No He did not. His Father did and won 3 gold medals. There were no medals at in the ancient Olympics. The winner was given olive oil and a wreath of olive branches
a fellow man named hif chow
An olive branch!
He was the winner of the first Modern Olympics marathon competition in 1896.
The olymics started in ancient Greece Where the winner would have been named an olympian king, they started with simple races including sprinting and davelin, but they also had games where they would race in carriges pulled by horses also they played games where a man would try to fend himself from a lion or a wild animal.
The Greek philosopher who was a double winner of the Pankration was Diagoras of Rhodes. He was known for his success in wrestling and Pankration during the ancient Olympic Games, where he won multiple titles.
No...In the ancient Olympics the winner received a olive wreath
a laurel wreath
she was an ancient Greece Olympics winner. She proved that women are capable of winning the Olympics, too.
There were no non sports.
They got a wreath and money
Crown of Wild olive Leaves
A head wreath.
A wreath of olive branches was placed on the winner's head at the ancient Olympics in Greece.
Originally it was the winner of the 200 metre foot race, as this was the one and only event. As the number of sports expanded, it depended on what your favourite sport was as to whom you thought of as the star. Aristocrats went for the chariot race, lower orders loved the pankration (all-power) which was a no-rules slugging and kicking match.
Orsuippus from Megars and Acanthus of Sparta are early "named" winners. One of the many named...
Bradley Wiggins, Double Gold winner at the 2008 Olympics is associated with Cycling.