Events At The Ancient Greek Olympics

They did however have a grueling event held over 2 to 4 stade with the competitors wearing armor.

Events at the ancient greek olympics. Pentathlon was the name for the five events in greek gymnastics. The ancient games included running long jump shot put javelin boxing pankration and equestrian events. More on the pentathlon long jump. The classic example is that when the persians invaded greece in the summer of 480 bc a lot of the greek city states agreed that they would put together an allied army but they had a very hard time getting one together because so many people wanted to go to the olympics.

The stade was a major evaluation. Events such as a footrace a javelin contest and wrestling matches were added later. The pentathlon originally was a series of running jumping and discus throwing. Running there were 3 running contests in which athletes competed in.

The ancient olympic games were originally a festival or celebration of and for zeus. In the 5th century b c the games were extended again to cover five days. The olympiad the first big sporting event in ancient greece. There were 4 types of races at olympia.

However in 708 b c wrestling was included. The ancient olympic games were initially a one day event until 684 bc when they were extended to three days. So they actually had to delay putting the army together to defend the country against the persians. Running jumping wrestling discus throwing and javelin throwing.

The stade diaulos dolichos races. They also raced over 2 stade race 384 m and a long distance run which ranged from 7 to 24 stades 1 344 m to 4 608 m.