For the 1912 Summer Olympics

1912 Summer Olympics

The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...

 in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

, a total of twelve sports venues were used. This marked the first time that more than one venue would be used for the football tournament, a trend that continues as of 2010.

Venues

Venue	Sports	Capacity	Ref.
Barkarby Barkarby Barkarby is a district of Järfälla Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden and part of the contiguously built-up Stockholm urban area.Barkarby has a station of the Stockholm commuter rail network.-1912 Summer Olympics:...	Modern pentathlon Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics Modern pentathlon was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The sport was invented by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games.-Shooting:-Swimming:-Fencing:...  (riding)	Not listed.
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken Djurgårdsbrunnsviken Djurgårdsbrunnsviken is a bay in central Stockholm, Sweden, together with the canal Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen forming the northern shore line of the island Djurgården...	Diving Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four diving events were contested. For the first time, women competed in diving at the Olympic Games... , Modern pentathlon (swimming), Rowing Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics featured 4 events, for men only. All races were held in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from Thursday, July 17 to Saturday, July 19, 1912.-Medal summary:-Bronze medals:... , Swimming Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics At the 1912 Summer Olympics, nine swimming events were contested. Swimming events were held in a 100 m course built in Stockholm harbor. For the first time, women's events were part of the Olympic swimming program. The competitions were held from Saturday July 6, 1912 to Friday July 12, 1912... , Water polo Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, saw the fourth water polo tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from July 7 to July 16, 1912.-Medal summary:...	Not listed.
Fältrittklubben Fältrittklubben Fältrittklubben or the Stockholm Cross Country Riding Club is an equestrian club located in Stockholm, Sweden, established in 1886 by Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland. During the 1912 Summer Olympics, it hosted the endurance trials for the equestrian eventing competition.-Reference:* p. 221....	Equestrian Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics The equestrian program at the 1912 Summer Olympics included five medal events. There were individual competitions in dressage, eventing, and show jumping...  (eventing endurance)	Not listed.
Kaknäs Kaknäs Kaknäs is a district and a former village in Medieval times located in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of the Ladugårdsgärdet area. It is the site of several archeological finds and has given its name to Kaknästornet. During the 1912 Summer Olympics, it hosted several shooting events.The shooting part...	Modern pentathlon (shooting)	Not listed.
Liljeholmen Liljeholmen Liljeholmen is a district in South Stockholm, organized into the borough with the same name.In 1860 Liljeholmen became the first suburb outside Stockholm city limit...	Cycling Cycling at the 1912 Summer Olympics At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, one cycling event was contested. This event was a time trial, which counts as individual race as well as for the team time trial. The competition was held on Sunday July 7, 1912... , Equestrian	Not listed.
Lindarängen Lindarängen Lindarängen is a location outside of Stockholm, Sweden. During the 1912 Summer Olympics, it hosted the steeplechase trials for the equestrian eventing competition.-Reference:* p. 605....	Equestrian (eventing steeplechase)	Not listed.
Mälaren Mälaren Lake Mälaren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and Vättern. Its area is 1,140 km² and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from east to west...	Cycling	Not listed.
Nynäshamn Nynäshamn - References :...	Sailing Sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics The sailing at the 1912 Summer Olympics consisted of a total of four sailing classes . For each class two ordinary races were scheduled from July 19, 1912 to July 27, 1912 of the coast of Nynäshamn...	Not listed.
Östermalm Athletic Grounds Östermalm Athletic Grounds The Östermalm Athletic Grounds is a sports venue located in the Östermalm district of Stockholm, Sweden. Completed in 1906, the facility played host to several sports during the 1912 Summer Olympics. These sports included equestrian, fencing , and tennis...	Equestrian, Fencing Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics -Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:... , Modern pentathlon (fencing), Tennis Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden eight tennis events were contested.- Men's events :- Women's events :- Mixed events :- Participating nations :...	Not listed.
Råsunda Stadium Råsunda Stadium Råsunda Fotbollstadion, also Råsundastadion, Råsunda Stadium or just Råsunda, is a Swedish national football stadium. It is located in Solna Municipality in Metropolitan Stockholm and named after Råsunda, a zone of Solna.-History:...	Football Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the fourth time football was on the Olympic schedule. The tournament was contested between 11 nations, all of them from Europe, with Great Britain winning the gold medals... , Shooting Shooting at the 1912 Summer Olympics At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, 18 events in shooting were contested.-Medal summary:-Participating nations:A total of 283 sport shooters from 16 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:-Medal table:...	Not listed.
Stockholm Olympic Stadium	Athletics Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced for the first time, as the 5 mile event was eliminated... , Equestrian, Football (football), Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics Four gymnastics events were held at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Including the display the competitions were held between July 6 and July 15, 1912... , Modern pentathlon (running), Tug of war Tug of war at the 1912 Summer Olympics The tug of war contest at the 1912 Summer Olympics consisted of a single match, as only two teams entered the competition.Sweden was represented by the Stockholm Police, while Great Britain's team came from the defending champion City of London Police... , Wrestling Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics At the 1912 Summer Olympics, five wrestling events were contested. They were all for men in the Greco-Roman style. The Light Heavyweight match ended after a nine hour draw...	33,000
Traneberg Traneberg Traneberg is a residential district in western Stockholm and part of the Bromma borough. For the 1912 Summer Olympics, it hosted some of the football competitions.-Reference:* p. 221. - accessed 8 July 2010....	Football	Not listed.

After the Olympics

Stockholm Olympic Stadium served as one of the equestrian venues

Equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics

The Equestrian Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian quarantine regulations and included Dressage, Eventing, and Show Jumping. All three disciplines had both individual and team competitions...

 for the 1956 Summer Olympics

1956 Summer Olympics

The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...

. Råsunda Stadium served as a venue for the 1958 FIFA World Cup

1958 FIFA World Cup

The 1958 FIFA World Cup, the sixth staging of the World Cup, was hosted by Sweden from 8 June to 29 June. The tournament was won by Brazil, who beat Sweden 5–2 in the final for their first title. To date, this marks the only occasion that a World Cup staged in Europe was not won by a European...

 and the 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup.