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Philinus of Cos (athlete)

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From then he reigned for over a decade in the stadia of Ancient Greece. In the 129th Olympiad in 264 BC he won in both the stadion and the diaulos; he repeated the feat at the 130th Olympiad in 260 BC where he also won in both the stadion and the diaulos. According to Mark Golden, his fifth victory
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may have been the diaulos in 256 BC. Besides the Olympic games he had a total of 11 wins in the
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running races (akin to the 200m and 400m sprints of modern Olympics).
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Theocritus, ii. 115; Pausanias, vi. 17.2; Eusebius,
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In total he was victorious 24 times. 118:Sport in the ancient world from A to Z 7: 14: 751: 750: 738: 219: 196:Archaeological Museum of Olympia 201:Ancient Greek Olympic festivals 66:, and another four wins at the 1: 789:Ancient Olympic competitors 779:3rd-century BC Greek people 815: 368:Herald and Trumpet contest 15: 732: 392: 217: 31: 794:Ancient Pythian athletes 745:Olympic Games portal 653:Tiberius Caesar Augustus 85:He appears in a poem by 695:Ancient Olympic victors 16:For the physician, see 623:Polydamas of Skotoussa 593:Peisistratos of Athens 438:Arrhichion of Phigalia 418:Alexander I of Macedon 784:Ancient Greek runners 658:Timasitheus of Delphi 628:Pythagoras of Laconia 408:Agesarchus of Tritaea 182:Ancient Olympic Games 120:, page 133. Routledge 116:Mark Golden, (2004), 638:Sostratus of Pellene 608:Philip II of Macedon 573:Nero Caesar Augustus 453:Berenice II of Egypt 433:Archelaus of Macedon 423:Anaxilas of Messenia 413:Alcibiades of Athens 678:Xenophon of Corinth 668:Varazdat of Armenia 643:Theagenes of Thasos 633:Pythagoras of Samos 613:Philippus of Croton 583:Onomastus of Smyrna 538:Hiero I of Syracuse 533:Herodorus of Megara 523:Ergoteles of Himera 503:Demaratus of Sparta 326:Tethrippon of polos 62:, four wins at the 715:Hellenistic period 673:Xenophon of Aegium 588:Orsippus of Megara 558:Leonidas of Rhodes 518:Diocles of Corinth 513:Diagoras of Rhodes 463:Chaeron of Pellene 403:Agasias of Arcadia 398:Acanthus of Sparta 211:Stadium at Olympia 766: 765: 728: 727: 648:Theron of Acragas 618:Phrynon of Athens 598:Phanas of Pellene 508:Desmon of Corinth 493:Cynisca of Sparta 473:Chionis of Sparta 448:Astylos of Croton 381: 380: 806: 754: 753: 743: 742: 741: 710:Classical period 688:Lists of winners 553:Iccus of Taranto 483:Coroebus of Elis 468:Chilon of Patras 428:Aratus of Sicyon 390: 316:Synoris of polos 281:Chariot of polos 233: 223: 222: 175: 168: 161: 152: 145: 138: 132: 127: 121: 114: 81:Literary mention 33: 814: 813: 809: 808: 807: 805: 804: 803: 769: 768: 767: 762: 739: 737: 724: 683: 682: 663:Troilus of Elis 603:Philinus of Cos 578:Oebotas of Dyme 543:Hypenus of Elis 488:Cylon of Athens 377: 356: 330: 301:Perfect chariot 264: 224: 220: 215: 184: 179: 149: 148: 139: 135: 128: 124: 115: 108: 103: 83: 75:Olympia, Greece 44: 24:Philinus of Cos 21: 18:Philinus of Cos 12: 11: 5: 812: 810: 802: 801: 796: 791: 786: 781: 771: 770: 764: 763: 761: 760: 748: 733: 730: 729: 726: 725: 723: 722: 717: 712: 707: 705:Archaic period 702: 697: 691: 689: 685: 684: 681: 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 568:Milo of Croton 565: 560: 555: 550: 548:Hysmon of Elis 545: 540: 535: 530: 525: 520: 515: 510: 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 478:Cimon Coalemos 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 394: 393: 387: 383: 382: 379: 378: 376: 375: 370: 364: 362: 358: 357: 355: 354: 349: 344: 338: 336: 332: 331: 329: 328: 323: 318: 313: 308: 303: 298: 293: 288: 283: 278: 272: 270: 266: 265: 263: 262: 257: 252: 247: 241: 239: 230: 226: 225: 218: 216: 214: 213: 208: 203: 198: 192: 190: 186: 185: 180: 178: 177: 170: 163: 155: 147: 146: 133: 122: 105: 104: 102: 99: 82: 79: 60:Isthmian games 43: 40: 32:Φιλῖνος ὁ Κῷος 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 811: 800: 799:Ancient Koans 797: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 776: 774: 759: 758: 749: 747: 746: 735: 734: 731: 721: 718: 716: 713: 711: 708: 706: 703: 701: 698: 696: 693: 692: 690: 686: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 395: 391: 388: 384: 374: 371: 369: 366: 365: 363: 359: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 339: 337: 333: 327: 324: 322: 319: 317: 314: 312: 309: 307: 304: 302: 299: 297: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 273: 271: 267: 261: 258: 256: 255:Hoplitodromos 253: 251: 248: 246: 243: 242: 240: 238: 234: 231: 227: 212: 209: 207: 204: 202: 199: 197: 194: 193: 191: 187: 183: 176: 171: 169: 164: 162: 157: 156: 153: 143: 137: 134: 131: 126: 123: 119: 113: 111: 107: 100: 98: 96: 92: 88: 80: 78: 76: 71: 69: 65: 64:Pythian games 61: 55: 53: 49: 41: 39: 37: 29: 25: 19: 755: 736: 720:Roman period 700:Stadion race 602: 206:Hellanodikai 141: 136: 125: 117: 84: 72: 68:Nemean games 56: 45: 23: 22: 269:Horse races 773:Categories 528:Euryleonis 458:Bilistiche 443:Arsinoe II 373:Pentathlon 347:Pankration 321:Tethrippon 237:Foot races 87:Theocritus 498:Damarchus 352:Wrestling 286:Decapolon 142:Chronicon 91:Pausanias 757:Category 563:Leophron 250:Dolichos 144:, i. 207 95:Eusebius 38:winner. 386:Winners 361:Special 311:Synoris 260:Stadion 245:Diaulos 189:General 52:diaulos 48:stadion 36:Olympic 342:Boxing 335:Combat 229:Sports 42:Career 306:Polos 296:Keles 291:Kalpe 276:Apene 101:Notes 28:Greek 93:and 50:and 775:: 109:^ 97:. 77:. 30:: 174:e 167:t 160:v 26:( 20:.

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Philinus of Cos
Greek
Olympic
stadion
diaulos
Isthmian games
Pythian games
Nemean games
Olympia, Greece
Theocritus
Pausanias
Eusebius


Pausanias, Description of Greece, 6.17.2
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Ancient Olympic Games
Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Ancient Greek Olympic festivals
Hellanodikai
Stadium at Olympia
Foot races
Diaulos
Dolichos
Hoplitodromos
Stadion
Apene
Chariot of polos

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