Roles | Competed in Ancient Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Heras |
Used name | •Heras |
NOC | ![]() |
Medals | AG |
Gold | 1 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 0 |
Total | 1 |
Heras was described as “bull-bellied, thick-limbed, and a second Atlas.” He won the pankration at Olympia, Pythia, and Isthmia, as well as many other festivals. Heras once bragged that his number of victories was greater than the number of grains of sand in the Libyan desert.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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33 CE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Combative Sports (Ancient Sports) | ![]() |
Heras | |||
Pankration, Men (Ancient Olympics) | 1 | Gold |