Olympikus was established in 1975, releasing its first series ofathletic shoes made of leather (one of the first in the country). Shortly thereafter, international sports brands began to enter Brazil and Olympikus began to compete in the technological, advertising and marketing fields for space with these companies.
In the 1990s the brand became a sponsor of various athletes and entities. Olympikus signed agreements with Claudinei Quirino, Gustavo Borges, Vanderlei Cordeiro, Maureen Maggi,Gustavo Kuerten, Giba, Bernardinho andBárbara Leôncio among others. In addition, Olympikus started a partnership with theBrazilian Volleyball Confederation (1997), the Brazilian Athletics Confederation (1999) and theBrazilian Olympic Committee (1999).[4]
In2007 Olympikus was chosen as one of the official sponsors of thePan American Games held in Rio de Janeiro. The brand not only sponsored the event, but the Brazilian delegation.