1912 Summer Olympics

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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.

1 Highlights
2 Medals awarded
3 Medal count
4 Nations
5 See also
6 External links

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Highlights

Francisco Lázaro, a Portuguese runner died while running the marathon.
Women's events in swimming and diving were introduced.
American Jim Thorpe won the pentathlon and the newly created decathlon.
Sweden, as the host country, refused to allow boxing events.

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Medals awarded

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Medal count

(Host nation in bold.)

1912 Summer Olympics medal count					Image:Olympische Ringe.svg
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Image:US 46 Star Flag.svg United States	25	19	19	63
2	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	24	24	17	65
3	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	10	15	16	41
4	Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland	9	8	9	26
5	Image:Flag of France.svg France	7	4	3	14
6	Image:Flag of the German Empire.svg Germany	5	13	7	25
7	Image:South Africa Red Ensign.png South Africa	4	2	0	6
8	Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	4	1	4	9
9	Image:Hungary flag 1867.png Hungary	3	2	3	8
10	Image:Canadian Red Ensign.svg Canada	3	2	3	8
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