1912 Summer Olympics
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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. It was also the last time that solid gold medals were awarded; modern medals are usually gold coated silver.
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 | |
| Missing image Olympic_1912.jpg | |
| 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 |
| Stadium | Olympiastadion |
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Highlights
- Francisco Lázaro, a Portuguese runner died while running the marathon.
Medals awarded
Medal count
(Host nation in bold.)
Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1912 Summer Olympics medal count)
| 1912 Summer Olympics medal count | 
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| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  Sweden | 23 | 24 | 17 | 64 |
| 2 | Missing image USA_flag.png United States | 25 | 18 | 20 | 63 |
| 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
External links
- IOC Stockholm 1912 Page (http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1912)
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