A Scottish immigrant who grew to monopolize the steel industry through vertical integration, but eventually sold out to JP Morgan
The free throw line is 2 inches by 12 feet, situated at the top of the lane/key. The back of the three throw line is 15 feet form the backboard/ 13 feet 9 inches from the center of the basket. (Distances are measured horizontally).
For those not familiar, the decathlon consists of 10 events, as follows (including Thorpeâs results for the event): 1  100 meter: tied for third place with 11.2 seconds. 2  Long jump: third place at 6.79 meters. 3  Shot put: first place at 12.89 meters.  High jump: first place at 1.87 1  meters. 400 meter: fourth place at 52.2 seconds.