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Jim Thorpe's reinstatement re. Olympic medals...
Jim Thorpe's reinstatement re. Olympic medals...
Item # 718617
October 14, 1982
USA TODAY, Oct. 14, 1982
* Jim Thorpe Olympic medals reinstatement
* Indian athlete from Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Page 3 of the sport's section has a four column heading: "Thorpe's Olympic honors restored" with photo. (see images) First report coverage on the IOC reinstating Thorpe posthumously.
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AI notes: In October 1982, nearly 70 years after Jim Thorpe was stripped of his gold medals for violating strict amateurism rules, the International Olympic Committee officially reinstated him as the co-winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon. Thorpe, a Native American athlete and one of the most versatile sportsmen in history, had dominated both events at the Stockholm Games but was disqualified in 1913 after it was revealed he had briefly played semi-professional baseball—an activity that, under the rules of the time, compromised his amateur status. Following decades of advocacy by Thorpe’s family and supporters, including the Jim Thorpe Foundation, the IOC reversed its controversial decision, presenting replica medals to his surviving relatives in a symbolic act of justice. Although the IOC initially listed him as a co-champion alongside the athletes elevated after his disqualification, this partial vindication marked a major step in restoring Thorpe’s legacy.
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