World's Greatest Athlete is the title generally given to the Olympic decathlon champion.
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. The current holder of the title is American Ashton Eaton, the gold medal winner of the event at the 2012 London Olympics, who took the title from Beijing Olympics champion Bryan Clay.
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