Discus Thrower Discobulus Statue

The Discobolus statue olymic discus thrower was made by Myron, one of the best sculptors of ancient Greece and lived in Athens in the 5th century BC. The original Discobolus statue was never recovered, an exact copy of the statue however is placed at the entrance of the Panathinaikon Stadium in Athens, where the first modern Olympic Games were held in 1896 AD.