The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event 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. With the exception of tennis (starting on 5 May) and football and shooting (both starting on 29 June), the games were held within a month with an official opening on 6 July. It was the last Olympics to issue solid gold medals and, with Japan's debut, the first time an Asian nation participated. Stockholm was the only bid for the games, and was selected in 1909.
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad (French:Jeux olympiques d'été), first held in 1896, are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that started in 1904. The Winter Olympic Games were also created due to the success of the Summer Olympics.
The Olympics have increased from a 42-event competition with fewer than 250 male competitors from 14 nations to a 300-event sporting celebration with over 10,000 competitors from 205 nations. Organizers for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing expected approximately 10,500 competitors to take part in the 302 events on the program for the games.
Eighteen countries have hosted the Summer Olympics, with Great Britain 2012 being the most recent. The United States has hosted four Summer Olympics (1904, 1932, 1984, and 1996), more than any other nation, and Great Britain has hosted three Summer Olympics (1908, 1948, and 2012), all in London. Three cities have hosted two Summer Olympics: Los Angeles (1932 and 1984), Paris (1900 and 1924), and Athens (1896 and 2004).
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an internationalmulti-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome, but were re-located on financial grounds following a disastrous eruption of Mt Vesuvius in 1906. They were the fourth chronological modern Olympic Games in keeping with the now-accepted four-year cycle as opposed to the proposed Intercalated Games alternate four-year cycle. The IOC president for these Games was Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Lasting a total of 187 days, or 6 months and 4 days, these games were the longest in modern Olympics history.
Background
The selection process for the 1908 Summer Olympics consisted of four bids, and saw Rome selected ahead of London, Berlin and Milan. The selection was made at the 6th IOC Session in London in 1904.
Italian authorities were preparing to hold the games when Mount Vesuvius erupted on 7 April 1906, devastating the city of Naples. Funds were diverted to the reconstruction of Naples, so a new venue was required. London was selected for the first time to hold the Games which were held at White City alongside the Franco-British Exhibition, at the time the more noteworthy event.
The 1972 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1972), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, was an internationalmulti-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972.
The sporting nature of the event was largely overshadowed by the Munich massacre in which eleven Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German police officer were killed. Five Black September Palestinian terrorists died.
The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics to be held in Germany, after the 1936 Games in Berlin, which had taken place under the Nazi regime. Mindful of the connection, the West German Government was eager to take the opportunity of the Munich Olympics to present a new, democratic and optimistic Germany to the world, as shown by the Games' official motto, "Die Heiteren Spiele", or "the cheerful Games". The logo of the Games was a blue solar logo (the "Bright Sun") by Otl Aicher, the designer and director of the visual conception commission. The Olympic mascot, the dachshund "Waldi", was the first officially named Olympic mascot. The Olympic Fanfare was composed by Herbert Rehbein, a companion of Bert Kaempfert.
All Five Continents Together - Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games Highlights
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The Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games were marked by first times. For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents. It was also the first time Japan participated. The modern pentathlon, women's swimming and women's diving all made their Olympic debuts.
The Stockholm Games were a model of efficiency. The Swedish hosts introduced the first Olympic use of automatic timing devices for the track events, the photo finish and a public address system.
These were the games of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma, who won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge margins. He was later disqualified when it was discovered that he had accepted a modest sum to play baseball before the Games. But in 1982, the IOC decided to rei...
published: 25 Jun 2012
1912 Stockholm Olympics - Gymnastics, Athletics, Fencing & 5000 metres
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Awe-inspiring images of women athletes rope climbing demand attention in this Pathe newsreel, celebrating the sporting achievements of competitors from across the world at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. The film engagingly captures a range of sports, illustrating the mass scale of the event as well as the more personal achievements of individual athletes, such as Swedish javelin competitor Eric Lemming. The gymnasts at the start of this film were among 48 women competing at the Stockholm games, up from 22 in 1900.
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published: 28 Jul 2016
1912 Summer Olympics Medal
1912 Summer Olympics Medal
1912 Summer Olympics
Olympics 1912
Games of the V Olympiad
The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event 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. With the exception of tennis (starting on 5 May) and football and shooting (both starting on 29 June), the games were held within a month with an official opening on 6 July. It was the last Olympics to issue solid gold medals and, with Japan's debut, the first time an Asian nation participated. Stockholm was the only bid for the games, and was selected in 1909.
