ATHLETE

Leonidas of Rhodes

200 BC - 200 BC

Photo of Leonidas of Rhodes

Icon of person Leonidas of Rhodes

Leonidas of Rhodes (Ancient Greek: Λεωνίδας ὁ Ῥόδιος; born 188 BC) was one of the most famous ancient Olympic runners. For four consecutive Olympiads (164–152 BC), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Leonidas of Rhodes is the 51st most popular athlete (down from 46th in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Greece (down from 338th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Greek Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Leonidas of Rhodes by language

Loading...

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 51 out of 6,025. Before him are Ellery Harding Clark, Javier Sotomayor, Marita Koch, Alvin Kraenzlein, Sohn Kee-chung, and Aladár Gerevich. After him are Barbara, Arthur Blake, Irena Szewińska, Lucas, John Woodruff, and Richard Sheldon.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 200 BC, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 28. Before him are Marcus Livius Drusus, Phraates II, Archelaus, Artabanus I of Parthia, Adherbal, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus. After him are Antipater of Sidon, Apollonius Molon, Crates of Mallus, Moschus, Lucius Gellius Publicola, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus. Among people deceased in 200 BC, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 4. Before him are Livius Andronicus, Gentius, and Lucius Mummius Achaicus. After him are Mithridates III of Pontus, Moschus, Wiman of Gojoseon, Horwennefer, Gnaeus Manlius Vulso, Gaius Laelius, Gaius Terentius Varro, and Ankhwennefer.

Others Born in 200 BC

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 200 BC

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 346 out of 1,024. Before him are Alexander V of Macedon (-390), Terpander (-712), Princess Maria of Greece and Denmark (1876), Peucestas (-390), Quintus Caecilius Metellus Numidicus (-200), and Ali Rıza Efendi (1839). After him are Dinocrates (-400), Nikolaos Gyzis (1842), Conon (-401), Nicos Poulantzas (1936), Michael Glykas (1125), and Callimachus (-600).

Others born in Greece

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ATHLETES In Greece

Among athletes born in Greece, Leonidas of Rhodes ranks 3. Before him are Spyridon Louis (1873), and Georgios Roubanis (1929). After him are Coroebus of Elis (-800), Theagenes of Thasos (-500), Alexandre Tuffère (1876), Stamata Revithi (1866), Dimitrios Golemis (1874), Evangelos Damaskos (1801), Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (1888), Sotirios Versis (1876), and Ioannis Theodoropoulos (1900).

Greek born Athletes

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous