The Olympic Champion Who Won His Final After He Died
Choked to death in the Olympic final of 564 BC, Arrhachion of Phigalia still forced his opponent to submit, and the judges crowned his corpse.
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Choked to death in the Olympic final of 564 BC, Arrhachion of Phigalia still forced his opponent to submit, and the judges crowned his corpse.
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