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'''Damiskos of Messene''' (born c. 380 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] athlete from [[Messene]] in the region of [[Messenia]].
'''Damiskos of Messene''' (born c. 380 BCE) was a [[Greece|Greek]] athlete from [[Messene]] in the region of [[Messenia]].


In 368 BCE, Damiskos became the youngest competitor to win an event in the [[Olympic Games]], having won the stadion race that year at the age of 12. He would continue to win events well into adulthood, which contradicted [[Aristotle]]'s belief that a child athlete's success never carried over into adulthood.<ref name="DT">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#The Olympic Games|The Olympic Games: Pentathlon]]</ref>
In 368 BCE, Damiskos became the youngest competitor to win an event in the [[Olympic Games]], having won the stadion race that year at the age of 12. He continued to win events well into adulthood, contradicting [[Aristotle]]'s belief that a child athlete's success never carried over into adulthood.<ref name="DT">''[[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece]]'' – [[Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece#The Olympic Games|The Olympic Games: Pentathlon]]</ref>


==Appearances==
==Appearances==

Revision as of 18:52, 29 July 2020

Damiskos of Messene (born c. 380 BCE) was a Greek athlete from Messene in the region of Messenia.

In 368 BCE, Damiskos became the youngest competitor to win an event in the Olympic Games, having won the stadion race that year at the age of 12. He continued to win events well into adulthood, contradicting Aristotle's belief that a child athlete's success never carried over into adulthood.[1]

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