ATHLETE

Coroebus of Elis

800 BC - 800 BC

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Coroebus of Elis (Greek: Κόροιβος Ἠλεῖος, Kóroibos Ēleîos; Latin: Coroebus Eleus) was a Greek cook, baker, and athlete from Elis. He is remembered as the winner (ολυμπιονίκες, olympioníkes) of the first recorded Olympics, which consisted of a single footrace known as the stade or stadion. He is frequently described as having won the first Olympic Games, but Eusebius and other ancient writers stated that he was simply the first recorded winner, variously placing the first games in the Heroic Age, 27 olympiads before Coroebus, or 13 olympiads before. Coroebus being the earliest winner known to Hippias, his is still reckoned the "1st Olympiad"; following Hippias's dating, his victory is generally placed in the summer of the year 776 BC. The stadium at Olympia was one stade (600 Greek feet, 630.8 English feet, 192.27 m) long and the competition was still clothed in his time, naked competition beginning with Orsippus around 720 BC. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Coroebus of Elis has received more than 120,750 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Coroebus of Elis is the 49th most popular athlete (down from 39th in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from Greece (down from 343rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.57

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Coroebus of Elis by language

Over the past year Coroebus of Elis has had the most page views in the with 17,119 views, followed by Russian (8,740), and Spanish (4,465). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Indonesian (166.34%), Bavarian (109.38%), and Vepsian (60.99%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Coroebus of Elis ranks 49 out of 6,025. Before him are Jan Železný, Viktor Saneyev, Gaston Aumoitte, Archie Hahn, Sohn Kee-chung, and Tommie Smith. After him are Alvin Kraenzlein, Gustavo Marzi, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Valeriy Brumel, Jim Hines, and Betty Robinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 800 BC, Coroebus of Elis ranks 26. Before him are Tantamani, Duke Huan of Qi, Tarpeia, Shabaka, Rusa I, and Shebitku. After him are Rusa II, Ashur-nirari V, Theopompus of Sparta, Takelot III, Rudamun, and Naqi'a. Among people deceased in 800 BC, Coroebus of Elis ranks 9. Before him are Jotham of Judah, Caranus of Macedon, Shammuramat, Tarpeia, Shabaka, and Coenus of Macedon. After him are Bakenranef, Tefnakht, Ben-Hadad III, Pami, Osorkon IV, and Eriba-Marduk.

Others Born in 800 BC

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  • Photo of Tantamani

    Tantamani

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 653 BC

    HPI: 61.42

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Duke Huan of Qi

    Duke Huan of Qi

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 643 BC

    HPI: 61.00

    Rank: 21

  • Photo of Tarpeia

    Tarpeia

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 60.76

    Rank: 22

  • Photo of Shabaka

    Shabaka

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 60.65

    Rank: 23

  • Photo of Rusa I

    Rusa I

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 714 BC

    HPI: 60.09

    Rank: 24

  • Photo of Shebitku

    Shebitku

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 58.91

    Rank: 25

  • Photo of Coroebus of Elis

    Coroebus of Elis

    ATHLETE

    800 BC - 800 BC

    HPI: 57.57

    Rank: 26

  • Photo of Rusa II

    Rusa II

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 639 BC

    HPI: 57.31

    Rank: 27

  • Photo of Ashur-nirari V

    Ashur-nirari V

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 746 BC

    HPI: 56.96

    Rank: 28

  • Photo of Theopompus of Sparta

    Theopompus of Sparta

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 56.78

    Rank: 29

  • Photo of Takelot III

    Takelot III

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 759 BC

    HPI: 56.14

    Rank: 30

  • Photo of Rudamun

    Rudamun

    POLITICIAN

    800 BC - 754 BC

    HPI: 55.82

    Rank: 31

  • Photo of Naqi'a

    Naqi'a

    COMPANION

    800 BC - 668 BC

    HPI: 55.15

    Rank: 32

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Others Deceased in 800 BC

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Coroebus of Elis ranks 363 out of 1,024. Before him are Eurydice of Egypt (-400), Peithon (-355), Simeon Uroš (1326), Agis III (-350), Loukas Notaras (1402), and Jannis Kounellis (1936). After him are Philip I of Macedon (-700), Albert Cohen (1895), Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark (1906), Georgios Karaiskakis (1780), Diagoras of Rhodes (-500), and Dinarchus (-361).

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Among ATHLETES In Greece

Among athletes born in Greece, Coroebus of Elis ranks 3. Before him are Spyridon Louis (1873), and Leonidas of Rhodes (-200). After him are Theagenes of Thasos (-500), Stamata Revithi (1866), Charilaos Vasilakos (1877), Dimitrios Golemis (1874), Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (1888), Evangelos Damaskos (1801), Archon of Pella (-400), Miltiadis Gouskos (1877), and Yiannis Kouros (1956).

Greek born Athletes

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