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/Home/Sports/Sports/History of Olympics/Baseball Baseball ? news reports, Sydney results, ancient origins, Olympic history, Atlanta results, the competition, rules in brief, the taking part and GB squad Votes:0 OLYMPIC HISTORY Jim Thorpe Baseball was first seen at the Games in 1912 and was a demonstration sport a further six times until 1988. Those first Games marked the start of a controversy that was to last until 1983. Jim Thorpe, the native American who won both the decathlon and pentathlon and finished fourth in the high jump and seventh in the long jump at Stockholm, also led the US to victory over Sweden at baseball. Born Wa-Tho-Huck, meaning Bright Path, Thorpe admitted in 1913 that he had received $25 a week playing baseball in his boyhood. The American authorities took a hard line, as did the IOC, and Thorpe was forced to hand back all his medals. He later played professional baseball but all campaigns to have him reinstated as Olympic champion failed during his lifetime. Thorpe died of Read More Go to Site OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT Votes:0 Olympic Games Sports Athletes News The Movement Olympic Museum Education FranÇais www.olympic.org - Site Officiel du Mouvement Olympique Olympic News 20 November 2007 YOG 2010: Bid city presentations via video conference After selecting five Candidate Cities for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games, the IOC announced today the procedure it will follow to evaluate these candidates. Athens (GRE), Bangkok (THA), Moscow (RUS), Singapore (SIN) and Turin... [ Full story ] Five cities to compete to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 (19 November 2007) Rogge urges participants at World Doping Conference to do a lot and do it fast (15 November 2007) A Roaring Lion in the Country of Kangaroos (15 November 2007) More Olympic news Media Centre Press releases and more 262 days to go One Wor Read More Go to Site OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT Votes:0 Olympic Games Sports Athletes News The Movement Olympic Museum Education FranÇais www.olympic.org - Site Officiel du Mouvement Olympique Olympic News 20 November 2007 YOG 2010: Bid city presentations via video conference After selecting five Candidate Cities for the 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games, the IOC announced today the procedure it will follow to evaluate these candidates. Athens (GRE), Bangkok (THA), Moscow (RUS), Singapore (SIN) and Turin... [ Full story ] Five cities to compete to host the 1st Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2010 (19 November 2007) Rogge urges participants at World Doping Conference to do a lot and do it fast (15 November 2007) A Roaring Lion in the Country of Kangaroos (15 November 2007) More Olympic news Media Centre Press releases and more 262 days to go One Wor Read More Go to Site Olympic Preview: Baseball Votes:0 Home World & News U.S. People Word Wise Science Math & Money Sports Cool Stuff Games & Quizzes Homework Center Fact Monster Favorites American Indian Heritage Month Thanksgiving Say Thank You Advent Hanukkah Pearl Harbor Day Campaign 2008 Presidential Factfile International Space Station Most Polluted Places in the World Harry Potter Page Ranger's Apprentice NFL Team Profiles Fact Monster Blog! Science Projects Daylight Saving Time 2007 Calendar 2008 Calendar Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia FunBrain Baseball First Olympic Appearance: 1992 by Mike Morrison and Mark Zurlo Related Links Olympics Overview 2008 Encyclopedia: Baseball Baseball became an official Olympic sport in 1992 at the Barcelona Games. In 2000, professional baseball players were permitted to play in th Read More Go to Site

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