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bie at the 1912 olympics 08 november 1961 kristiansand , vest-agder , norway oslo il drammen , buskerud , norway 72 kg lb on lightsteelblue 190px 1.74 m ftin on pentathlon , long jump , hurdles 16 february 1888 1912 ferdinand bie.jpg ferdinand bie
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ferdinand bie

ferdinand reinhardt bie -lrb- 16 february 1888 -- 9 november 1961 -rrb- was a norwegian track and field athlete .
at the 1912 summer olympics in stockholm he won the silver medal in pentathlon .
on winner jim thorpe 's subsequent disqualification for professionalism in 1913 , bie was declared olympic champion , but refused to accept the gold medal from the ioc .
in 1982 thorpe was reinstated as champion by the ioc ; however , bie was still listed as co-champion .
he also finished eleventh in the long jump , and competed in 110 metres hurdles and decathlon , but failed to finish .
he became norwegian champion in long jump in 1910 and 1917 and in 110 m hurdles in 1910 .
