In Greek times, Kotinos. Or Olympus.
A crown of leaves from the sacred olive tree.
[[A]] [[crown]] [[of]] [[olive]] [[leaves]].
Crown of Wild olive Leaves
in 66 b.c.
The crown of olive leaves was an ancient Greek practice started at the original Olympic Games and continued in 2004 and at marathons.
a crown of olive leaves cut from the sacred tree of Olympia
they received a big leaf to wave around and a crown of olive leaves
The ancient victors of the Olympics received a crown made from Olive Leaves.
As a symbol - no professional sportsmen doing it for money.
A crown of olive leaves, supposedy cut from the sacred olive groves of Zeus.There were other types of wreathes in other games, but for the olympics, only olive.
Traditional prizes may include a wreath or a crown made out of twists of olive leaves/branches.
* Crown * leaves * bark