Jim Thorpe Gold Medal 2024 Schedule. Though he died in poverty, jim thorpe is remembered as one of the greatest sportsmen of the 20th century, having won two olympic track and field golds and played baseball, american football and basketball at the highest level. He was set to compete in a few events, including the decathlon, a grueling event that was made up of ten competitions including sprints, jumps, throws, hurdles, vaults, and a.

He was set to compete in a few events, including the decathlon, a grueling event that was made up of ten competitions including sprints, jumps, throws, hurdles, vaults, and a. In 1913, the international olympic committee (ioc) controversially voted to strip native american athlete jim thorpe of his 1912 olympic titles.