Which American Native American athlete won both the pentathlon and dacathlon in the 1912 Olympics game and was called the greatest athlete in the world?
Jim Thorpe, a part Sac and Fox Indian, won both the 5 event
pentathlon and the 10 event decathlon and although he did not medal
also finished fourth in the individual high jump and seventh in the
individual long jump. King Gustav of Sweden told him "Sir, you are
the greatest athlete in the world" and supposedly Thorpe replied
"Thanks, King". The title Greatest Athlete in the World is often
unofficially given to the winner of the decathlon ever since.