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Olympics Flashback: Jim Thorpe won two Gold medals with shoes someone had thrown in the trash | by Paul Dughi | SportsRaid | Medium
![John Behn on X: "Jim Thorpe wore different socks & shoes at the 1912 Olympics. His shoes were stolen yet he found 2 mismatched shoes in the garbage. He won 2 gold John Behn on X: "Jim Thorpe wore different socks & shoes at the 1912 Olympics. His shoes were stolen yet he found 2 mismatched shoes in the garbage. He won 2 gold](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ej3-tuqWoAECRzH.jpg)
John Behn on X: "Jim Thorpe wore different socks & shoes at the 1912 Olympics. His shoes were stolen yet he found 2 mismatched shoes in the garbage. He won 2 gold
![In the 1912 Olympics, Jim Thorpe, a Native American, Won Two Gold Medals With Shoes Someone Had Thrown in the Trash / SamePassage In the 1912 Olympics, Jim Thorpe, a Native American, Won Two Gold Medals With Shoes Someone Had Thrown in the Trash / SamePassage](https://samepassage.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/jthorpe_3.jpg)
In the 1912 Olympics, Jim Thorpe, a Native American, Won Two Gold Medals With Shoes Someone Had Thrown in the Trash / SamePassage
SpiritGym514 - This is Jim Thorpe. Look closely at the photo—he was wearing different socks and shoes. That wasn't a fashion statement. During the 1912 Olympics Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma,
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![Jim Thorpe - shoes stolen day he won 2 Gold medals. he wears 2 different size shoes … | Native american quotes, American indian history, American indigenous peoples Jim Thorpe - shoes stolen day he won 2 Gold medals. he wears 2 different size shoes … | Native american quotes, American indian history, American indigenous peoples](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/62/23/4b/62234b42ffa65e80850218309ff865f1.jpg)
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Ultimate Facts on Instagram: "The Mismatched Shoes of Jim Thorpe Jim Thorpe began the 1912 Olympics by crushing the field in the now-defunct pentathlon, which consisted of five events in a single
![In 1912, Jim Thorpe, a Native American, had his running shoes stolen on the morning of his Olympic track and field events. He was the first Native American to win a gold In 1912, Jim Thorpe, a Native American, had his running shoes stolen on the morning of his Olympic track and field events. He was the first Native American to win a gold](https://i.imgur.com/OKyBV6m.jpeg)
In 1912, Jim Thorpe, a Native American, had his running shoes stolen on the morning of his Olympic track and field events. He was the first Native American to win a gold
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