[DOC] [TLE] Oklahoma Today - SO12 - Return Man 1 [PAR] Incredibly, the 1912 Olympic decathlon was the first Thorpe had ever entered. 
When he first ... Runner-up Hugo Wieslander of Sweden was named decathlon 
champion but refused to accept the gold medal in protest. Ferdinand Bie of 
Norway... [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia [PAR] James Francis Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. A 
member of the ... He lost his Olympic titles after it was found he had been paid for 
playing two seasons of ... medals. Thorpe grew up in the Sac and Fox Nation in 
Oklahoma. .... Strong competition from local favorite Hugo Wieslander was 
expected. [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe Gets His Medals 70 Years After They Were Taken Away [PAR] In 1913 he was stripped of his medals after it was revealed that he had ... Olympic 
Committee (IOC), presented Thorpe's children with gold medals to ... and Hugo K. 
WIESLANDERin the decathlon, still appear on official website ... Their request to 
the IOC for the return of Thorpe's medals, to be used in the movie, was denied. [DOC] [TLE] Stories of the Ages: Legendary Inspiration - Jim Thorpe | News OK [PAR] No television cameras were at the 1912 Olympics to capture the grace and 
prowess of ... may not be idolized like it once was, Thorpe's greatest of all stories 
has survived. ... Thorpe is renowned for his gold medals in the decathlon and 
pentathlon in .... refused to demote Hugo Wieslander back to his original runner-
up status. [DOC] [TLE] 4 Times Olympians Refused Their Medals | Mental Floss [PAR] Aug 6, 2012 ... Here's a look at a few other athletes who have turned down Olympic ... Hugo 
Wieslander and F.R. Bie, 1912 ... that he had violated his amateur status and the 
IOC asked him to return his ... Hugo Wieslander of Sweden, who finished second 
in the decathlon, ... Both men refused to accept their gold medals. [DOC] [TLE] 4 Times Olympians Refused Their Medals | Mental Floss [PAR] Jul 12, 2012 ... When it came time to collect their medals, these athletes said, "No thanks. ... 
Hugo Wieslander and F.R. Bie, 1912 ... he had violated his amateur status and 
the IOC asked him to return his ... Hugo Wieslander of Sweden, who finished 
second in the decathlon, ... Both men refused to accept their gold medals. [DOC] [TLE] ESPN.com: No limits [PAR] The appeal is the idea of the kind of frontier, superhuman, natural man," says 
author Nick ... Thorpe, winner of the 1912 Olympic decathlon and pentathlon and 
a ... His final margin was 688 points over the runner-up, Hugo Wieslander of 
Sweden. ... two seasons that Thorpe had his Olympic gold medals taken away in 
1913. [DOC] [TLE] Upon the centennial of Jim Thorpe's 1912 Olympic triumphs, the ... [PAR] Olympic gold medals in the pentathlon and decathlon ... that followed. Incredibly, 
the 1912 Olympic decathlon ... Thorpe's shoes went missing and he had to ... 
Runner-up Hugo. Wieslander of Sweden was named decathlon ... have Thorpe's 
medals returned. In 1982, he ... the guy who finished second refused to take them
. [DOC] [TLE] Olympics greatest controversies - latimes [PAR] Jun 10, 2012 ... Top 10 list of Olympic controversies includes 1972 men's basketball ... 10 (1912): 
Jim Thorpe never had participated in a decathlon until the 1912 Olympics. ... 
However, decathlon runner-up Hugo Wieslander of Sweden said he considered 
Thorpe the fair champion and would not accept the gold medal. [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe - All American - Owens Valley History [PAR] It is the story of a young man who developed and relied on the gifts and talents ... 
two gold medals around Thorpe's neck for winning the Olympic pentathlon and ... 
that made up the pentathlon and decathlon at the 1912 Summer Games remains 
.... The IOC also refused to demote Wieslander and the other runners-up from... [DOC] [TLE] A Man Before His Time Stockholm A Man Before His Time By Amy ... [PAR] On July 7, Thorpe captured the gold medal in the pentathlon -- and did

Question: Hugo Wieslander, runner-up in the 1912 Olympic decathlon, refused the gold medal this man had to return
Answer: Jim Thorpe