Karl Hugo Wieslander (born 11 June1889; Died 24 May1976) was a Swedish athlete who competed in combined events. A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... June 11 is the 162nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (163rd in leap years), with 203 days remaining. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
Hugo Wieslander set the inaugural world record in the pentathlon in Gothenberg, Sweden in 1911 with a score of 5516 points. The pentathlon (as opposed to the modern pentathlon) was an athletics event in the Olympic Games and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece. ... Gothenburg (Swedish: Göteborg [jøːtəbɔrj]) is a city and a municipality on the western coast of Sweden, in the County of Västra Götaland. ...
The following year he competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. He finished second in the decathlon, behind American Jim Thorpe by 688 points. In 1913, after it had been discovered that Thorpe had played professional baseball for a minor league team, Thorpe was disqualified for not being an amateur. Wieslander was therefore declared the winner of the 1912 Olympics, he was awarded the Gold medal but refused to accept it. In 1982 Jim Thorpe was reinstated by the IOC with Hugo Wieslander as joint winners of the 1912 Olympic decathlon. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... // The Decathlon Day 1: 100 m long jump shot put High Jump 400 m Day 2: 110m hurdles discus throw pole vault javelin throw 1500 m Decathlon sprouted from the ancient game pentathlon. ... Jacobus Franciscus Jim Thorpe (Sac and Fox Nation: Wa-Tho-Huk) (May 28, 1887 – March 28, 1953) is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports. ...
Thorpe's final event was the decathlon, where tough competition from the local favorite, HugoWieslander, was expected.
But Wieslander was no match for Thorpe either, finishing some 700 points behind Thorpe.
In an unusual ruling, however, they declared that Thorpe was now co-champion with Bie and Wieslander, even though both athletes had always said they considered Thorpe to be the only champion.
The Olympic Committee came to the Swedish hero, Karl HugoWieslander, who had come in second in the decathlon event.
Wieslander isn't known as much for his Olympic prowess as he is for the fact that he said to the IOC committee: "No thank you." He REFUSED to accept Thorpe's medal; he wouldn't take it.
Twelve years after refusing the medal, Wieslander traveled all the way from Sweden to the United States to try and find his former competitor.
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