1912 Summer Olympics medal table

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1912 Summer Olympics medals
Location Stockholm, Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
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Most gold medalsUS flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (25)
Most total medalsFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (65)
  1908  · Olympics medal tables ·  1920  

The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,408 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports.

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Finnish javelin throwers: Urho Peltonen, Julius Saaristo and Vaino Siikaniemi Urho Peltonen, Julius Saaristo, Vaino Siikaniemi 1912.jpg
Finnish javelin throwers: Urho Peltonen, Julius Saaristo and Väinö Siikaniemi
Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, the gold and silver medallists in the first women's individual swimming event Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie-1-.jpg
Fanny Durack and Mina Wylie, the gold and silver medallists in the first women's individual swimming event

The ranking in this table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC convention in its published medal tables. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a National Olympic Committee have won (a nation is represented at a Games by the associated National Olympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If NOCs are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by IOC country code.

  Host country (Sweden)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 25191963
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden*23251765
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10151641
4Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 98926
5Flag of France.svg  France 74314
6Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 513725
7Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa 4206
8Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 32510
9Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Canada 3238
Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 3238
11Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 3126
12Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  Australasia 2237
13Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2136
14Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 16512
15Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 1012
16Flag of Russia.svg  Russian Empire 0235
17Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria 0224
18Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0033
Totals (18 entries)101106104311

Changes in medal standings

Jim Thorpe, the winner of the pentathlon and decathlon events, was subsequently disqualified for professionalism. The athletes ranking 2nd through 4th were upgraded to 1st through 3rd. In 1982, Jim Thorpe was reinstated as a co-winner in both events. In 2022, after gaining approval from the affected national Olympic committees of Norway and Sweden, Thorpe's co-winners were downgraded to joint silver medalists in the respective events. [1]

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References

  1. Schaap, Jeremy (July 15, 2022). "IOC reinstates Jim Thorpe as sole winner of 1912 Olympic decathlon and pentathlon". ESPN.com . Retrieved July 15, 2022.