Cynisca
Spartan princess (born 442 BC) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Cynisca (disambiguation).
Cynisca (/sɪˈnɪskə/; or Kyniska, Greek: Κυνίσκα; born c. 442 BC) was a wealthy Spartan princess. She is famous for being the first woman to win at the Olympic Games; her horse teams competed in the sport of chariot racing, driven by male charioteers. Cynisca first entered the Olympics in 396 BC, where she won first prize competing with a team of horses she had trained herself. In 392 BC, Cynisca entered her horses in the Olympics for a second time and was awarded another victory in the same event.[1]