1912 Summer Olympics

The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in Stockholm, Sweden.^[2]

Games of the V Olympiad

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[1]
Stadium	Stockholms Olympiastadion
← London 1908 Antwerp 1920 → Berlin 1916 →

Swedish king awarding gold medal in swimming to Duke Kahanamoku at 1912 games

The games were thought to be a success.^[3] For the first time, athletes in the Games came from all five continents symbolised in the Olympic rings.

Participating nations

A total of 22 nations sent athletes to compete at the Stockholm games. They were:

Australasia  Austria  Belgium  Bohemia  Canada  Chile  Denmark  Egypt  Finland  France

Germany  Great Britain  Greece  Hungary  Iceland  Italy  Empire of Japan  Luxembourg  Netherlands

Norway  Portugal  Russian Empire  Serbia  Union of South Africa  Sweden   Switzerland  Turkey  United States

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes