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Top Olympic Pioneers

Jim Thorpe | Two Gold Medals, Track and Field
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Jim Thorpe - Two Gold Medals, Track and Field
A professional football, basketball, and baseball player, Thorpe won both the decathlon and pentathlon, winning eight of the combined 15 events. He also competed in the long and high jumps and is widely considered one of the best all-around athletes of the modern era.
Photographed by: AP
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