Bybon

Bybon or Bybon son of Phola (early 6th century BC) was a famous ancient Greek weight lifter. A block of red sandstone weighing 143.5 kg was found at Olympia, with the carved inscription "Bybon son of Phola, has lifted me over [his] head with one hand." The stone has a section carved out as a hand grip.[1]

The stone is on display at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.[2][3]

References
  1. Galakoutis, Chris (2006-04-23). "Hellenic Athletes Welcomes Greek Weightlifter Giorgos Markoulas". HellenicAthletes.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  2. "The collection of the olympic games (Stone offerings - L191 - The stone of Bybon)". Olympia Archaeological Museum. Archived from the original on 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2008-10-31.
  3. "Milo of Kroton". Retrieved 2008-10-31. Photo of stone halfway down.
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