[DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe The World's Greatest Athlete [PAR] Describing Jim Thorpe as a great athlete would be doing him a severe injustice. 
... King Gustav V of Sweden told Thorpe: "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the 
world. ... American Olympic team to Stockholm, Sweden for the 1912 Olympic 
Games. ... Sir,' he declared, 'you are the greatest athlete in the world,' Thorpe, 
never a... [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe - Wikipedia [PAR] James Francis "Jim" Thorpe was an American athlete and Olympic gold medalist. 
A member of .... Thorpe "ran around past and through them not once, but twice". 
... For the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, two new multi-event ... 
Thorpe his prize, King Gustav said, "You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world"
,... [DOC] [TLE] ESPN.com: Thorpe preceded Deion, Bo [PAR] He was the Olympic track champion who lost his gold medals because he played 
minor league baseball. ... But Thorpe's legend was galvanized into America's 
conscience at the 1912 Olympics. He won the ... When King Gustav V of Sweden 
congratulated Thorpe, he said, "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world.". [DOC] [TLE] The Greatest Athlete In The World | American History Lives at ... [PAR] Jim Thorpe was at the 1912 Olympics, but legend had to make him even more
and .... and a laurel wreath, supplemented by a life-size bust of Sweden's King 
Gustav V, presented by ..... In later years the athletes called him Slavery 
Brundage. [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe The Greatest Athlete A Century Later June 11 2012 [PAR] Jun 11, 2012 ... I knew about him, that he won a couple of gold medals, and that he ... at the 
1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Lenhart is absolutely sure of ... Swedish King 
Gustav V reportedly told the athlete, You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world
. ... When James Francis Thorpe was born, his mother called him... [DOC] [TLE] Memorable Olympic Moments: Jim Thorpe, Stockholm 1912 [PAR] Summer Olympics memorable moments of Jim Thorpe. ... On the boat trip over to 
Sweden the naturally gifted Thorpe mostly napped ... At the Games' closing 
ceremonies King Gustav V told him, "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world! [DOC] [TLE] The greatest athlete in the world - National Archives Experience [PAR] At the 1912 Olympics, in Stockholm, Sweden, Thorpe won both the decathlon 
and the pentathlon. King Gustav V of Sweden called him, the greatest athlete in
... [DOC] [TLE] JIM THORPE "WORLD'S GREATEST ATHLETE" Ultrafamous Native ... [PAR] American Olympic Gold: King Gustav V of Sweden presents an Olympic gold 
medal ... him "the greatest athlete in the world," Stockholm Summer Olympics, 
1912. .... many American Indians who attended the so-called Indian schools, 
including... [DOC] [TLE] Why Are Jim Thorpe's Olympic Records Still Not Recognized? | History [PAR] When King Gustaf V of Sweden placed two gold medals around Thorpe's neck for 
... Photographs of him at the time verify his seriousness of purpose, showing a .... 
I am so sick of Michael Phelps being called the greatest athlete in the world. ... I 
had known about his dominance at the 1912 Olympic Games, but I did not know... [DOC] [TLE] Jim Thorpe Receives Gold from King Gustav V of Sweden, Olympics ... [PAR] When he received his gold medal for the decathlon in the 1912 Olympics, the 
King of Sweden proclaimed him the "greatest athlete in the world." More... [DOC] [TLE] JIM THORPE, 1888-1953 - Manataka American Indian Council [PAR] "Sir, you are the greatest athlete in the world." - King Gustav V of Sweden. ... 
Carlisle Indian School and a double gold medal winner in the 1912 (Olympics, 
Thorpe - who .... around the field after the famous manager called him a "dumb 
Indian. [DOC] [TLE] Stories of the Ages: Legendary Inspiration - Jim Thorpe | News OK [PAR] When King Gustav V

Question: At the 1912 Olympics, King Gustav V of Sweden called him "The Greatest Athlete in the World"
Answer: Jim Thorpe