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jim thorpe
The legendary Jim Thorpe won two Olympic Gold Medals at the 1912 Olympics in the Pentathlon and Decathlon.
Yes. In October 1982, the IOC Executive Committee approved Thorpe's reinstatement. The IOC declared that Thorpe was co-champion with Wieslander and Bie, even though both considered Thorpe the only champion. On January 18, 1983 Gale and Bill Thorpe (Jim's children) were presented with commemorative medals. The original medals were given to museums, but susequently stolen and still missing.
2 - Thorpe won gold in the Pentathlon and Decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
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