Jim Thorpe gets the gold he was due, a century later
The International Olympic Committee had disqualified the celebrated athlete because he earned money playing semi-pro ball
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The International Olympic Committee had disqualified the celebrated athlete because he earned money playing semi-pro ball
LAUSANNE, Switzerland—Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in ...
By the IOC naming Jim Thorpe the sole gold medalist in two events at the 1912 Olympics, the door is open to remedy East German Doping Impact.
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the only real winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — almost 110 years
After a long campaign, descendants and supporters of Jim Thorpe are celebrating an International Olympic Committee decision to finally recognise him as the sole gold medallist of the 1912 Olympics in pentathlon and decathlon.