| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men’s Athletics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1912 Stockholm | 10000 metres | |
Louis Tewanima (born 1888 - died January 18, 1969) was a Hopi Indian Track team member of the Carlisle Indian School (teammate was Jim Thorpe) American athlete who competed mainly in the 10,000 meters. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1912 in The men's 10000 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Hopi are Native American people who primarily live on the 12635 km² (2531 Carlisle Indian Industrial School, (1879 - 1918 was an Indian Boarding School in Carlisle Pennsylvania. Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk: Wa-Tho-Huk) (28 May 1888 – 28 March 1953 was an American athlete The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
He competed for United States in the 1908 Olympic Games, held in London, where he finished in ninth place in the Marathon. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. He also competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 10,000 meters where he won the silver medal. These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
He is a running legend to the Hopi tribe and there is a race dedicated to him every year on the mesa of Shungopavi. It's primarily a 5K & 10K which is held on the weekend of Labor Day. The course starts in the village on top of the mesa and follows the highway down the mesa. The 10K includes a 3 mile run through a riverbed. The last part of both the 5K & 10K is a climb up stairs to the top of the mesa where the finish line is located. Among other great runners, Billy Mills has been sited in attendance at this event called the Tewanima.
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