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At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, four events in sailing were contested. Races were held off the coast of Nynäshamn. The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden. ... (IPA: ; UN/LOCODE: SE STO) 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. ... For the songs, see Sailing (song). ... Nynäshamn Municipality is a Municipality in Stockholm County, in central Sweden with the town Nynäshamn (pop. ...
Medal summary
Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
6 metre class
France(FRA) Amédé Thube Gaston Thube Jacques Thube
Denmark(DEN) Steen Herschend Hans Meulengracht-Madsen Sven Thomsen
Sweden(SWE) Otto Aust Erik Sandberg Harald Sandberg
8 metre class
Norway(NOR) Thomas Aas Andreas Brecke Torleiv Cornelius Thoralf Glad Christian Jebe
Sweden(SWE) Emil Henriques Bengt Heyman Alvar Thiel Herbert Westermark Nils Westermark
Finland(FIN) Arthur Ahnger Emil Lindh Bertil Tallberg Gunnar Tallberg Georg Westling
10 metre class
Sweden(SWE) Filip Ericsson Carl Hellström Paul Isberg Humbert Lunden Herman Nyberg Harry Rosenwärd Eric Wallerius Harald Wallerius
Finland(FIN) Waldemar Björksten Jacob Björnström Bror Brenner Allan Franck Erik Lindh Adolf Pekkalainen Harry Wahl
Russia(RUS) Ester Beloselsky Ernest Brasche Karl Lindblom Nikolaï Puschnitsky Aleksandr Rodionov Iossif Schomaker Filip Strauch
12 metre class
Norway(NOR) Johan Anker Nils Bertelsen Eilert Falch-Lund Halfdan Hansen Arnfinn Heje Magnus Konow Alfred Larsen Petter Larsen Christian Staib Carl Thaulow
Sweden(SWE) Per Bergman Dick Bergström Kurt Bergström Hugo Clason Folke Johnson Sigurd Kander Nils Lamby Erik Lindqvist Nils Persson Richard Sällström
Finland(FIN) Max Alfthan Erik Hartvall Jarl Hullden Sigurd Juslen Ernest Krogius Eino Sandelin John Silen
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The 1912SummerOlympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden.
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The cover for the DVD of the 2000 Sydney SummerOlympics showing fireworks in the background and the lighting of the Olympic Flame by Cathy Freeman (who subsequently won the 400 m title).
During the raising of the Olympics Flag, the Olympic Hymn was sung by the Millennium Choir of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia.
Organisation of the 2000 Summer Paralympics was the responsibility of SPOC the Sydney Paralympic Organising Committee.
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