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The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad (Swedish: Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912.
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5 de dic. de 2017 · With Georg Aberg, Benjamin Adams, Platt Adams, Erik Almlof. Newly restored and assembled by the International Olympic Committee, The Games of the V Olympiad Stockholm, 1912 (Stockholm 1912) is the earliest comprehensive moving-image record of the modern Olympic Games that survives today.
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- Documentary, Sport
- Adrian Wood
- 2017-12-05
No extant feature film made in 1912 can stand comparison with the brilliant black-and-white cinematography of this documentary. We are plunged into a sweltering Swedish summer, with athletes parading before the Swedish royal family, the King himself distributing medals and laurel wreaths to the winners, and individual sports covered with grace ...
- 170 min
- On Time
- Last Man Standing
- Debuts and Firsts
- Mighty Jim
The Stockholm Games were a model of efficiency. The Swedish hosts introduced the first Olympic use of automatic timing devices for the track events, the photo finish and a public address system.
If there was an unofficial theme of the 1912 Games, it was endurance. The course for the cycling road race was 320km (199 miles), the longest race of any kind in Olympic history. In Greco-Roman wrestling, the middleweight semi-final match between Russian Martin Klein and Finland’s Alfred Asikainen lasted 11 hours.
For the first time, competitors in the Games came from all five continents. It was also the first time Japan participated. The modern pentathlon, women’s swimming and women’s diving all made their Olympic debuts.
Jim Thorpe, an Indigenous man from Oklahoma, won the pentathlon and decathlon by huge margins, and was described by King Gustav V of Sweden as "the greatest athlete in the world". He was later disqualified when it was discovered that he had accepted a modest sum to play baseball before the Games. In 1982, the Executive Board of the International Ol...
26 de feb. de 2024 · Stockholm 1912 Olympic Games, athletic festival held in Stockholm that took place May 5–July 27, 1912. The Stockholm Games were the fifth occurrence of the modern Olympic Games. Known as the “Swedish Masterpiece,” the 1912 Olympics were the best organized and most efficiently run Games to that date.
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Film oficial de Estocolmo 1912 | The Games of the V Olympiad, Stockholm 1912. Ningún largometraje existente hecho en 1912 puede compararse con la brillante cinematografía en blanco y negro de este documental. Estamos sumergidos en un sofocante verano ... Mostrar más. Extras. 04:56. Exclusivo DESCUBRE...
Restored by the IOC and in 2016 edited into an absorbing chronicle, THE GAMES OF THE V OLYMPIAD STOCKHOLM, 1912 presents not just individual events but also the ceremonial ones before, during, and after the Games, which offer a vivid impression of Swedish society prior to World War I. Show more.
