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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2 comments to "Trivia: Ancient Olympics Had No Gold Medals"
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The Manticore
November 9th, 2007 at
3:33 pm
I was always taught that they were given laurel wreaths, not olives.
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ted
November 9th, 2007 at
10:48 pm
Laurel wreaths were for a different competition - the Panhellenic games at Delphi, according to my sources.
I believe there were other types for other games, too.
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