What was the original ruling of the IOC regarding Thorpe's Olympic records?
Listed as co-champion
Disqualified
No record
Second place
Answer
Listed as co-champion, the IOC initially recognized Thorpe's shared victory in the pentathlon and decathlon with Irish-American athlete James Sullivan. However, this decision was later reversed due to Thorpe's brief professional baseball career, which violated the IOC's amateurism rules.
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