In the 1912 Olympics, Thorpe could run the 100-yard dash in 10 seconds flat, the 220 in 21.8 seconds, the 440 in 51.8 seconds, the 880 in 1:57, the mile in 4:35, the 120-yard high hurdles in 15 seconds, and the 220-yard low hurdles in 24 seconds.Jim Thorpe Is Dead on West Coast at 64, The New York Times, March 29, 1953. Retrieved April 23, 2007. He could long jump 23 ft 6 in and high-jump 6 ft 5 in. He could pole vault , put the shot , throw the javelin , and throw the discus . Thorpe entered the U.S. Olympic trials for the pentathlon and the decathlon.
In the 1912 Olympics Thorpe could run the 100-yard dash in 10 seconds flat the 220 in 218 seconds the 440 in 518 seconds the 880 in 157 the mile in 435 the 120-yard high hurdles in 15 seconds and the 220-yard low hurdles in 24 secondsJim Thorpe Is Dead on West Coast at 64 The New York Times March 29 1953 Retrieved April 23 2007 He could long jump 23 ft 6 in and high-jump 6 ft 5 in He could pole vault  put the shot  throw the javelin  and throw the discus  Thorpe entered the US Olympic trials for the pentathlon and the decathlon