Jump up ^ Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics .
Gold medals were later taken away when it was learned that Jim Thorpe had played two seasons of minor - league baseball prior to the Olympics ( and marred Jim Thorpe 's amateur status ) .
Jump up ^ Jim Thorpe won two gold medals in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics , but they were later taken away when it was learned that he had played two seasons of minor - league baseball prior to the Olympics ( and marred his amateur status ) .