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Hugo Wieslander was in the record books as 1912 decathlon champ until 1982, when this man was reinstated |
Jim Thorpe
DD
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$1,500 |
J |
THE OLYMPIC GAMES |
2008-12-08 |
#5581 |
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At the 1912 Stockholm Games Gustav V told this U.S. athlete, "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world" |
Jim Thorpe
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$200 |
J |
THE OLYMPICS |
2004-10-07 |
#4619 |
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This American won both the pentathlon & decathlon in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm |
Jim Thorpe
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$300 |
J |
THE OLYMPICS |
1992-09-28 |
#1851 |
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After winning the decathlon & pentathlon in 1912, he was given a ticker-tape parade in NYC |
Jim Thorpe
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$500 |
J |
THE OLYMPICS |
1991-04-03 |
#1528 |
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In 1912 this Native American won the decathlon & pentathlon |
Jim Thorpe
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$300 |
J |
THE OLYMPICS |
1990-04-23 |
#1311 |