World's Greatest Athlete

World's Greatest Athlete

World's Greatest Athlete is the title generally given to the Olympic decathlon champion. [ [http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/2008olympics/2008/08/22/2008-08-22_bryan_clay_claims_decathlon_gold_title_a.html Bryan Clay claims decathlon gold, title as world's greatest athlete] ] [ [http://olympics.fanhouse.com/2008/08/22/bryan-clay-wins-olympic-decathlon-gold-worlds-greatest-athlete Bryan Clay Wins Olympic Decathlon Gold, World's Greatest Athlete Is an American] ]

The tradition of "World's Greatest Athlete" began when King Gustav V of Sweden told Jim Thorpe, "You, sir, are the World's Greatest Athlete" after Thorpe won the decathlon at the Stockholm Olympics in 1912. [ [http://www.sptimes.com/2004/02/08/Sports/World_s_Greatest_Athl.shtml World's Greatest Athlete] ] The current holder of the title is American Bryan Clay, the gold medal winner of the event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, who took the title from Athens Olympics champion Roman Šebrle.

List of Olympic decathlon winners

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