| Games of the V Olympiad | |
) 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 held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents symbolized in the Olympic rings. It was also the last time that solid gold medals were awarded; modern medals are usually gold coated silver. The main arena was Stockholms Olympiastadion.
A winter sports week for the 1912 Games featuring figure skating were rejected by organizers because they wanted to promote the Nordic Games, a quadrennial sporting event, instead.
Highlights
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Opening Ceremony
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Jim Thorpe in action at the 1912 Olympics.
- 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.
- American Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and the newly created decathlon. He was disqualified because of violation of principles of amateurism, but was rehabilitated 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.
- Women's events in swimming and diving were introduced.
- 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.
- In athletics, electronic timing devices were first used.
- For the first time the 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 100m qualification group and marathon runner Dragutin Tomašević, who finished in 37th position.
- Ewart Douglas Horsfall won his first two gold medals for Great Britain in rowing. He has widely been considered Britain's greatest rower prior to Steve Redgrave.
Medals awarded
Demonstration sport
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Participating nations
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Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | ){kind=small} United States | 25 | 19 | 19 | 63 |
| 2 | ){kind=small} Sweden (host nation) | 24 | 24 | 17 | 65 |
| 3 | ){kind=small} Great Britain | 10 | 15 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | Finland | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
| 5 | ){kind=small} France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | ){kind=small} Germany | 5 | 13 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | ){kind=small} South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | ){kind=small} Norway | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 9 | ){kind=small} Canada | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
){kind=small} Hungary | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
See also
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| Preceded by London | Summer Olympic Games Host City V Olympiad (1908) | Succeeded by Berlin |
| Sports • • NOCs Medalists • Symbols | ||
| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944),, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 | ||
| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — ''Sochi 2014 | ||
City of Stockholm
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Gustav V
King of Sweden
1935 photograph by Gösta Hård
Reign December 8 1907 - October 29 1950
Full name Oscar Gustav Adolf Bernadotte
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Reign December 8 1907 - October 29 1950
Full name Oscar Gustav Adolf Bernadotte
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Stockholms Olympiastadion, most often called Stockholms Stadion, is a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by architect Torben Grut, it was opened in 1912, its original use was as a venue for the 1912 Olympic Games.
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Jim Thorpe
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Born: May 28 1888
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Oscar Swahn at the 1912 Summer Olympics
Medal record
Men's Shooting
Gold 1908 London Single-shot running deer
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Oscar Swahn at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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Men's Shooting
Gold 1908 London Single-shot running deer
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These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.
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