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Acanthos of Sparta was a Spartan athlete.

Acanthos won the diaulos and the dolichos races in the Olympic Games of 720 BCE and was known for being the first to practice sports naked, a practice that was soon widely adopted.[1]

Appearances

References

  1. Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece – Elis: The Gymnasion