Less then a year after the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm, Jim Thorp was accused of playing semipro baseball which he admitted to. He was stripped of his medals and trophies by James E. Sullivan of the United States.

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This is true. Jim Thorpe was stripped of his medals and trophies for playing semipro baseball, which violated the amateurism rules of the time.

Less Then a Year After the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm