Activity 2: In the ancient Olympic Games the winner of each event was called the Olympionic. Instead of a gold medal, the winner had a palm leaf placed in their hands and a crown placed on their head to show that they were the winner. Arguably one of the most famous Olympionics was a man named ‘Milo of Kroton’ (see picture below). Use Google to research ‘Milo of Kroton’ and post three interesting facts about him on your blog.
Three fast facts about Milo of Kroton:
- Milo of Kroton was a Wrestler
- Milo of Kroton was a six time olympic victor
- Milo of Kroton came from a Greek city of Croton in southern Italy
Hi Jordan,
ReplyDeleteYou have done a great job with this post. You've found three interesting and accurate facts about Milo of Kroton. He is certainly one of the most famous Olympians of his day having won his event six different times. That's pretty incredible!
Do you know what else I think is quite incredible? There is an Olympic athlete from America named Michael Phelps who has won 22 Olympic medals. He actually holds the record for the most Olympic medals to ever be won by a single athlete during the modern Olympic games. Pretty impressive 'eh?!
Cheers, Rachel