Games of the V Olympiad
Host city	Stockholm, Sweden
Nations participating	28
Athletes participating	2,407 (2,359 men, 48 women)
Events	102 in 14 sports
Opening ceremony	May 5
Closing ceremony	July 22
Officially opened by	Gustav V of Sweden
Stadium	Stockholms Olympiastadion

The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were celebrated in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ('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. The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Stockholms Olympiastadion, most often called Stockholms Stadion or just Stadion, is a Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. ('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. For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents symbolized in the Olympic rings. A continent is one of several large Landmasses on Earth. They are generally identified by Convention rather than any strict criteria with seven regions Also for the first time since 1896, all athletic events were held within a reasonably short time span of about one month, from late June to late July (though the opening ceremony was still held much earlier). The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were an International It was the last time that solid gold medals were awarded; modern medals are usually gold plated silver. The main arena was Stockholms Olympiastadion. Stockholms Olympiastadion, most often called Stockholms Stadion or just Stadion, is a Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden.

A winter sports week for the 1912 Games featuring figure skating was rejected by organizers because they wanted to promote the Nordic Games, a quadrennial sporting event, instead. The Nordic Games was the first international Multi-sport event that focused primarily on Winter sports, and was held at varying intervals between 1901 and 1926

Contents 1 Highlights 2 Medals awarded 2.1 Demonstration sport 3 Participating nations 4 Medal count 5 See also 6 External links

Highlights

• Francisco Lázaro, a Portuguese runner died from the heat while running the marathon, the first athlete in the history of the modern Olympics to die during competition. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42
• A Greco-Roman Wrestling bout between Klein and Asikainen lasted 11 hours and forty minutes—the world's longest wrestling match. ^[1][2] After Klein finally took the victory, he was too tired to compete in the final. Thus Johansson, the other wrestler to make the final-three to determine the medals, whose only loss in the elimination rounds had been the double loss to Asikainen, became the gold medalist.
• American Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and the newly created decathlon. Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe ( Sac and Fox (Sauk: Wa-Tho-Huk) (28 May 1888 – 28 March 1953 was an American athlete The pentathlon (as opposed to the Modern pentathlon) was an athletic event in the Olympic Games and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient The decathlon is an Athletic event consisting of ten Track and field events He was disqualified because of violation of the principles of amateurism, but was reinstated in 1982.
• Swedish marksman Oscar Swahn became the oldest Olympic gold medalist (up to that time), at the age of 64, in the deer-shooting event. Oscar Gomer Swahn ( October 20, 1847 &ndash May 1, 1927) was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic
• Women's events in swimming and diving were introduced. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island.

• Sweden, as the host country, refused to allow boxing events.
• Future World War II General George S. Patton took part in the first modern pentathlon competition. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For the 19th century Scottish jurist/politician see George Patton Lord Glenalmond. The modern pentathlon is a Sports contest that includes five events derived from the Greek root of pente, meaning five Modern pentathlon was the idea of Pierre de Coubertin. Pierre de Frédy Baron de Coubertin (1 January 1863 &ndash 2 September 1937 was a French Pedagogue and historian who is best known as the founder of the
• In athletics, electronic timing devices were first used.
• This was the last Olympics where "private entries" were allowed (ie not part of a country's officially selected team). Arnold Jackson was one such, winning the 1500m by 0. Brigadier-General Arnold Nugent Strode Strode-Jackson CBE DSO & Three Bars (5 April 1891 - 13 November 1972 was a British athlete, 1 second, ahead of an American trio, who were strong favourites, in what was acclaimed at the time as "the greatest race ever run". Aged 21, he remains the youngest ever winner of this event.
• For the first time, Serbian athletes took part. They were the representatives of Kingdom of Serbia and were sent by the Serbian Olympic Club: sprinter Dušan Milošević, who ranked third in the 100 m qualification group and marathon runner Dragutin Tomašević, who finished in 37th position. The Kingdom of Serbia ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевина Србија Serbian Latinica Kraljevina Srbija) was created when Prince Milan Obrenović ruler Dušan Milošević ( June 1, 1894 in Stragari, Kingdom of Serbia – May 19, 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia Dragutin Tomašević (born April 20, 1890 in Bistrica near Petrovac &ndash died October 1915 in Rašanac) was an Track and
• Ewart Douglas Horsfall won his first two gold medals for Great Britain in rowing. Ewart Douglas Horsfall (24 May 1892 &ndash 1 February 1974 was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics He has widely been considered Britain's greatest rower prior to Steve Redgrave.
• 1912 saw the first art competitions at the Olympic Games, a tradition that was to be kept up until 1948. Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during its early years from 1912 to 1948 The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in London The American Walter Winans became the only person ever to win Olympic medals both in an athletic competition (a silver medal in shooting) and in an art competition (a gold medal in sculpture). Walter Winans ( April 5, 1852 &ndash August 12, 1920) was a British marksman, sculptor, and painter

Medals awarded

Athletics Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics Modern pentathlon

Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Tennis Tug of war Water polo Wrestling

Demonstration sport

• Baseball
• Glima

Participating nations

28 nations competed in Stockholm. These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, one Cycling event was contested At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four Diving events were contested The equestrian program at the 1912 Summer Olympics included five medal events At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five Fencing events were contested Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Four Gymnastics events were held at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Modern pentathlon was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics featured 4 events for men only At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four events in Sailing were contested At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, 18 events in shooting were contested At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine Swimming events were contested At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden eight Tennis events were contested The Tug of war contest at the 1912 Summer Olympics consisted of a single match as only two teams entered the competition The 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, saw the fourth Water polo tournament at Olympics At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five wrestling events were contested Baseball had its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics as an exhibition sport

Australasia Austria Belgium Bohemia Canada Chile Denmark Egypt Finland France

Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands

Norway Portugal Russia Serbia South Africa Sweden Switzerland Turkey United States

Medal count

Main article: 1912 Summer Olympics medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1912 Games. Australasia was the name of a combined team at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, consisting of 26 athletes from Austria competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Belgium competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Bohemia competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, for the last time Canada competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Chile competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Denmark competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Egypt competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Finland competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. France competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Germany competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden Greece competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Hungary competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Iceland competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Italy competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Japan competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Luxembourg competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Norway competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Portugal competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Russian Empire ( Russia) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Serbia sent two athletes that competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. South Africa competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Sweden was the host nation for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. Switzerland competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. The Ottoman Empire (referred to as Turkey) competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	25	19	19	63
2	Sweden (host nation)	24	24	17	65
3	Great Britain	10	15	16	41
4	Finland	9	8	9	26
5	France	7	4	3	14
6	Germany	5	13	7	25
7	South Africa	4	2	0	6
8	Norway	4	1	4	9
9	Canada	3	2	3	8
	Hungary	3	2	3	8

See also

• International Olympic Committee
• IOC country codes

External links

• IOC Stockholm 1912 Page
• Serbian Olympic Committee

Preceded by London

Summer Olympic Games Stockholm V Olympiad (1912)

Succeeded by Berlin

The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Sweden was the host nation for the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden Finland competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. France competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Germany competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. South Africa competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Norway competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Canada competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Hungary competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC) uses Three letter acronym country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The anticipated 1916 Summer Olympics, which were to be officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were to have been held in Berlin, Germany.

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