Stockholm 1912 - Olympic Games Winners

Start:

05 May 1912

End:

22 Jul 1912

Countries:

Athletes:

2407

Sports:

Events:

102

City:

Stockholm, Sweden

For the first time Sweden applied for the Olympic games in 1894, at the first session of the IOC, but Athens was named host city 18 years ago.
On May,28 1909, the IOC unanimously decided that the Games of the 5 Olympiad were to be held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Since the Olympics 1896 it was the first Olympic games that were independent of any commercial exhibitions.

His Majesty The King Gustav V of Sweden officially opened the Olympics 1912 at the Olympic Stadium with a capacity of 32 thousand people.
It was the first truly international Olympic games - athletes arrived from all five continents.
Electric time-taker for track and swimming events, photographic apparatus and scoreboard were introduced for the first time.
The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) was founded in Stockholm, 1912.