1912 Summer Olympics facts for kids
The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in Stockholm, Sweden.
The games were thought to be a success. 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:
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| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games |
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| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 |
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Images for kids
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Coubertin wanted the 1912 Games to be "more dignified" than those of 1908
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The front gate of the Stockholm Olympic Stadium, which was built for the 1912 Games
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The Swedish team parading in the stadium during the opening ceremony
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The final moments of the men's 100 metre final
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Axel Nordlander, who won two gold medals for Sweden in the dressage
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Great Britain plays Denmark in the final of the football tournament
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Jean de Mas Latrie and George S. Patton competing in the fencing event of the Modern pentathlon
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Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, the gold and silver medallists in the first women's individual swimming event
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Felix Pipes, tennis doubles silver medalist.
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The only tug of war bout which took place at the 1912 Games
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Martin Klein and Alfred Asikainen, whose wrestling bout lasted for 11 hours and 40 minutes
See also
In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de Estocolmo 1912 para niños
