The International Olympic Committee announced the change Friday on the 110th anniversary of Thorpe winning the decathlon and later being proclaimed by King Gustav V of Sweden as “the greatest athlete in the world.”
Source: ABC News 6
IOC reinstates Jim Thorpe as sole winner of 1912 Olympic gold medals
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