吉姆-索普（jim thorpe）（田径 美国）
stockholm, july 1912, games of the v olympiad. portray of american athlete jim thorpe winner of the decathlon.
born: 28 may 1888
deceased: 28 march 1953
birthplace: bellemont (united states)
nationality: united states
sport: athletics
attendance at the olympic games
stockholm 1912
awards
olympic medals:
gold: 2
"the greatest athlete in the world"
jim thorpe, of native american, french and irish descent, is often considered the greatest all-round athlete in history. the accolade is well merited when judged by his superiority over his contemporaries.
at the 1912 olympics, he won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge margins, setting world records in both events. at the awards ceremony, the king of sweden told thorpe, "sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world." but the following year thorpe's name was struck from the roll of olympic champions after it was revealed that he had earlier been paid for playing minor league baseball- at that time, the rule of amateurism prevailed.
the amount involved was miniscule ($15 [us] per week) but it was not until 1982 that the international olympic committee (ioc) reversed its decision and after an interval of 70 years the medals were returned, posthumously, to the family of their rightful owner. born with the sac-and-fox indian name wa-tho-huck, meaning "bright path", thorpe attended carlisle indian school, where he established an awesome reputation as a football running back, being voted all-american in 1911 and 1912.
he later played professional football for the canton bulldogs and was actually the first president of the national football league, although the title was largely ceremonial. thorpe also played major league baseball for the new york giants, boston braves and cincinnati reds.
生日：1888年5月28日
出生地：亚利桑那，美国
国籍: 美国
项目: 田径
参加奥运会时间：
1912年瑞典斯德哥尔摩夏季奥运会
奥运成绩:
金牌2 枚
“世界上最伟大的田径运动员”
美国田径运动员吉姆•索普是一位法国和以色列人的后裔，他也是历史上最伟大的全能田径运动员。索普于1888年出生于美国一个印第安贫穷人家。父母给他取的印第安名字叫瓦托胡克，意即“闪光的路”，希望他能走出一条自己的闪光之路。索普的运动员天赋突出，在1912年瑞典斯德哥尔摩夏季奥运会上，索普在他所报名的两个项目：五项全能和十项全能比赛中都取得胜利。他在五项全能比赛的跳远、200米、1,500米和铁饼上，都取得第一名，标枪列第三。他在十项全能的总计达到8412.955分，比第二名瑞典的维斯兰德高出近690分，索普同时打破了五项全能和十项全能两项世界纪录。颁奖仪式上，瑞典国王古斯塔夫五世对他说：“先生，你是世界上最伟大的田径运动员”。但是第二年，美国奥委会指控他收取了15美元为一所印第安人学校的棒球队员比赛，这违背了业余运动员规则，因此他们取消了索普的奥运会冠军。直到70年后的1983年国际奥运会主席萨马兰奇才将金牌亲自授予索普的儿子以还索普清白。索普后来到卡莱儿印第安学校，成为一位橄榄球的跑卫，并在1911年和1912年成为全美国优秀运动员。后来他成为一名职业橄榄球队运动员，并担任美国全国橄榄球联赛的（nfl）的第一任主席。