in swimming that's how he won it.
Jim Thorpe
Jim thorpe
jim thorpe
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
· Ian Thorpe (Australian swimmer - 5 Olympic gold medals)
Jim Thorpe.
Thorpe Seely's mother was Grace Thorpe, daughter of Jim Thorpe and his first wife.
Jim Thorpe, named "Greatest male athlete of the first half century" by the Associated Press, won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon in the 1912 olympics.
Beijing, China in 2008.
For a sport to be included in the Olympic Games, the sport must first be recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and this Federation has held a World Championship competition. There is more to it too.
There is a picture of Jim Thorpe and his first wife Iva Miller in the book Jim Thorpe, Original All-American by Joseph Bruchac.