Ferdinand Bie

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Olympic medal record
Men’s Athletics
Gold 1912 Stockholm Pentathlon

Ferdinand Reinhardt Bie (February 16, 1888 – November 9, 1961) is a Norwegian athlete who competed mainly in the Pentathlon.

He competed for a Norway in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the Pentathlon where he won the Silver medal. On winner Jim Thorpe's subsequent disqualification for professionalism in 1913, Bie was declared Olympic champion. In 1982, Thorpe was reinstated as champion by the IOC; however, Bie was still to be considered co-champion.

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