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unusual facts about 1912 Olympics



Irish American Athletic Club

In addition to winning numerous local and regional Amateur Athletic Union competitions, Irish American Athletic Club members competed for the U.S. Olympic team in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris, the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, the 1906 Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece, the 1908 Olympics in London, the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm and the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp.


see also

Carroll Haff

Haff also competed in the exhibition baseball tournament at the 1912 Olympics.

Henry A V Post

Albertson Van Zo Post (born July 28, 1866, Cincinnati), a fencer who competed in the 1904 and 1912 Olympics.

Howard Drew

He also competed in the exhibition baseball tournament at the 1912 Olympics.

J. Ira Courtney

Today, the 1912 Olympics are best remembered as the "Jim Thorpe Olympics," due to the Native-American's wins in both the pentathlon and the decathlon.

James Gillan

James Angus Gillan, Scottish rower, gold medallist at the 1908 and 1912 Olympics

Japan at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Kristian Hellström of the Swedish Olympic Committee wrote to the government of Japan to ask if they were going to send teams to the 1912 Olympics.

Teeswater, Ontario

Jennie Fletcher (swimmer) moved to Teeswater after winning gold for Britain in the 4 x 100 swimming relay during the 1912 Olympics.