cypselus of Athens) |
| 550 BC to 500 BC | Keles | Pheidolas of Corinth |
| c. 520 BC | (unknown game) | Philippus of Croton (son of Butacides) |
| late 6th century BC | Tethrippon | Pantares the Sicilian (son of Menecrates of Gela) |
| 510 BC to 491 BC | Tethrippon | Demaratus (King of Sparta) |
| c. 500 BC | Pentathlon | Akmatidas the Lacedaemonian |
| c. 500 BC | Stadion boys | Meneptolemos of Apollonia |
| 5th century BC | (unknown game) | Damarchos of Parrhasia |
| early 5th century BC | Keles | Echecrates of Pharsalus (or Echecratidas) |
| early 5th century BC | Pentathlon | Theopombus of Heraea (son of Damaretos) (two times) |
| 500 BC to 488 BC | Boxing | Philon of Corcyra (two times) |
| 500 BC to 484 BC | Tethrippon | Callius of Athens (son of Hipponicus) (three times) |
| c. 488 BC | Boxing | Diognetus of Croton |
| c. 484 BC | Wrestling | Telemachus of Pharsalus |
| before 484 BC | (unknown game) | Praxiteles of Syracuse |
| before 480 BC | Boxing boys | Epikradios of Mantineia |
| 492 BC to 480 BC | Pentathlon | Hieronymos of Andros |
| 500 BC to 476 BC | Apene | Anaxilas (Tyrant of Region) |
| 500 BC to 450 BC | Boxing boys | Protolaus of Mantineia |