Olympic winners of the Archaic period

Ancient Olympia
Event	Ancient Olympic Games
Subject	Ancient Olympic winners
Catalog of the Archaic period
Period	776 BC to 480 BC
Previous	no data available
Next	Classical period

Just how far back in history organized contests were held remains a matter of debate, but it is reasonably certain that they occurred in Greece almost 3,000 years ago. However ancient in origin, by the end of the 6th century BC at least four Greek sporting festivals, sometimes called "classical games," had achieved major importance: the Olympic Games, held at Olympia; the Pythian Games at Delphi; the Nemean Games at Nemea; and the Isthmian Games, held near Corinth.^[1] The Olympic Games were perhaps the greatest of these sporting events, and all Olympian victors were highly appreciated among the Greeks.