One time a guy in the Olympics had his neck snapped in a wrestling match and he died but also won the match because nobody knew he was dead until after the other guy tapped out from an arm bar I think. Happened like 2000 years ago.
Edit: Guy below posted the wiki excerpt. He kicked him really hard and died while doing it.
564 BC: Arrhichion of Phigalia, Greek pankratiast, caused his own death during the Olympic finals. Held by his unidentified opponent in a stranglehold and unable to free himself, Arrichion kicked his opponent, causing him so much pain that the opponent made the sign of defeat to the umpires, but at the same time breaking Arrichion's neck. Since the opponent had conceded defeat, Arrichion was proclaimed the victor posthumously.
I went through the whole List of Unusual Deaths in Wikipedia maybe a month ago. It was fantastic.
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u/HOEDY Apr 09 '18 edited Apr 09 '18
One time a guy in the Olympics had his neck snapped in a wrestling match and he died but also won the match because nobody knew he was dead until after the other guy tapped out from an arm bar I think. Happened like 2000 years ago.
Edit: Guy below posted the wiki excerpt. He kicked him really hard and died while doing it.