Bybon was an athlete who lived in Ancient Greece during the early 6th century BC.
A single short inscription from Olympia records all that is known of Bybon. The son of a man named Phola, Bybon was apparently a weightlifter of remarkable capability. The inscription bearing his name was found on a block of sandstone with two deep notches carved out of it, forming a handle so that the stone could be used as a free weight; weighing approximately 143.5kg (316.4lb), the stone's carved inscription reads:[1]
The historian E. Norman Gardinier translates the word 'lifted' as 'threw'. In regard to the athletic culture in which such a throw may have been made he states:
The stone is on display at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.[2] [3]