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Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system.
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system.
The 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm saw the fourth water polo tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from 7 to 16 July 1912. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system.
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The men's high jump, also known as the running high jump to distinguish it from the standing high jump, was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 7, 1912 and on July 8, 1912. Thirty-seven high jumpers from ten nations competed.
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Ture Sigvard "Thure" Sjöstedt was a Swedish wrestler. In freestyle wrestling, he won a gold and a silver medal in the 1928 and 1932 Olympics, respectively, as well as a European title in 1934. He finished second at the 1927 European Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling.
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The Bergvall system was a variation of the traditional knockout tournament system.
References
- ↑ "Thure Bergvall Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
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