5 Mile Handicap Road Run Trophy, won by Jim Thorpe
date: label: date made
content: 1914
name: label: associated person
content: Thorpe, Jim
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Oklahoma native Jim Thorpe (1888-1953) was awarded this trophy in 1914 for winning the 5 Mile Handicap Road Run held by the Bronxdale Athletic Club.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Thorpe, of mixed European and Native American descent, is considered one of the greatest-overall athletes in United States history. He was a star for the Carlisle Indian Industrial School, where he attained All-American honors in football. He went on to represent the United States at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, winning gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon. Thorpe went on to play professional football, baseball and basketball.
label: Description (Brief)
content: Thorpe's Olympic victories were revoked when it was discovered that he had made money playing semi-pro baseball, forfeiting his status as an amateur. The medals were reinstated to his family in 1983.
topic: label: name of sport
content: Track and Field
label: level of sport
content: Amateur
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
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content: Sports & Leisure
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content: Trophies
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0575.01
label: accession number
content: 1982.0575
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0575.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trophy
label: Object Name
content: trophy, track
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 10 in x 7 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 19.05 cm x 19.05 cm