Pentathlon victory trophy in the form of a discus, 10.5 cm diameter
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Bronze discus original at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens
Pentathlon was an athletic discipline
at the Ancient Olympics. The name is derived from the Greek word "five competitions": spear, discus, jump, run and wrestling.
The original of this bronze disc is exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum in Athens. As the base inscription shows, it was made in 241 AD and served as the first prize for the winner of the pentathlon.
Smaller replica reproduced in bronze finish. Front and back - as in the original - identical, height with base 12.5 cm, discus alone 10.5 cm diameter.
Discus throwing is the only modern exercise taken directly from antiquity, a discipline of pentathlon. The weight of the device varied between 1.3 kg and 5.707 kg (discus exhibit in the Glyptothek Munich). In Olympia three discs were kept for the competitions. They threw with a turn from a throwing place. Discus throwing provided many attractive motifs for the visual arts. The record throw of 28.17 m (between 500 and 480 BC) handed down to the athlete Phayllos cannot be estimated without knowledge of the discus weight.
This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday, April 15, 2014.