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Hace 2 días · Stockholm 1912: The whole globe was represented at Stockholm—for the first time athletes came from all five continents. Electronic timing devices for track and field events and a public-address system debuted at the 1912 Games.
Hace 1 día · 1912: V: Stockholm: 7 June – 7 July 1912 King Gustaf V: 14 (18) 2407: 2359: 48: 102: 28 United States: 1916 VI Awarded to Germany . Cancelled due to World War I; 1920: VII: Antwerp: 14 August – 12 September 1920 King Albert I: 22 (29) 2626: 2561: 65: 156: 39 United States: 1924: VIII: Paris: 5–27 July 1924 President Gaston ...
Hace 1 día · Of all the games held throughout Greece, the Olympic Games were the most famous. Held every four years between August 6 and September 19, they occupied such an important place in Greek history that in late antiquity historians measured time by the interval between them—an Olympiad.
Hace 5 días · The fifth Olympics or the Games of V Olympiad was held at Stockholm, Sweden, from May 5 to July 22, 1912. 2,408 competitors including 48 women from 28 countries participated in 102 events. Japan created history by becoming the first Asian nation to compete in Olympics.
Hace 1 día · Not selected to host the games Milan Italy: V: 1912: Stockholm Sweden: Awarded to host the Games of the V Olympiad (sole bid) 27 May 1909 10th in Berlin, Germany: VI: 1916: Berlin Germany: Awarded to host the Games of the VI Olympiad (cancelled) 27 May 1912 14th in Stockholm, Sweden: Alexandria Egypt: Not selected to host the games Amsterdam ...
Hace 2 días · History of women at the Olympics 1900 Charlotte Cooper. The first modern Olympic Games to feature female athletes was the 1900 Games in Paris. Hélène de Pourtalès of Switzerland became the first woman to compete at the Olympic Games and became the first female Olympic champion, as a member of the winning team in the first 1 to 2 ton sailing event on May 22, 1900.
Hace 4 días · Answer: 1912 in Stockholm In 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden, the Olympic Games gained great benefit from the first use of electronic timing devices and a public address system.
