1) Ancient Greek athletic art 
The Discobolus of Myron (`discus thrower`, Δισκοβόλος, Diskobólos) is a Greek sculpture that was completed towards the end of the Severe period, circa 460-450 BC. The original Greek bronze is lost but the work is known through numerous Roman copies, both full-scale ones in marble, which was cheaper than bronze, such as the first to be.....
discus thrower
• (n.) A thrower of the discus. • (n.) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it.
Dis·cob'o·lus noun ; plural Discoboli . [ Latin , from Greek ...; ... a discu + ... to throw.] (Fine Arts) (a) A thrower of the discus. (b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to throw it. » The Discobolus of Myron was a famou...