The Dude Who Managed to Win a Major Olympic Event Despite Being Dead When He Defeated His Opponent
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The ancient Olympics are littered with spectacular stories of athleticism and peculiar characters, like Melankomas of Caria, an ancient boxer who won several Olympic wreaths by reportedly doing nothing but avoid his opponents punches until they gave up. Perhaps the most bizarre Olympic story of all, however, is that of Arrichion of Phigalia, who once won an Olympic wreath despite being dead when he defeated his opponent.
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Sources:
http://ancientolympics.arts.kuleuven.be/eng/TD003EN.html
http://ancientolympics.arts.kuleuven.be/eng/TC007cEN.html
http://www.pankration.gr/history.htm
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AjK-AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=pankration+origins&source=bl&ots=Mz454fmGEB&sig=LxGCrkycse-EJZA2bwUtmwaqse0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCmoVChMIwrLIvPaGyQIVRcMUCh3n2AS1#v=onepage&q=pankration%20origins&f=false
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/28473-ancient-greek-pankration-the-origins-of-mma-part-one
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-atZkSPtFXcC&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=Milo+of+Croton+defeated&source=bl&ots=TPLvb5Tvn3&sig=hsdJT66gn3gm45Thb6x26Gg6q2Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sPpVUYSRIuzZ0QWnqYGACg&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Milo%20of%20Croton%20defeated&f=false
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=btUJCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT359&dq=Arrhichion+of+Phigalia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBGoVChMI47a7vJGHyQIVwusUCh2KAAfx#v=onepage&q=Arrhichion%20of%20Phigalia&f=false
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pankration_Met_06.1021.49.jpg
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In this video:
The ancient Olympics are littered with spectacular stories of athleticism and peculiar characters, like Melankomas of Caria, an ancient boxer who won several Olympic wreaths by reportedly doing nothing but avoid his opponents punches until they gave up. Perhaps the most bizarre Olympic story of all, however, is that of Arrichion of Phigalia, who once won an Olympic wreath despite being dead when he defeated his opponent.
Want the text version?: https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2020/04/death-before-defeat-the-badass-story-of-arrichion-of-phigalia/
Sources:
http://ancientolympics.arts.kuleuven.be/eng/TD003EN.html
http://ancientolympics.arts.kuleuven.be/eng/TC007cEN.html
http://www.pankration.gr/history.htm
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=AjK-AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=pankration+origins&source=bl&ots=Mz454fmGEB&sig=LxGCrkycse-EJZA2bwUtmwaqse0&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CFoQ6AEwCmoVChMIwrLIvPaGyQIVRcMUCh3n2AS1#v=onepage&q=pankration%20origins&f=false
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/28473-ancient-greek-pankration-the-origins-of-mma-part-one
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-atZkSPtFXcC&pg=PA84&lpg=PA84&dq=Milo+of+Croton+defeated&source=bl&ots=TPLvb5Tvn3&sig=hsdJT66gn3gm45Thb6x26Gg6q2Y&hl=en&sa=X&ei=sPpVUYSRIuzZ0QWnqYGACg&ved=0CFcQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=Milo%20of%20Croton%20defeated&f=false
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=btUJCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT359&dq=Arrhichion+of+Phigalia&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBGoVChMI47a7vJGHyQIVwusUCh2KAAfx#v=onepage&q=Arrhichion%20of%20Phigalia&f=false
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pankration_Met_06.1021.49.jpg
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