All Topics  
1912 Summer Olympics

 

 

 

 

 

1912 Summer Olympics


 
 
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an internationalInternational

International or internationally describes interaction between nations or encompassing several nations....
 multi-sport





Discussion
Ask a question about '1912 Summer Olympics'
Start a new discussion about '1912 Summer Olympics'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum






Timeline

1912   The 1912 Summer Olympics open in Stockholm, Sweden.






Encyclopedia


The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an internationalInternational

International or internationally describes interaction between nations or encompassing several nations....
 multi-sportSport

HistoryThe development of sports throughout history teaches us a great deal about social changes and also a lot about the nature ...
 event which was celebrated in 1912 in StockholmStockholm

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of ...
, SwedenSweden

The Kingdom of Sweden is a Nordic country in Scandinavia....
. For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents symbolized in the Olympic rings. Also for the first time since 18961896 Summer Olympics

The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were held in 1896 in Athens, Greece....
, 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). It was the last time that solid gold medals were awarded; modern medals are usually gold plated silver. The main arena was Stockholms OlympiastadionStockholms Olympiastadion

Stockholms Olympiastadion, most often called Stockholms 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 GamesNordic Games

The Nordic Games was the first international multi-sport event that focused primarily on winter sports, and was held at vary...
, a quadrennial sporting event, instead.

Highlights

  • Francisco LázaroFrancisco Lázaro

    Francisco L?zaroHe was the first athlete to die during an Olympic event, after collapsing at the 29 kilometer mark of the ma...
    , a PortuguesePortugal

    Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic is located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, and is the w...
     runner died from the heat while running the marathon, the first athlete in the history of the modern Olympics to die during competition.
  • A Greco-Roman Wrestling bout between Klein and Asikainen lasted 11 hours and forty minutes—the world's longest wrestling match. 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 ThorpeJim Thorpe

    Jacobus Franciscus "Jim" Thorpe is considered one of the most versatile athletes in modern sports....
     won the pentathlonPentathlon

    The pentathlon was an athletics event in the Olympic Games and other Panhellenic Games of Ancient Greece....
     and the newly created decathlonDecathlon

    A decathlon is an athletic contest made up of 10 events....
    . He was disqualified because of violation of the principles of amateurism, but was reinstated in 1982.
  • Swedish marksman Oscar SwahnOscar Swahn

    Oscar Gomer Swahn was a Swedish shooter who competed at three olympic games, and won several medals....
     became the oldest Olympic gold medalist (up to that time), at the age of 64, in the deer-shooting event.
  • Women's events in swimmingSwimming Overview

    Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body....
     and divingDiving

    Diving refers to the sport of acrobatically jumping or falling into water....
     were introduced.


  • Sweden, as the host country, refused to allow boxing events.
  • Future World War IIWorld War II

    World War II, or the Second World War, was a worldwide conflict fought between the Allied Powers and the Axis Powers ,...
     GeneralGeneral

    A General is an officer of high military rank....
     George S. PattonGeorge S. Patton Overview

    George Smith Patton, Jr. was a leading U.S....
     took part in the first modern pentathlonModern pentathlon Overview

    The modern pentathlon is a sports contest consisting of 5 events, hence the name pentathlon....
     competition. Modern pentathlon was the idea of Pierre de CoubertinPierre de Coubertin

    Pierre de Frdy, Baron de Coubertin , was a French pedagogue and historian, but is best known as the founder of the modern Ol...
    .
  • In athletics, electric 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 JacksonArnold Jackson

    * This is an artcile about the athlete....
     was one such, winning the 1500m by 0.1 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 SerbiaKingdom of Serbia

    The Kingdom of Serbia was a state that existed in the Balkans from 1882 to 1918....
     and were sent by the Serbian Olympic Club: sprinter Dušan MiloševicDušan Miloševic

    Du?an Milo?evic was a Serbian multi sport athlete and Olympian....
    , who ranked third in the 100 m qualification group and marathon runner Dragutin TomaševicDragutin Tomaševic

    Dragutin Toma?evic was an track and field athlete and gymnast from the Kingdom of Serbia, who competed at the 1912 Summer O...
    , who finished in 37th position.
  • Ewart Douglas HorsfallEwart Horsfall

    Ewart Douglas Horsfall was a British rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics....
     won his first two gold medals for Great Britain in rowing. He has widely been considered Britain's greatest rower prior to Steve Redgrave.
  • 1912 saw the first art competitions at the Olympic GamesArt competitions at the Olympic Games

    Art competitions formed part of the modern Olympic Games during it's early years, from 1912 to 1948....
    , a tradition that was to be kept up until 19481948 Summer Olympics

    The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were held in 1948 at Wembley Stadium in L...
    . The American Walter WinansWalter Winans

    Walter Winans was an American-born British marksman, sculptor, and painter who participated in the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olym...
     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).

Medals awarded



  • AthleticsAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics....
  • CyclingCycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, two cycling events were contested....
  • DivingDiving at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four diving events were contested....
  • EquestrianEquestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    The Stockholm Games had three equestrian events: dressage, eventing, and show jumping....
  • FencingFencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five fencing events were contested. ...
  • FootballFootball at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    The football tournament at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, attracted a record 11 entries, all of them from Eu...
  • GymnasticsGymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    The results of Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm ...
  • Modern pentathlonModern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    Modern pentathlon was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....
 
  • RowingRowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics featured 4 events, for men only....
  • SailingSailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four events in sailing were contested....
  • ShootingShooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, 18 events in shooting were contested....
  • SwimmingSwimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested....
  • TennisTennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    Final results of the Tennis competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden....
  • Tug of warTug of war at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    Tug of war, Men...
  • Water poloWater polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    The 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, saw the fourth water polo tournament at Olympics....
  • WrestlingWrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics

    At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five wrestling events were contested....


  • Demonstration sport

    • BaseballBaseball at the 1912 Summer Olympics Summary

      Baseball had its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics as an exhibition sport....
    • Glima

    Participating nations


    28 nations competed in Stockholm.
         

    Medal count

    These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1912 Games.
    1 25 19 19 63
    2 (host nation) 24 24 17 65
    3 10 15 16 41
    4 9 8 9 26
    5 7 4 3 14
    6 5 13 7 25
    7 4 2 0 6
    8 4 1 4 9
    9 3 2 3 8
    3 2 3 8

    See also

    • International Olympic CommitteeInternational Olympic Committee

      The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and De...
    • IOC country codes

    External links