The games were the fi...
published: 12 Jun 2020
1912 Olympics - Football final (Great Britain - Denmark 4:2)
Great Britain - Denmark 4:2
04 July 1912, Rasunda, Solna
Attendance 25.000
Referee Christian Christiaan GROOTHOFF (NED)
Goals: Walden (GBR) 10', Hoare (GBR) 22', Olsen (DEN) 27', Hoare (GBR) 41', BERRY (GBR) 43', OLSEN (DEN) 81'
Great Britain: Ronald BREBNER - Thomas BURN, Arthur KNIGHT - Douglas McWHIRTER, Horace LITTLEWORT, James DINES - Arthur BERRY, Vivian WOODWARD, Harold WALDEN, Gordon HOARE, Ivan SHARPE
Denmark: Sophus HANSEN - Nils MIDDELBOE, Harald HANSEN - Charles BUCHWALD, Emil JORGENSEN, Paul BERTH - Oskar NIELSEN-NORLAND, Axel THUFVESSON - Ole Anthon OLSEN, Sophus NIELSEN, Vilhelm WOLFHAGEN
Coach: Louis OESTRUP (DEN)
published: 16 Jan 2018
1912 Stockholm Olympics - 100m & 200m
Ralph Craig takes out the sprint double at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics
RESULTS:
100m
1 Ralph Craig (USA) 10.8
2 Alvah Meyer (USA) 10.9
3 Donald Lippincott (USA) 10.9
4. George Patching (RSA) 11.0
5. Frank Belote (USA) 11.0
— Howard Drew (USA) DNS
200m
1 Ralph Craig (USA) 21.7
2 Donald Lippincott (USA) 21.8
3 Willie Applegarth (GBR) 22.0
4 Richard Rau (GER) 22.2
5 Charles Reidpath (USA) 22.3
6 Donnell Young (USA) 22.3
published: 23 Apr 2014
Olympics 1912 GBR-DEN Football Final
1. Great Britain GOLD
2. Denmark SILVER
3. Netherlands BRONZE
4. Finland
published: 08 Aug 2012
1912 Summer Olympic Games in Stockholm, Sweden | All Countries and Medals
28 nations were part of the Olympics in Sweden in 1912.
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The Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games were marked by first times. For the first time, competitors in the Games c...
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The Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games were marked by first times. For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents. It was also the first time Japan participated. The modern pentathlon, women's swimming and women's diving all made their Olympic debuts.
The Stockholm Games were a model of efficiency. The Swedish hosts introduced the first Olympic use of automatic timing devices for the track events, the photo finish and a public address system.
These were the games of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma, who won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge margins. He was later disqualified when it was discovered that he had accepted a modest sum to play baseball before the Games. But in 1982, the IOC decided to reinstate him and gave his medals back to his daughter.
National Olympic Committees 28
Athletes 2,407 (48 women, 2,359 men)
Events 102
Volunteers n/a
Media n/a
_____________________________________________________
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The Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games were marked by first times. For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents. It was also the first time Japan participated. The modern pentathlon, women's swimming and women's diving all made their Olympic debuts.
The Stockholm Games were a model of efficiency. The Swedish hosts introduced the first Olympic use of automatic timing devices for the track events, the photo finish and a public address system.
These were the games of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma, who won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge margins. He was later disqualified when it was discovered that he had accepted a modest sum to play baseball before the Games. But in 1982, the IOC decided to reinstate him and gave his medals back to his daughter.
National Olympic Committees 28
Athletes 2,407 (48 women, 2,359 men)
Events 102
Volunteers n/a
Media n/a
_____________________________________________________
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Awe-inspiring images of women athletes rope climbing demand attention in this Pathe newsreel, celebrating the sporting achievements of competitors from across the world at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. The film engagingly captures a range of sports, illustrating the mass scale of the event as well as the more personal achievements of individual athletes, such as Swedish javelin competitor Eric Lemming. The gymnasts at the start of this film were among 48 women competing at the Stockholm games, up from 22 in 1900.
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Awe-inspiring images of women athletes rope climbing demand attention in this Pathe newsreel, celebrating the sporting achievements of competitors from across the world at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. The film engagingly captures a range of sports, illustrating the mass scale of the event as well as the more personal achievements of individual athletes, such as Swedish javelin competitor Eric Lemming. The gymnasts at the start of this film were among 48 women competing at the Stockholm games, up from 22 in 1900.
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1912 Summer Olympics Medal
1912 Summer Olympics
Olympics 1912
Games of the V Olympiad
The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 191...
1912 Summer Olympics Medal
1912 Summer Olympics
Olympics 1912
Games of the V Olympiad
The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event 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. With the exception of tennis (starting on 5 May) and football and shooting (both starting on 29 June), the games were held within a month with an official opening on 6 July. It was the last Olympics to issue solid gold medals and, with Japan's debut, the first time an Asian nation participated. Stockholm was the only bid for the games, and was selected in 1909.
