Jim Thorpe is the sole Gold medal winner of the 1912 Olympic decathlon and pentathlon events.
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When I received the news about Jim Thorpe from Nedra Darling, co-founder of Bright Path Strong, I got quiet. Jim Thorpe is finally recognized as the sole winner of the Gold Medal in the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Olympics. I broke down crying tears of joy. As a young boy living on the Pine […]