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  2. Discobolus - Wikipedia

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    Roman bronze reproduction of Myron's Discobolus, 2nd century AD (Glyptothek, Munich) 3D model of a replica at National Gallery of Denmark, Denmark.. The Discobolus by Myron ("discus thrower", Greek: Δισκοβόλος, Diskobólos) is an ancient Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Classical period in around 460–450 BC that depicts an ancient Greek athlete throwing a discus.

  3. Myron - Wikipedia

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    An epigram [10] on Ladas, the fleetest runner of his time, notes that he was commemorated in a sculpture by Myron; of Myron's Ladas there is no known copy. A description by Lucian [11] conclusively identifies as Myron's the Discobolus or "Discus-Thrower", of which several copies exist, of which the best is in the Palazzo Massimi alle Terme, Rome.

  4. Discus Thrower (Washington, D.C.) - Wikipedia

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    Discus Thrower is a bronze sculpture in Washington, D.C. [1] A copy of Myron's Discobolus, it is located in Edward J. Kelly Park, at 21st Street and Virginia Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. [2] The architect was Rodolfo Siviero, and the founder was Bruno Bearzi.

  5. Konstantinos Dimitriadis - Wikipedia

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    The Athens copy of the "Discus thrower" (Discobolus) Bust of poet Kostis Palamas by DimitriadisHe was born in 1881 [1] or in 1879 [4] in Stenimachos (Στενήμαχος).. He studied at the ASFA Athens School of Fine Arts and then went with a scholarship to the Académie de la Grande Chaumière and the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, where he stayed after his studies.

  6. Bronze Diskos Thrower Statue - Wikipedia

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    The diskos, usually made out of metal, was rather heavy and required precise form to throw properly. Most were flat, although it was possible that some had a slight bulge at the center. The first landing of the diskos to the thrower would be the distance measured. [4] Discus thrower, tondo of a kylix by the Kleomelos Painter, Louvre Museum

  7. Christian Georg Kohlrausch - Wikipedia

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    Christian Georg Kohlrausch re-discovered the Discus – see Discus throw. Since the end of the Ancient Olympic Games, the discus was only known from sculpture like the Discobolus and drawings. The exact dimensions (shape), weight and the technique of throwing had not been recorded and handed down.

  8. Flavor Flav helps Olympic discus thrower Veronica Fraley who ...

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    The Commodores football team went 2-10 last season, while Fraley won the NCAA discus title this season, set the school record and earned a spot on Team USA at U.S. Olympic track trials.

  9. Discophoros - Wikipedia

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    The Discophoros, also spelled Discophorus (Greek – "Discus-Bearer"), was a bronze sculpture by the classical Greek sculptor Polyclitus, creator of the Doryphoros and Diadumenos, and its many Roman marble copies. It is not, however, to be confused with Discobolus of Myron, which shows a discus being thrown, not carried.