List of Olympic winners of the Stadion race
List of winners of the Stadion race at the Olympic Games from 776 BC to 225 AD
The following is a list of winners of the stadion race at the Olympic Games from 776 BC to 225 AD. It is based on the list given by Eusebius of Caesarea using a compilation by Sextus Julius Africanus. The Stadion race was the first and most important competition of the ancient Olympiads and the names of the winners are used by many Greek authors to date historic events.
1st Olympiad 776 BC - Coroebus of Elis
2nd Olympiad 772 BC - Antimachus of Elis
3rd Olympiad 768 BC - Androclus of Messenia
4th Olympiad 764 BC - Polychares of Messenia
5th Olympiad 760 BC - Aeschines of Elis
6th Olympiad 756 BC - Oebotas of Dyme
7th Olympiad 752 BC - Diocles of Messenia (Ancient Greek: Διοκλῆς Μεσήνιος; called Daïcles, Ancient Greek: Δαϊκλῆς Μεσσήνιος, in Dionysius's chronicle)
8th Olympiad 748 BC - Anticles of Messenia
9th Olympiad 744 BC - Xenocles of Messenia
10th Olympiad 740 BC - Dotades of Messenia
11th Olympiad 736 BC - Leochares of Messenia
12th Olympiad 732 BC - Oxythemis of Cleonae or Coroneia
13th Olympiad 728 BC - Diocles of Corinth
14th Olympiad 724 BC - Desmon of Corinth
15th Olympiad 720 BC - Orsippus of Megara
16th Olympiad 716 BC - Pythagoras of Laconia
17th Olympiad 712 BC - Polus of Epidaurus
18th Olympiad 708 BC - Tellis of Sicyon
19th Olympiad 704 BC - Menus of Megara
20th Olympiad 700 BC - Atheradas of Laconia
21st Olympiad 696 BC - Pantacles of Athens - In 692 BC he also won the diaulos. He was the first winner from Athens and the first runner in history to defend his title four years after his first victory.
22nd Olympiad 692 BC - Pantacles for a second time
23rd Olympiad 688 BC - Icarius of Hyperesia
24th Olympiad 684 BC - Cleoptolemus of Laconia
25th Olympiad 680 BC - Thalpis of Laconia
26th Olympiad 676 BC - Callisthenes of Laconia
27th Olympiad 672 BC - Eurybus of Athens (Ancient Greek: Εὔρυβος Ἀθηναῖος; called Eurybates, Ancient Greek: Εὐρυβάτης by Dionysius)
28th Olympiad 668 BC - Charmis of Laconia
29th Olympiad 664 BC - Chionis of Laconia
30th Olympiad 660 BC - Chionis for a second time
31st Olympiad 656 BC - Chionis for a third time
32nd Olympiad 652 BC - Cratinus of Megara
33rd Olympiad 648 BC - Gylis of Laconia
34th Olympiad 644 BC - Stomas of Athens - He was the third winner from Athens and his name is only referred by Eusebius.
