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In four consecutive Games (164BC - 152BC), Leonidas of Rhodes won both sprints, the stadion and the diaulos, and the race in armour.
He was said to have "the speed of a god" and was deified in his own lifetime. No one ever matched his accomplishments.
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Pentathlon
Phayllos of Croton, athlete and military hero, won three victories at the Pythian Games, although it is unclear what he won at Olympia.
He reportedly jumped over the entire 15.2m sandpit at the long jump competition, registering 16.2m. It is physically impossible to jump that far (the men's...
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Boxing
Diagoras of Rhodes was the winner in the 79th Olympiad in 464BC. He was 2.2m tall and thought to be the son of a god. He never swayed out of the way of his opponent's punches.
Diagoras died on the same day that his sons won their own Olympic titles. First, his one son claim...
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Pankration -a combination of wrestling and boxing
Theagenes of Thasos was one of the most praised athletes in antiquity. He won the 76th Olympiad in 476BC.
Born to a priest of the temple of Herakles, this giant of a man competed in ancient Games across the Mediterranean and won over 1,400 times. The people of Thasos believ...
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Wrestling
Milon of Croton was a six-time Olympic champion. He was a huge, greedy person. As part of a sacrifice during each Game, Milon carried a cow on his back into the sanctuary, killed it and ate the whole cow in one day. He reportedly once downed nine litres of red wine in one go.
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Chariot racing
Kyniska of Sparta won the four-horse race in 396BC and 392BC.
From an early age, the daughter of the king of Sparta wanted to partake in the Games. Despite women not being allowed to compete, custom permitted the owner of a chariot to do so, allowing Kyniska to set the way ...
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