Atlanta 1996.

Watching Kurt Engel standing on that Olympic podium, his gold medal around his neck and tears in his eyes

is a powerful image. To wrestling fans like you and I, when we think of Olympic wrestling this is

what we see one of the best pro-restlers of all time after owning the entire

planet emotionally accepting the top prize. Today though I want to tell

you about the first Olympic wrestling superstar that precedes Kurt Engel by a

good few thousand years.

I mean sure, winning the Olympics is amazing.

But imagine winning it almost consistently for 30 years. And imagine the only thing more mind-blowing than the way you lived

was the way you died. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing at this time

fighting out of 6th century Greece this is a once in a lifetime

superathlete Milo of Croton.

Croteon!

Milo was born in the Magna Grecian city of Croton during a civilization uplift. A return to pre-dark age's prominence, there was overseas trade and commerce, there was a boom in

education, art and quality of life back home and Ed Sheeron was number one in the charts.

All right that last bit I made up.

Turns out though Aristotle who is a key figure in ancient Greek philosophy thought

Gawe girl was a banger.

Even in his teens Milo's powerful physique was very much the talk of Croton.

In researching Milo of Croton I discovered just how much of a hard nut this lad was, right?

He would regularly work out by lifting bulls over his shoulders.

A statement of unearthly power and general show-offiness.

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