Famous Atheletes
Orsippus,724/652 BCE, Olympic victor and general of Megara. He was the first to run naked at Olympia.
Milo of Crotona, 536 BCE, the wrestler. He won six victories at Olympia and was known for feats of strength.
Astylus of Crotona, 484/480 BCE was a runner who won three Olympic victories but changed his allegiance from Crotona to Syracuse.
Phayllus of Croton, 480 BCE, a victor in the Pythian games recorded a long jump of 51 feet.
Theogenes of Thasos, 480 BCE, was a boxer an pancratiast who won 1300 titles in the course of 22 years.
Autolycus of Athens, 421 BCE, was a youthful pancratiast.
Lichas of Sparta, 420 BCE,
Alcibiades of Athens, 416 BCE,
Lysias, 400 BCE,
Cynisca of Sparta, 396 BCE, was the first olympic woman champion and the first woman to breed horses.
Chabrias of Athens, 374 BCE,
Timocrates of Athens, 352 BCE,
Aechines, 340 BCE,
Demades of Athens, 328 BCE,