Also known as
Arrhichion · Arrhachion
Description
Pankratiast of Phigalia, Olympic pankration champion in 572 and 568 BCE, who
in 564 BCE dislocated his opponent's foot as he was being strangled, forcing
him to concede, and died; he was crowned champion a third time after death.
Honours (1)
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receipt_longOlympic champion in pankration
Confirmed
Title (-0571)
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Independent sources state it.
“Arrhichion was the winner of the pankration at the 52nd and 53rd Olympiads (572
BC and 568 BC, respectively).”
“Nonetheless, Arrichion was declared the Olympic champion for the third and
final time, posthumously”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
info
Sources
“Probably the best-known story concerning a pankratiast is that of Arrichion.”
— Green, Thomas A.; Svinth, Joseph R.. (2010).
Martial Arts of the World: An Encyclopedia of History and Innovation
info
Identifiers
https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPXCW03E2N034C9A9JN
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Plain text
Muñoz, Frederico (YEAR_PLACEHOLDER). Arrichion of Phigalia. In Martialis:
Martial Arts Lineage Database.
https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPXCW03E2N034C9A9JN - CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed
ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER.
BibTeX
@incollection{martialis_01M5JWHXPXCW03E2N034C9A9JN, author = {Muñoz, Frederico},
title = {Arrichion of Phigalia}, booktitle = {Martialis: Martial Arts Lineage
Database}, year = {YEAR_PLACEHOLDER}, url =
{https://martial.is/entity/01M5JWHXPXCW03E2N034C9A9JN}, urldate =
{ACCESSED_DATE_PLACEHOLDER}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }
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