# Pherenike the Female Olympic Trainer — WHE Article Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/pherenike-the-female-olympic-trainer-whe-article-discussion/16661>\
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**Created:** [July 12, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/pherenike-the-female-olympic-trainer-whe-article-discussion/16661 "2021-07-12T09:06:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 12, 2021, 9:06am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/pherenike-the-female-olympic-trainer-whe-article-discussion/16661/1 "2021-07-12T09:06:59Z")

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Pherenike (l. c. 388 BCE, also known as Kallipateira) was an athlete from Rhodes who, because she was a woman, could not compete in the Olympic Games and, as a married woman, was not allowed to even watch them. Defying these rules and risking the death penalty, she disguised herself as a man to train her son to win.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/article/72/pherenike-the-female-olympic-trainer/](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/72/pherenike-the-female-olympic-trainer/)._

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**Author:** ![JPryst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/jpryst/32/168_2.png) [@JPryst](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/JPryst)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2026, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/pherenike-the-female-olympic-trainer-whe-article-discussion/16661/2 "2026-07-30T21:19:23Z")

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