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Why, at Stockholm in 1912, did Jim Thorpe have his medals taken away after winning the decathlon and pentathlon?

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Why, at Stockholm in 1912, did Jim Thorpe have his medals taken away after winning the decathlon and pentathlon?
posted Mar 31, 2020 by Manish Tiwari

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He had previously played baseball for a fee

answer Apr 1, 2020 by Pankaj Deshmukh
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