James Francis Thorpe

James Francis Thorpe (HM2709)

Location: Jim Thorpe, PA 18229 Carbon County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 53.073', W 75° 43.523'

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Gold Medalist

—1912 Olympics, Stockholm, Sweden —

PENTATHLON EVENTS -
Broad Jump - 1st place = 23 feet 2.7 inches
Javelin - 3rd place = 153 feet 3 inches
Discus - 1st place = 116 feet 8.4 inches
200- Meter Dash - 1st place = 22.9 seconds
1,500- Meter Race - 1st place = 4 min. 44.8 seconds
DECATHLON EVENTS -
100 Meter Dash - 3rd place
Running Broad Jump - 2nd place
Shot put - 1st place = 42 feet 5.5 inches
Running High Jump - 1st place = 6 feet 1.6 inches
110 - Meter Hurdles - 1st place = 15.6 seconds
400 - Meter Run - 4th place
Discus - 2nd place
Javelin - 3rd place
Pole Vault - 3rd place
1,500 Meter Run - 1st place = 4 min. 40.1 seconds
Thorpe finished the Decathlon with an incredible 8,412.96 points out of a possible 10,000! His nearest competitor had 7,724.5. His total points for the Decathlon was a record that stood for 10 years. Only Olympian ever to win gold medals for both, the Pentathlon & Decathlon in the same Olympics. Sweden's King Gustav distributed the gold medals - Gustav shook Thorpe's hand in a solemn manner and uttered the famous compliment, "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world." Thorpe, almost speechless with modesty, is said to have blurted out, "Thanks, King."
Dedicated: May 21, 2011
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HM NumberHM2709
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Year Placed2011
Placed ByJim Thorpe Area Sports Hall of Fame Committee and Concerned Citizens and Organizations
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, April 18th, 2018 at 7:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 438887 N 4526194
Decimal Degrees40.88455000, -75.72538333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 53.073', W 75° 43.523'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 53' 4.38" N, 75° 43' 31.38" W
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Area Code(s)570
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1415-1439 PA-903, Jim Thorpe PA 18229, US
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