Orsippus

Orsippus (Greek: Ὄρσιππος) was a Greek runner from Megara who was famed as the first to run the footrace naked at the Olympic Games and "first of all Greeks to be crowned victor naked."^[1]^[2] Others argue that it was Acanthus instead who first introduced Greek athletic nudity. Orsippus won the stadion of the 15th Olympic Games in 720 BC.

References

^ W. Sweet. Sport and Recreation in Ancient Greece, 1987; p. 125.
^ Pausanias, 1.44.1.

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[1] W. Sweet. Sport and Recreation in Ancient Greece, 1987; p. 125.

[2] Pausanias, 1.44.1.

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