Unknown Sport
Facts
| Discipline of | Ancient Sports |
|---|---|
| Participants | 0 |
| NOCs | 0 |
| Competitions held | 0 (Venues) |
| Distinct events | 1 |
Description
At the Ancient Olympic Games, many times full documentary evidence is not available to determine what sport the athletes competed in. In those cases, they are listed only as competing in an “Unknown Sport.”
All-time medal table
Ancient Olympic Games
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown |  UNK |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Sparta |  SPA |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Elis |  ELI |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Aphrodisias |  APH |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Argos |  AGS |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Anemurium |  ANM |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Daldis |  DLD |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ephesus |  EPH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Larisa |  LAR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Methydria |  MTH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Miletus |  MIL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seleukeia on the Tigris |  SLT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Smyrna |  SMY |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Telmessos |  TEL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thyateira |  THY |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tlos |  TLO |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tralles |  TRA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
Ancient Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (…) | ELI |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…) | LAR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…) Ulpius | TEL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…)nos | ELI |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…)r | SPA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…)s | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (A)ristarkh(os) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demo(…) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Epigonos | TRA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gaius Ilius Aurelius Protogenes | ANM |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kandidianos | APH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lakrates | SPA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lampyrion | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcianus | THY |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Antonius Lollianus | EPH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Aurelius Epaphrodeitos | TLO |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Aurelius Kleanor | SPA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Aurelius Pius | DLD |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Marcus Ulpius Sokrates | SPA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mnasiadas | AGS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| No recorded victors | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Piseas | APH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thrasym(...) | ELI |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiberius Claudius Nikanor | SLT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tiberius Julius Septimius Julianus | SMY |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Two Men | MTH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…) | AGS |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Event types
| Name | Gender | Still contested? | Times held? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Event | Men | 28 |