Koroibos of Elis
The first Olympic champion
A cook from Elis who won the only race at the first recorded Olympic Games.
In 776 BCE the Games were one event — a sprint the length of the stadium — and a working cook won it. Every Olympic record since is counted forward from his name, which is the only one that survives from that first festival.
Famous for
- Won the first Olympic race
- Earliest champion on record
- A cook among princes
In Rubicon
Koroibos of Elis is one of the historical characters you can play as in Rubicon, a trivia game where you answer in your own words and an AI judge reads what you meant. Koroibos of Elis is filed under Sports & Games, and is strongest at Sports & Games.
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