1912 Summer Olympics

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.

A winter sports week for the 1912 Games featuring figure skating were rejected by organizers because they wanted to promote the Nordic Games, a quattuoroannual sporting event, instead.

Games of the V Olympiad
Nations participating	28
Athletes participating	2,547 (2,490 men, 57 women)
Events	102 in 14 sports
Opening ceremonies	May 5, 1912
Closing ceremonies	July 27, 1912
Officially opened by	Gustav V of Sweden
Athlete's Oath.	not applicable
Judge's Oath:	not applicable
Olympic Torch	not applicable

Contents

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

Highlights

• Francisco Lázaro , a Portuguese runner died while running the marathon.

Medals awarded

Aquatics Athletics Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics

Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Tennis Tug of War Wrestling

Medal count

Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1912 Summer Olympics medal count)

1912 Summer Olympics medal count
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	25	18	20	63
2	Sweden	23	24	17	64
3	Great Britain	10	15	16	41
4	Finland	9	8	9	26
5	France	7	4	3	14
6	Germany	5	13	7	25
7	South Africa	4	2	0	6
8	Norway	3	2	4	9
9	Hungary	3	2	3	8
10	Canada	3	2	2	7

See also

• International Olympic Committee
• WikiProject Sports Olympics
• IOC country codes

External links

• IOC Stockholm 1912 Page