Jim Thorpe Gold Medals 2024. Though he died in poverty, jim thorpe is remembered as one of the greatest sportsmen of the 20th century, having won two olympic track and field golds and played baseball, american football and basketball at the highest level. Jim thorpe, a native american who seemed to excel at every sport he tried, was seen as one of the world’s top athletes after winning gold medals in the decathlon and.
The international olympic committee said friday that it has restored jim thorpe as the sole gold medalist in the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 olympic games in stockholm. Find out which athletes are bringing home medals and breaking records.