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- 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 2,408 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports.
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The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad (Swedish: Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was held on 6 July.
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Re-live medal-winning moments and celebrate the world's finest athletes in their quest for gold at the 1912 Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm.
The pentathlon consisted of horse riding, fencing, swimming, shooting and cross-country running and was dominated by the real star of the Games, America's Jim Thorpe.
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The overriding sentiment at the Stockholm Games was one of peace and harmony. There were no significant protests, and competitors, many of whom competed together at the 1908 Games in London, had begun to form a kind of fraternity. The 1912 Games were the largest yet and were also the first games to enjoy major attention from the world's media, with...
There were 13 sports and 102 events overall at the Stockholm Games. In an effort to improve competitive standards, a number of sports were cut from the 1908 Games, which, judging by the amount of new world records established, was a visionary move. Equestrian competition made its debut, as did modern pentathlon, a pet project of modern Olympic foun...
Stockholm's most memorable athletic performance likely belongs to the Olympic Games' first real star, American Indian Jim Thorpe, who cruised to victories in the pentathlon and decathlon. Thorpe also placed fourth in the high jump, seventh in the long jump and was even on the American baseball team, which held an exhibition game against the Swedes....
Swimming took big strides in 1912, as Australia and Japan — competing in its first Olympics — were starting to produce world-class swimmers. George Hodgson became Canada's first swimming legend, winning gold in the 1,500-metre freestyle in a world-record time of 22 minutes flat — good for a winning margin of 39 seconds. Along the way, he set a worl...
1912 Marathon Marathons were often the most memorable events of early Olympiads, and not necessarily for brilliant performances. Dorando Pietri won the hearts of Londoners, but nearly died trying to the finish the 1908 Olympic marathon. Portugal's Francisco Lazaro really did die following the 1912 marathon. Lazaro collapsed due to heat exhaustion a...
The favourite in the 100-metre track event was Howard Drew, but he withdrew shortly before the event, citing an Achilles tendon injury. However, there was a great deal of suspicion that Drew, a black athlete, was advised to pull out by his own coach, who preferred to have a white American win.
The 1912 Olympic Games were held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,408 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports.
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 2,408 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports. Medal table.