The games were the first to have art competitions, women's diving, women's swimming, and the first to feature both the decathlon and the new pentathlon, both won by Jim Thorpe. Electric timing was introduced in athletics, while the host country disallowed boxing. Figure skating was rejected by the organizers because they wanted to promote the Nordic Games. United States won the most gold medals (25), while Sweden won the most medals overall (65). These were the final Olympic Games for 8 years due to the disruption of the First World War. The next Olympic Games were held in 1920 (the Summer in Antwerp).
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
**Thank You**
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1912 Summer Olympics Medal
1912 Summer Olympics
Olympics 1912
Games of the V Olympiad
The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event 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. With the exception of tennis (starting on 5 May) and football and shooting (both starting on 29 June), the games were held within a month with an official opening on 6 July. It was the last Olympics to issue solid gold medals and, with Japan's debut, the first time an Asian nation participated. Stockholm was the only bid for the games, and was selected in 1909.
The games were the first to have art competitions, women's diving, women's swimming, and the first to feature both the decathlon and the new pentathlon, both won by Jim Thorpe. Electric timing was introduced in athletics, while the host country disallowed boxing. Figure skating was rejected by the organizers because they wanted to promote the Nordic Games. United States won the most gold medals (25), while Sweden won the most medals overall (65). These were the final Olympic Games for 8 years due to the disruption of the First World War. The next Olympic Games were held in 1920 (the Summer in Antwerp).
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
**Thank You**
Source : wikipedia.org
Music : Hawaiian Weekend — Igor Khainskyi [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/7O0WVaaB_x8
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/hawaiian-weekend
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Great Britain - Denmark 4:2
04 July 1912, Rasunda, Solna
Attendance 25.000
Referee Christian Christiaan GROOTHOFF (NED)
Goals: Walden (GBR) 10', Hoare (GBR) 22...
Great Britain - Denmark 4:2
04 July 1912, Rasunda, Solna
Attendance 25.000
Referee Christian Christiaan GROOTHOFF (NED)
Goals: Walden (GBR) 10', Hoare (GBR) 22', Olsen (DEN) 27', Hoare (GBR) 41', BERRY (GBR) 43', OLSEN (DEN) 81'
Great Britain: Ronald BREBNER - Thomas BURN, Arthur KNIGHT - Douglas McWHIRTER, Horace LITTLEWORT, James DINES - Arthur BERRY, Vivian WOODWARD, Harold WALDEN, Gordon HOARE, Ivan SHARPE
Denmark: Sophus HANSEN - Nils MIDDELBOE, Harald HANSEN - Charles BUCHWALD, Emil JORGENSEN, Paul BERTH - Oskar NIELSEN-NORLAND, Axel THUFVESSON - Ole Anthon OLSEN, Sophus NIELSEN, Vilhelm WOLFHAGEN
Coach: Louis OESTRUP (DEN)
Great Britain - Denmark 4:2
04 July 1912, Rasunda, Solna
Attendance 25.000
Referee Christian Christiaan GROOTHOFF (NED)
Goals: Walden (GBR) 10', Hoare (GBR) 22', Olsen (DEN) 27', Hoare (GBR) 41', BERRY (GBR) 43', OLSEN (DEN) 81'
Great Britain: Ronald BREBNER - Thomas BURN, Arthur KNIGHT - Douglas McWHIRTER, Horace LITTLEWORT, James DINES - Arthur BERRY, Vivian WOODWARD, Harold WALDEN, Gordon HOARE, Ivan SHARPE
Denmark: Sophus HANSEN - Nils MIDDELBOE, Harald HANSEN - Charles BUCHWALD, Emil JORGENSEN, Paul BERTH - Oskar NIELSEN-NORLAND, Axel THUFVESSON - Ole Anthon OLSEN, Sophus NIELSEN, Vilhelm WOLFHAGEN
Coach: Louis OESTRUP (DEN)
Ralph Craig takes out the sprint double at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics
RESULTS:
100m
1 Ralph Craig (USA) 10.8
2 Alvah Meyer (USA) 10.9
3 Donald Lippin...
Ralph Craig takes out the sprint double at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics
RESULTS:
100m
1 Ralph Craig (USA) 10.8
2 Alvah Meyer (USA) 10.9
3 Donald Lippincott (USA) 10.9
4. George Patching (RSA) 11.0
5. Frank Belote (USA) 11.0
— Howard Drew (USA) DNS
200m
1 Ralph Craig (USA) 21.7
2 Donald Lippincott (USA) 21.8
3 Willie Applegarth (GBR) 22.0
4 Richard Rau (GER) 22.2
5 Charles Reidpath (USA) 22.3
6 Donnell Young (USA) 22.3
Ralph Craig takes out the sprint double at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics
RESULTS:
100m
1 Ralph Craig (USA) 10.8
2 Alvah Meyer (USA) 10.9
3 Donald Lippincott (USA) 10.9
4. George Patching (RSA) 11.0
5. Frank Belote (USA) 11.0
— Howard Drew (USA) DNS
200m
1 Ralph Craig (USA) 21.7
2 Donald Lippincott (USA) 21.8
3 Willie Applegarth (GBR) 22.0
4 Richard Rau (GER) 22.2
5 Charles Reidpath (USA) 22.3
6 Donnell Young (USA) 22.3
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The Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games were marked by first times. For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents. It was also the first time Japan participated. The modern pentathlon, women's swimming and women's diving all made their Olympic debuts.
