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5 unusual facts about 1912 Summer Olympics


David Emanuel Wahlberg

David Emanuel Wahlberg (September 9, 1882 – March 7, 1949) was a Swedish sports writer and editor who covered the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Eastern Carolina League

It was his involvement with the Eastern Carolina League that cost him his amateur status and his Olympic medals.

Ernest Marks

He was the manager of the Australian Olympic teams for the 1908 London games, the 1912 Stockholm games, and the 1932 Los Angeles games.

James Edward Sullivan

The 1912 Summer Olympics were opened to female divers and swimmers but he refused to allow American women to participate.

Lyndhurst Winslow

He won two gold medals, once each in the men's singles and doubles at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.


1912 in New Zealand

Malcolm Champion was a member of the Australasian team which won the Gold medal in the Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

August Kippasto

He competed in the Greco-Roman lightweight competition along with two other Estonians, Georg Baumann and Oskar Kaplur, at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he was eliminated after losing against Ödön Radvány and Karel Halík.

Benjamin Howard Baker

Howard Baker represented Britain at both the 1912 and 1920 Olympic Games.

Bernard Meyer

Meyer participated at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, where he obtained a silver medal in Team Jumping with the French team.

Carl-Olof Nylén

Carl-Olof "Olle" Siggesson Nylén (30 June 1892 – 2 October 1978) was a Swedish otologist and tennis player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Cecil Healy

Cecil Patrick Healy (28 November 1881 in Darlinghurst, New South Wales – 29 August 1918 in Somme, France) was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1900s and 1910s, who won silver in the 100m freestyle at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

Charles de Jaubert

Baron Charles de Jaubert (April 19, 1864 – June 13, 1935) was a French sports shooter who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Duncan Gillis

He competed for Canada in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the Hammer throw where he won the silver medal.

Edgar Chadwick

During the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm (where eleven teams participated in the football tournament, against only six in 1908) the Dutch defeated Sweden and Austria, but lost in the semi-final 4–1 to Denmark.

Emil Ketterer

In 1912 Summer Olympics, he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 metres competition as he was not able to finish his race due to an injury.

Erich Graf von Bernstorff

Erich Graf von Bernstorff-Gyldensteen (June 26, 1883 – October 6, 1968) was a German Count and sports shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Georg Baumann

He competed in the Greco-Roman lightweight competition along with two other Estonians, August Kippasto and Oskar Kaplur, at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where he was eliminated after losing against later winner Emil Väre and Johan Alfred Salonen.

Hans Bergsland

He competed at the 1908 (épée) and 1912 Summer Olympics (épée and team épée).

Henri de Castex

Baron Marie Jules Henri de Castex (born July 13, 1854, date of death unknown) was a French sports shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Hermann von Bönninghausen

Hermann von Bönninghausen (July 24, 1888 in Bocholt – January 26, 1919) was a German athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Jean Elichagaray

Jean Baptiste Pierre Eugène Elichagaray (September 3, 1886 – June 8, 1987) was a French rower who competed in the men's eights event at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

Joe Keeper

In 1912, he was selected to the Canadian Olympic team, and participated at the 1912 Summer Olympics at Stockholm, Sweden.

Keene Fitzpatrick

Following Fitzpatrick's departure from Michigan, Craig went on to win gold medals in the 100 metres and 200 metres at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm.

Lakehurst, New Jersey

Abel Kiviat (1892–1991), silver medalist in the men's 1,500 m event at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Leonardus Syttin

Leonardus "Leonid" Syttin (born 3 December 1892 in Vilnius, date of death unknown) was a Lithuanian sport shooter who competed for the Russian Empire in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Paavo Yrjölä

Yrjölä was the first decathlete to score higher than Jim Thorpe at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Richard Graf von Schaesberg-Tannheim

Richard Ferdinand Maximilian Ignatius Joseph Valentin Hubertus Maria Graf von Schaesberg-Tannheim (January 7, 1884 in Tannheim – September 20, 1953 in Surenburg, Hörstel) was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Sport policies of the Arab League

Egypt became the first Arab country to send an Olympic delegation - fencer Ahmed Hassanein - to the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

Thomas O'Donahue

Thomas O'Donahue (born December 12, 1887, Kilmihil, Ireland. Died 1952) was an Irish athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics for Great Britain and Ireland.

Valfrid Nykänen

He was a reserve gymnast for the Finnish silver medal team at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Vasily Butusov

Vasily Pavlovich Butusov (Russian: Василий Павлович Бутусов born 26 January 1892 (OS)/7 February 1892 (NS) in Saint Petersburg – died 28 September 1971 in Leningrad) was a Russian amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Vasily Zhitarev

Vasily Georgievich Zhitarev (Russian: Василий Георгиевич Житарев born January 1, 1891 (OS) / January 13, 1891 (NS) in Moscow – died April 13, 1961) was a Russian amateur football player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau

Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau (November 27, 1884 – April 11, 1957) was a German Graf and horse rider who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman featherweight

The Greco-Roman featherweight competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling programme.

Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight

The Greco-Roman heavyweight competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling programme.

Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight

The Greco-Roman light heavyweight competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling programme.

Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman lightweight

The Greco-Roman lightweight competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling programme.

Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman middleweight

The Greco-Roman middleweight competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics was part of the wrestling programme.


see also

Boutmy

Joop Boutmy, Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Carl Lind

Carl Johan Lind (1883–1965), Swedish athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Carl Pedersen

Carl Alfred Pedersen (1882–1960), Norwegian gymnast and triple jumper who competed in the 1906, 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics

Ejler

Ejler Allert (1881–1959), Danish rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Frisell

Hjalmar Frisell (1880–1967), Swedish sports shooter who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Erik Frisell (1889–1944), Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics

Oszkár Szendrő

Szendrő, who was Jewish, played club football for Budapesti TC, also represented Hungarian national team at international level, earning 13 caps between 1908 and 1913, and appearing at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

Sjöqvist

Fritz Sjöqvist (1884–1962), Swedish sailor who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics