King Philip won the chariot race. He had to fake up a Greek ancestry from Sparta to be allowed to compete.
No records remain. Though the original Olympic game were not the international games we know today.
Through the 2008 Games, Laos has never won an Olympic medal.
Olympic games soccer is not won by a person, but by a national team. In 2004 it was Argentina.
No, Aruba has not yet won any Olympic medals in the summer or winter games.
Greece won a total of 2 medals at the 2012 Olympic Games. They won 1 silver medal and 1 bronze medal.
an olive leaf!
China won the 2008 Olympic games.
They were shot
Coroebus, the ancient Greek athlete and the first recorded winner of the Olympic Games, was born around 776 BC. He won the stadion race during the first Olympic Games held in Olympia. His victory marked the beginning of the tradition of the Olympic Games in ancient Greece.
Countries did not compete, individuals did. Nor were medals awarded.
The victor of the sprint race, which was the only event in the first Olympics.
Im 1554 there were no Olympic Games.
The athlete who won three events in four consecutive ancient Olympic Games was Leonidas of Rhodes. He achieved this remarkable feat by winning the stadion, the diaulos, and the hoplitodromos races in the 164, 160, 156, and 152 BC Olympics. Leonidas is celebrated for his exceptional speed and endurance, making him one of the greatest athletes in ancient Olympic history.
Winners in the Ancient Olympic Games were crowned with a laurel leaf wreath. This meant that when they went home everybody knew that he had won. Many Olympic champions never had to do work again.
A chef won the first ever Olympic games.
A laurel is made up off leaves and ancient greece olympic winners would wear them if they had won a olympic game
Great Britain won the gold medal for Alpinism at the 1914 Olympic games.