1912 Summer Olympics

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

Francisco Lázaro, a Portuguese runner died while running the marathon.
American Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and the newly created decathlon. Upon awarding Thorpe his medal, King Gustav V is said to have stated "You sir, are the greatest athlete in the world," to which Thorpe replied, "Thanks, King."
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.
Finnish runner Hannes Kolehmainen set a world record in the 5000 meter event with 25 seconds.
Future World War II General George S. Patton took part in the first modern pentathlon competition.

Medals awarded

Demonstration sport

Medal count

(Host nation in bold.)

United States || 25 || 19 || 19 || 63 Sweden || 24 || 24 || 17 || 65Great Britain and Ireland || 10 || 15 || 16 || 41 Finland || 9 || 8 || 9 || 26 France || 7 || 4 || 3 || 14 Germany || 5 || 13 || 7 || 25 South Africa || 4 || 2 || 0 || 6 Norway || 4 || 1 || 4 || 9 Hungary || 3 || 2 || 3 || 8 Canada || 3 || 2 || 3 || 8

1912 Summer Olympics medal count
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

Nations

Articles about Stockholm Summer Olympics by nation: Australasia Austria Belgium Bohemia Canada Chile Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland Italy Japan Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Russia Serbia South Africa Sweden Switzerland Turkey United States

External links

IOC Stockholm 1912 Page