
Orsippus of Megara, a Greek athlete who, in 720 BCE, ran and won a footrace at Olympia while naked; according to ancient custom, competitors in ancient athletic competitions wore girdles but after Orsippus' victory competitors competed naked; Pausanias believed that Orsippus intentionally allowed his girdle to slip off because Orsippus realized tha...
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