35th Olympiad 640 BC - Sphaerus of Laconia (Ancient Greek: Σφαῖρος Λάκων)
36th Olympiad 636 BC - Phrynon of Athens
37th Olympiad 632 BC - Eurycleidas of Laconia
38th Olympiad 628 BC - Olyntheus of Laconia
39th Olympiad 624 BC - Rhipsolaus of Laconia
40th Olympiad 620 BC - Olyntheus of Laconia for a second time
41st Olympiad 616 BC - Cleondas of Thebes
42nd Olympiad 612 BC - Lycotas of Laconia
43rd Olympiad 608 BC - Cleon of Epidaurus
44th Olympiad 604 BC - Gelon of Laconia
45th Olympiad 600 BC - Anticrates of Epidaurus
46th Olympiad 596 BC - Chrysamaxus of Laconia
47th Olympiad 592 BC - Eurycles of Laconia
48th Olympiad 588 BC - Glycon of Croton
49th Olympiad 584 BC - Lycinus of Croton
50th Olympiad 580 BC - Epitelidas of Laconia
51st Olympiad 576 BC - Eratosthenes of Croton
52nd Olympiad 572 BC - Agis of Elis
53rd Olympiad 568 BC - Hagnon of Peparethus
54th Olympiad 564 BC - Hippostratus of Croton
55th Olympiad 560 BC - Hippostratus for a second time
56th Olympiad 556 BC - Phaedrus of Pharsalus
57th Olympiad 552 BC - Ladromus of Laconia
58th Olympiad 548 BC - Diognetus of Croton
59th Olympiad 544 BC - Archilochus of Corcyra
60th Olympiad 540 BC - Apellaeus of Elis
61st Olympiad 536 BC - Agatharchus of Corcyra
62nd Olympiad 532 BC - Eryxias of Chalcis
63rd Olympiad 528 BC - Parmenides of Camarina
64th Olympiad 524 BC - Menander of Thessaly
65th Olympiad 520 BC - Anochas of Tarentum
66th Olympiad 516 BC - Ischyrus of Himera
67th Olympiad 512 BC - Phanas of Pellene
68th Olympiad 508 BC - Isomachus of Croton
69th Olympiad 504 BC - Isomachus for a second time
70th Olympiad 500 BC - Nicasias of Opus
71st Olympiad 496 BC - Tisicrates of Croton
72nd Olympiad 492 BC - Tisicrates for a second time
73rd Olympiad 488 BC - Astyalus of Croton
74th Olympiad 484 BC - Astyalus for a second time
75th Olympiad 480 BC - Astyalus for a third time
76th Olympiad 476 BC - Scamander of Mytilene
77th Olympiad 472 BC - Dandes of Argos
78th Olympiad 468 BC - Parmenides of Poseidonia
79th Olympiad 464 BC - Xenophon of Corinth
80th Olympiad 460 BC - Torymmas of Thessaly
81st Olympiad 456 BC - Polymnastus of Cyrene
82nd Olympiad 452 BC - Lycus of Larissa
83rd Olympiad 448 BC - Crisson of Himera
84th Olympiad 444 BC - Crisson for a second time
85th Olympiad 440 BC - Crisson for a third time
86th Olympiad 436 BC - Theopompus of Thessaly
87th Olympiad 432 BC - Sophron of Ambracia
88th Olympiad 428 BC - Symmachus of Messana
89th Olympiad 424 BC - Symmachus for a second time
90th Olympiad 420 BC - Hyperbius of Syracuse
91st Olympiad 416 BC - Exagentus of Acragas
92nd Olympiad 412 BC - Exagentus for a second time
93rd Olympiad 408 BC - Eubatus of Cyrene
94th Olympiad 404 BC - Crocinas of Larissa
95th Olympiad 400 BC - Minon of Athens - Using his victory to date historic events, Diodorus Siculus reports his name as Minos.
96th Olympiad 396 BC - Eupolemos of Elis
97th Olympiad 392 BC - Perieres of Terina or Terinaeus of Elis ?
98th Olympiad 388 BC - Sosippus of Delphi
99th Olympiad 384 BC - Dicon of Syracuse
100th Olympiad 380 BC - Dionysodorus of Tarentum
101st Olympiad 376 BC - Damon of Thurii
102nd Olympiad 372 BC - Damon for a second time
103rd Olympiad 368 BC - Pythostratus of Ephesus
104th Olympiad 364 BC - Phocides of Athens - listed by Eusebius of Caesarea as a victor in the stadion race (Diodor) or wrestling contest (Eusebius) of the 104th Olympiad (364 BC). His victory is used by Diodorus Siculus to date the events of his history.
105th Olympiad 360 BC - Porus of Cyrene
106th Olympiad 356 BC - Porus for a second time
107th Olympiad 352 BC - Smicrinas of Tarentum
108th Olympiad 348 BC - Polycles of Cyrene
109th Olympiad 344 BC - Aristolochus of Athens - His victory is used by Diodorus Siculus to date the events of his history.
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