5 Mile Handicap Road Run Trophy, won by Jim Thorpe
Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1914
- ID Number
- 1982.0575.01
- accession number
- 1982.0575
- catalog number
- 1982.0575.01
- associated person
- Thorpe, Jim
- Object Name
- trophy
- trophy, track
- Physical Description
- metal, silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in x 7 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 19.05 cm x 19.05 cm
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
- Sports & Leisure
- Trophies
- Exhibition
- Entertainment Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- name of sport
- Track and Field
- level of sport
- Amateur
- web subject
- Sports
- Record ID
- nmah_665395
