NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Great Britain at the 1912 Summer Olympics

The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Ireland at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the fifth time that the nation had participated, being one of seven nations to compete in every Summer Olympics to that point. Great Britain and Ireland competed under the IOC country code GBR. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Stockholm panorama from the City Hall is the capital of Sweden, and consequently the site of its Government and Parliament as well as the residence of the Swedish head of state, King Carl XVI Gustaf. ... Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ...

Although they could not replicate the run-away success of the 1908 Games, which had been held in London, the Stockholm Games saw Great Britain and Ireland achieve a respectable finish of third-place. British athletes won ten gold medals (down from fifty-six in 1908). Overall, they won forty-one medals, finishing third. The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad, were held in 1908 in London, England. ... London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... The Games of the V Olympiad were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ...

Categories: Olympic stubs | Great Britain at the Olympics | Nations at the 1912 Summer Olympics Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ten athletes from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed in seven sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics. ... Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris under the IOC country code GBR. It was the second appearance of the European nation. ... Great British Medals Won 1 Gold Medal and 1 Silver medal. ... Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the host nation of the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. ... Flag of Great Britain Great Britain competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. ... The Great Britain and Northern Ireland Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics finished in 10th place in the medal table, with 18 medals (4 gold, 12 silver, 2 bronze). ... Flag of Great Britain Great Britain competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich under the IOC country code GBR. It was the seventeenth appearance of the European nation, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Olympics to that point. ... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal under the IOC country code GBR. It was the eighteenth appearance of the European nation, being one of only four nations to have competed in every Olympics to that point. ... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. ... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twentieth time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-first time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-second time that the European nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in... Flag of Great Britain The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia under the IOC country code GBR. It was the twenty-third time that the nation participated, being one of only three nations (along with Greece and Australia) to have competed in... Flag of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney and was commonly referred to as Great Britain. ... The Union Flag Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the name under which the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competes at the Olympics) sent a wide-ranging delegation to the 2004 Summer Olympics, continuing its ubiquitous presence in the Olympic games â€” the only country to have sent competitors...