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Violating the Olympic spirit

By Jeff Merron
Special to Page 2

Wednesday, February 5, 2003

Olympic history is filled with moments of high drama, many of which take place outside the competition. Through the years, many American Olympians have been the center of controversy resulting in a ban or suspension. Below is a sampling of some of the more prominent cases: Jim Thorpe Thorpe blew out the competition in the 1912 Stockholm Olympcs decathlon, trouncing the silver medalist by an extraordinary 700 points, and he also easily won the pentathlon. At the end of the games, King Gustav V ...

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