The Stockholm Games were a model of efficiency. The Swedish hosts introduced the first Olympic use of automatic timing devices for the track events, the photo finish and a public address system.
These were the games of Jim Thorpe, a Native American from Oklahoma, who won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge margins. He was later disqualified when it was discovered that he had accepted a modest sum to play baseball before the Games. But in 1982, the IOC decided to reinstate him and gave his medals back to his daughter.
National Olympic Committees 28
Athletes 2,407 (48 women, 2,359 men)
Events 102
Volunteers n/a
Media n/a
_____________________________________________________
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Awe-inspiring images of women athletes rope climbing demand attention in this Pathe newsreel, celebrating the sporting achievements of competitors from across the world at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics. The film engagingly captures a range of sports, illustrating the mass scale of the event as well as the more personal achievements of individual athletes, such as Swedish javelin competitor Eric Lemming. The gymnasts at the start of this film were among 48 women competing at the Stockholm games, up from 22 in 1900.
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1912 Summer Olympics Medal
1912 Summer Olympics
Olympics 1912
Games of the V Olympiad
The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event 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. With the exception of tennis (starting on 5 May) and football and shooting (both starting on 29 June), the games were held within a month with an official opening on 6 July. It was the last Olympics to issue solid gold medals and, with Japan's debut, the first time an Asian nation participated. Stockholm was the only bid for the games, and was selected in 1909.
The games were the first to have art competitions, women's diving, women's swimming, and the first to feature both the decathlon and the new pentathlon, both won by Jim Thorpe. Electric timing was introduced in athletics, while the host country disallowed boxing. Figure skating was rejected by the organizers because they wanted to promote the Nordic Games. United States won the most gold medals (25), while Sweden won the most medals overall (65). These were the final Olympic Games for 8 years due to the disruption of the First World War. The next Olympic Games were held in 1920 (the Summer in Antwerp).
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
**Thank You**
Source : wikipedia.org
Music : Hawaiian Weekend — Igor Khainskyi [Audio Library Release]
Music provided by Audio Library Plus
Watch: https://youtu.be/7O0WVaaB_x8
Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/hawaiian-weekend
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Great Britain - Denmark 4:2
04 July 1912, Rasunda, Solna
Attendance 25.000
Referee Christian Christiaan GROOTHOFF (NED)
Goals: Walden (GBR) 10', Hoare (GBR) 22', Olsen (DEN) 27', Hoare (GBR) 41', BERRY (GBR) 43', OLSEN (DEN) 81'
Great Britain: Ronald BREBNER - Thomas BURN, Arthur KNIGHT - Douglas McWHIRTER, Horace LITTLEWORT, James DINES - Arthur BERRY, Vivian WOODWARD, Harold WALDEN, Gordon HOARE, Ivan SHARPE
Denmark: Sophus HANSEN - Nils MIDDELBOE, Harald HANSEN - Charles BUCHWALD, Emil JORGENSEN, Paul BERTH - Oskar NIELSEN-NORLAND, Axel THUFVESSON - Ole Anthon OLSEN, Sophus NIELSEN, Vilhelm WOLFHAGEN
Coach: Louis OESTRUP (DEN)
Ralph Craig takes out the sprint double at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics
RESULTS:
100m
1 Ralph Craig (USA) 10.8
2 Alvah Meyer (USA) 10.9
3 Donald Lippincott (USA) 10.9
4. George Patching (RSA) 11.0
5. Frank Belote (USA) 11.0
— Howard Drew (USA) DNS
200m
1 Ralph Craig (USA) 21.7
2 Donald Lippincott (USA) 21.8
3 Willie Applegarth (GBR) 22.0
4 Richard Rau (GER) 22.2
5 Charles Reidpath (USA) 22.3
6 Donnell Young (USA) 22.3
The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event 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. With the exception of tennis (starting on 5 May) and football and shooting (both starting on 29 June), the games were held within a month with an official opening on 6 July. It was the last Olympics to issue solid gold medals and, with Japan's debut, the first time an Asian nation participated. Stockholm was the only bid for the games, and was selected in 1909.