The complete number of sports that were carried out in each iteration of the Games is unknown, as is the number of victors that took part in these. Up to the 2nd century BC and the beginning of 1st century BC, the athletes were
Greek, as per the prerequisite for participating in the Games, however starting from the end of 1st century BC more and more
Roman names appear as a consequence of the
Roman rule in the Hellenic world. A measure of the level of uncertainty that exists today with regard to who the majority of the ancient Olympic victors were, is the approximation that from a total of more than 3,500 probable victors in different olympic sports during the ancient Olympic Games, only about 800 of them are known today. Some women won horse and chariot races at the Olympic games; they were the owners of the horses and chariots: women victors on this list include
Bilistiche,
Euryleonis,
Kasia Mnasithea,
Kyniska, and Timareta. ==List==