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There is only one gold medal award in each Olympic Decathlon to the decathlon winner.
There has been 25 gold medals awarded in the 24 Olympic Games that included the Decathlon competition. The reason why there is one more gold medal awarded than actual events competitions is because in 1912 there were co-gold medalists.
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How many olympic medals did Jim Thorpe win?
2 - Thorpe won gold in the Pentathlon and Decathlon at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.
How many sports have 10 events in the Olympics?
Decathlon.
In modern times the pentathlon has been replaced by decathlonHow many events are in this activity?
The Decathlon is comprised of Ten (10) events. The Pentathlon is comprised of Five (5) events.There are a combined fifteen (15) events. However, the pentathlon's five events are also encompassed within the decathlon as well. Therefore, technically there are only Ten (10) unique events between the two competitions.
How many Australian athletes competed in the pentathlon at the London Olympics?
276 including women and men.
How many track sports are in the 2012 Olympics?
15, not including the decathlon which has track and field sports.
How many different competitions are part of an Olympic pentathlon?
There are five different events in a pentathlon. The modern pentathlon in the Olympics includes freestyle swimming, fencing, show jumping, pistol shooting, and 3200 meter cross country race..
How many events are there in the olympic decatyhlon?
"Deca" means "ten" so in the Olympic Decathlon there are 10 events. Similarly "penta" means "five" so a Pentathlon has 5 events.
How many take part in archery in the Olympics?
it depends every year
How many Native American Indians from Federally Recognized Indian tribes were in the Olympics this year and any other Olympics and if not then why?
Jim Thorpe, gold medalist in the pentathlon and decathlon in 1912, was raised as a Sac and Fox. Billy Mills, who is a Oglala Dakota and was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota is gold medalist in the 10,000m race in 1964 and the only American to ever medal in the 10,000 meter race in history.
What major event holds the decathlon?
The Olympics have a Decathlon every four years. After that, the World Championship of Athletics holds a Decathlon every 2 years on odd numbered years. There are numerous other Decathlons, perhaps the most prestigious international decathlon annually is the Hypo-Meeting in Gotzis, Austria. Decathlon has also been used to name many other combined activities. The Academic Decathlon is such a test of for high school students.
How many times did Jim Fox represent the United Kingdom as an Olympic athlete?
Four times. Jim Fox competed in individual modern pentathlon and team modern pentathlon at the 1964, 1968, 1972, and 1976 Summer Olympics. He won gold in team modern pentathlon at the 1976 Games.
How many event are olone in decathlon?
how many event make up a decathlon
