1912 Summer Olympics

Games of the V Olympiad
Host city	Stockholm, Sweden
Nations	28
Athletes	2,406 (2,359 men, 47 women)
Events	102 in 14 sports (18 disciplines)
Opening	6 July
Closing	22 July
Opened by	King Gustaf V
Stadium	Stockholms Olympiastadion

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[change | change source]

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

Related pages[change | change source]

List of IOC country codes

References[change | change source]

Countries at the 1912 Olympics

↑ "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.
↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1912 Stockholm Summer Games" Archived 2008-07-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-23.
↑ 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.

Other websites[change | change source]

Media related to 1912 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons

IOC page for the 1912 Summer 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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