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    Milo of Croton - Wikipedia

    Milo or Milon of Croton (late 6th century BC) was a famous ancient Greek athlete from the Greek colony of Croton in Magna Graecia. He was a six-time Olympic victor; once for boys wrestling in 540 BC at the 60th Olympics, and five-time wrestling champion at the 62nd through 66th Olympiads. Milo kept on … See more

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    Ancient sources and legends report that he took great pleasure in showing off his strength. He had a number of feats he would perform, such as:
    • He would hold his arm … See more

    Legend has it that such feats were his eventual undoing. His final test of strength came when he was traveling the countryside and met a villager trying to split a stump with hammer and wedges. Milo excitedly … See more

    The statue of Milo the son of Diotimus was made by Dameas, also a native of Crotona. Milo won six victories for wrestling at Olympia, one of them among the boys; at Pytho he won six among the men and one among the boys. He came to Olympia to wrestle … See more

    • Abdo, John (2020). Wolves of Croton: The Untold Story of Milo. Marina del Rey, CA: Ja Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-7356-8471-0. See more

    Web Gallery of Art Depictions of Milo of Croton by Vittoria, Puget, Falconet, and Suvée See more

     
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    Mar 11, 2024 · Milo, from Croton in Magna Graecia, today’s southern Italy, was almost certainly the most successful wrestler of his day, becoming six-time wrestling champion at the Ancient Olympic Games in Greece.

  4. Milo of Kroton - Perseus Digital Library

    One of the most legendary athletes in the ancient world, Milo of Kroton, wore the victor's crown at Olympia no less than six times. Born in southern Italy, where Greece had many colonies, Milo won the boys' wrestling contest in 540 BCE. …

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    Milo of Croton was a household name in ancient Greece, synonymous with extraordinary strength and athletic prowess. Hailing from the ancient Greek city of Croton, Milo's feats as a wrestler have become legendary, earning him a …

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    Dec 15, 2023 · Here is the Legend of Milo of Croton. The Legend. Two thousand five hundred years ago, in a Greek colony in southern Italy, there lived a young wrestler named Milo. While he was out on his morning walk, he noticed a …

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    Milo of Croton was born in the 6th Century B.C. in the city of Croton, which was located in the area of Ancient Greece known as Magna Graecia. Although he also had a military career, he was perhaps best known for his athletic ability in …

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  10. Milo of Croton, the Father of Resistance Training

    Feb 2, 2022 · According to the Greek writers of yore, it was Milo, a wrestler from the Magna Graecian city of Croton who discovered the importance of lifting heavier weights albeit in a strange fashion. Growing up in Greece, Milo had …

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