Unknown (UNK)
Overview
Participants
| Olympic Games | 3 |
|---|---|
| Ancient Olympic Games | 36 |
| Other competitors with UNK nationality | 1 |
Description
As Samuel L. Jackson said in “Pulp Fiction”, “What ain’t no country I ever heard of.” Yet sometimes, Ancient Olympic champions are from countries we haven’t heard of. The sources are filled with gaps - sometimes literally, as partially decayed scrolls are sometimes the sole source of information. All athletes for which we do not know the full country name (sometimes we know a few letters) are listed under this nation.
Two competitors in the modern Olympics also represented unknown nations: two artists competing in 1912 Stockholm are as of yet unidentified: A. Laffen and Fritz Eccard.
Participations by edition
Olympic Games
| Edition | As | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Summer Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 1912 Summer Olympics | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 | Results |
Ancient Olympic Games
| Edition | As | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 588 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | Results |
| 504 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 480 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 460 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 456 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | Results |
| 452 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 5 | 0 | 5 | Results |
| 448 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | Results |
| 424 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 396 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 4 | 0 | 4 | Results |
| 268 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 152 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 100 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 96 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 80 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 52 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 24 BCE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Unknown Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 3 | 0 | 3 | Results |
| 109 CE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| 149 CE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 2 | 0 | 2 | Results |
| 205 CE Ancient Olympics | Unknown | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
Participations by discipline
Olympic Games
| Discipline (Sport) | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Competitions | 2 | 0 | 2 | Results |
| Equestrian Jumping (Equestrian) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
Ancient Olympic Games
| Discipline (Sport) | Men | Women | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Art Competitions (Ancient Sports) | 1 | 0 | 1 | Results |
| Ancient Athletics (Ancient Sports) | 14 | 0 | 14 | Results |
| Ancient Combative Sports (Ancient Sports) | 10 | 0 | 10 | Results |
| Ancient Equestrianism (Ancient Sports) | 6 | 0 | 6 | Results |
| Unknown Sport (Ancient Sports) | 5 | 0 | 5 | Results |
Medals by Games
| Edition | Competition Type | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 396 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 588 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 456 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 448 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 149 CE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 504 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 480 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 460 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 424 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 268 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 152 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 96 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 80 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 52 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 BCE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 109 CE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 205 CE Ancient Olympics | Ancient Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Medals by sport
Ancient Olympic Games
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Athletics | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Ancient Combative Sports | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ancient Equestrianism | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Unknown Sport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ancient Art Competitions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Most successful competitors
Includes medals won as part of mixed teams.
Ancient Olympic Games
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (…) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…) Lenaios | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…) Lenaios | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…)das | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…)nomos | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…)os | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…)s | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…)s | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…)s | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (A)ristarkh(os) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anaxilas, Tyrant of (…) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anthropos | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Apollodo(ros) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ariston | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bentidios Sota | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Da(masi)ppos | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Demo(…) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Diaktorides | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Euboulos | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hippobo(los) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kleodoros | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lakharidas | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lampyrion | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lenaios | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lykeinos | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| No recorded victors | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Olympikus | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Plutarkhos | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Python | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sokrates | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Titas | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| (…) | UNK |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |