1912 Summer Olympics

Games of the V Olympiad
Host cityStockholm, Sweden
Nations28
Athletes2,406 (2,359 men, 47 women)
Events102 in 14 sports (18 disciplines)
Opening6 July
Closing22 July
Opened by
King Gustaf V[1]
StadiumStockholms Olympiastadion
← London 1908 Antwerp 1920 →
Berlin 1916 →
Swedish king awarding gold medal in swimming to Duke Kahanamoku at 1912 games

The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in Stockholm, Sweden.[2]

The games were thought to be a success.[3] For the first time, athletes in the Games came from all five continents symbolised in the Olympic rings.

Participating nations

A total of 22 nations sent athletes to compete at the Stockholm games. They were:

References

Countries at the 1912 Olympics
  1. ↑ "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. September 13, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  2. ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1912 Stockholm Summer Games" Archived 2008-07-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-23.
  3. ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 20 [5 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.

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