Chionis (Olympian)

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Chionis ( ancient Greek Χίονις ) from Sparta was a winner of the Olympic Games .

According to Pausanias , Chionis was a seven-time winner of the Olympic Games, four times in the stadium run and three times in the double stadium run (Diaulos) was victorious. He won his first victory in the 28th, the next two in the 29th and 30th Olympic Games (668-660 BC). In Olympia and Sparta there were supposedly plaques donated by himself, on which all his Olympic victories as well as those of other agons were recorded, in addition it was noted on the plaque in Olympia that at the time of his victories the gun barrel ( Hoplitodromos ) was not yet considered Olympic discipline had been introduced. However, since the gun barrel only started much later, in the 65th Olympic Games in 520 BC. Was introduced, Pausanias rates the tablet as not authentic. He suspects that the statue by the sculptor Myron standing next to the plaque should be understood as a portrait of Chionis.

In the chronicle of Iulius Africanus received from Eusebius of Caesarea , in contrast to the representation in Pausanias, he is listed as the winner in the stadium run of the 29th, 30th and 31st games (664–656 BC). It is noted that Chionis was able to jump over a distance of 22  feet .

After his success as an athlete, Chionis is said to have participated in the colonization of Libya and to have supported Battos in founding Cyrene .

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  1. a b Pausanias 3, 14, 3 ..
  2. ^ Pausanias 4:23 , 4th .
  3. Pausanias 4:23 , 10.
  4. ^ Pausanias 8:39, 3rd .
  5. Pausanias 3:14 , 3; 6, 13, 2 ..
  6. ^ Iulius Africanus in Eusebius 1, 200.
  7. Iulius Africanus in Eusebius 1, 200, then Johannes Malalas 1, 27.