Leonidas of Rhodes

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Ancient victor in four Olympiads

Lived 200 BC to 200 BC · aged 0

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Leonidas of Rhodes was one of the most famous ancient Olympic runners. For four consecutive Olympiads, he was champion of three foot races. He was hailed with the title "Triastes" (tripler). Leonidas is acclaimed by some to be one of the greatest sprinters of all time.

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Hoplitodromos. Side B from an Attic black-figure Panathenaic amphora, 323-322 BC. From Benghazi (Cyrenaica, now in Libya).

Awards 4

triastes

Olympic victor, stadion

Olympic victor, diaulos

Olympic victor, hoplitodromos

Connected to Leonidas 6

Cylon of AthensAlso won Olympic victor, diaulos

Coroebus of ElisAlso won Olympic victor, stadion

Hermogenes of XanthosAlso won triastes OrsippusAlso won Olympic victor, stadion Phanas of PelleneAlso won triastes Diocles of CorinthAlso won Olympic victor, stadion

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deceased

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Lived 200 BC to 200 BC · aged 0

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