Trivia: Ancient Olympics Had No Gold Medals



In ancient Olympics, winners weren’t given gold medals - they were given an olive wreath instead.

The first “gold medalist” on record was Coroibus of Elis, a cook who won a 200-yard dash.


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Posted on November 9, 2007 at 2:50 am by Alex
Category: Daily Trivia, Sports

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