First Olympic Games

According to Official Guinness Records,

The earliest celebration of the ancient Olympic Games of which there is a certain record is that of July 776 BC, when Coroibos , a cook from Elis, won the foot race, though their origin dates from perhaps as early as c. 1370 BC. The ancient Games were terminated by an order issued in AD393 by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I.Information from Archives (e.g. 1998).
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For a complete list of 1900 records, please visit 1900 Guinness Records in Greece.

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