Olympic Games

Stockholm, 1912

The star of the 1912 Games was the American Indian Jim Thorpe, who won both the decathlon and pentathlon. However, in the following year it was discovered that he once played semi-professional baseball, and he was subsequently stripped of his gold medals.
The first women's swimming gold medal was won by the Australian Sarah 'Fanny' Durack, who won the 100m freestyle in 1912.

In Stockholm, 1912, Finland began its domination of long-distance running events, as Hannes Kolehmainen picked up three gold and a silver medal.
Oscar G Swahn of Sweden won a gold medal for shooting when he was 65 years old, and took a silver medal eight years later. He also qualified for the 1924 Olympics but withdrew without competing.
Ralph Craig of the USA was 23 when he won gold medals in the 100m and 200m sprints in 1912. He returned to Olympic competition at the 1948 Olympics to compete in the yachting competition.
George Patton, who went on to become US General George C Patton, was 5th in the modern pentathlon in 1912. His shooting let him down.
A wrestling bout in 1912 between Estonia's Martin Klein and Finland's Alfred Asikainen lasted 11 hours and 40 minutes before Klein finally won.