1912 Summer Olympics

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.

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1912 - Stockholm - Sweden - Continents

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It was also the last time that solid gold medals were awarded; modern medals are usually gold coated silver.

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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.

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