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 to host the Olympic Games in 1894 at the IOC's first session, but Athens was named the host city 18 years earlier.
On May 28, 1909, the IOC unanimously decided that the Games of the 5th Olympiad would be held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Since the 1896 Olympics, it has been the first Olympic Games independent of any commercial exhibitions.

His Majesty, King Gustav V of Sweden, officially opened the 1912 Olympics 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.
An electric time-taker for track and swimming events, photographic apparatus, and scoreboard were introduced.
The International Amateur Athletic Federation (IAAF) was founded in Stockholm in 1912.
The Swedish shooter Wilhelm CARLBERG won three gold and two silver medals.
Another shooter, Alfred LANE from the USA, won three gold medals.
Finnish runner Hannes KOLEHMAINEN won three gold and one silver medal.