Английская Википедия:Bybon

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The inscription on Bybon's stone states he threw it over his head with one hand.

Bybon was an athlete who lived in Ancient Greece during the early 6th century BC.

A single short inscription from Olympia records all that is known of Bybon. The son of a man named Phola, Bybon was apparently a weightlifter of remarkable capability. The inscription bearing his name was found on a block of sandstone with two deep notches carved out of it, forming a handle so that the stone could be used as a free weight; weighing approximately Шаблон:Convert, the stone's carved inscription reads:[1]

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The historian E. Norman Gardinier translates the word 'lifted' as 'threw'. In regard to the athletic culture in which such a throw may have been made he states:

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

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