Olympics on Stamps — Hugo Wieslander

Games of the 5th OlympiadHost City - Stockholm, SwedenStadium - Stockholms Olympiastadion It is worth mentioning... - A Greco-wrestling match between Russian Martin Klein and Finland’s Alfred Asikainen lasted 11 hours.- Jim Thorpe a Native American won the pentathlon and decathlon by significant margins. Officials disqualified him after he was found to accept payment to play baseball before the Games. In 1982, the IOC reinstated him and returned his medals back to his daughter. *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Manama Jim Thorpe - USAIssued: 1971Gold - Men's Decathlon *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Paraguay Hugo Wieslander - SwedenIssued: 1971Gold - Men's Decathlon *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Hannes Kolehmainen - FinlandIssued: 2003Gold - 5000 m RunningGold...