coroebus of elis won the first ancient olympic 200 yard race.
coroebus of elis won the first ancient olympic 200 yard race.
who won first ancient olympic 200 yard race?
coroebus of elis
the classical democracy at elis seems to have functioned mainly through a popular assembly and a council, the two main institutions of most "poleis". the council initially had 500 members, but grew to 600 members by the end of the fifth century (thuc. 5.47.9). there was also a range of public officials such as the "demiourgoi" who regularly submitted to public audits.









































section::::notable eleans.









































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bullet::::- coroebus of elis, the first ancient olympic gold-medalist









































bullet::::- troilus of elis, 4th century bc equestrian









































in mythology









































bullet::::- salmoneus, aethlius, pelops mythological kings of elis









































bullet::::- endymion









































bullet::::- sons of endymion:









































bullet::::- epeius
elis
as part of a long line of stanford graduates, dirado followed in her family's footsteps and attended stanford university. in her freshman year, she finished second in the 200 yard im (individual medley) with a time of 1:54.66 and third in the 400 yard im (4:01.02) at the division 1 ncaa championships. the following year, she finished third and fourth in the 200 yard and 400 yard im events, as well as second in the 200 yard backstroke to future olympic teammate elizabeth beisel, with a time of 1:51.42. she set the age group record for female swimmers age 17–18 as she became the fifth woman ever to swim under four minutes in the 400 im (3:59.88). in the 2013 ncaa division 1 championships, dirado touched third and second in the 200 and 400 yard im and fifth in 200 yard backstroke. she concluded her stanford career with her first individual titles in both the 200 and 400 yard im, and added a second-place finish in the 200 yard butterfly. for her performance in her senior year, she was named pac-12 swimmer of the year.
maya dirado