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Sports at the 1912 Olympic Games

The 1912 Olympic games were held in Stockholm, Sweden. There were 14 sports on the program, dropping from 22 at the 1908 Games. Added were equestrian, modern pentathlon, dropped were archery, boxing, field hockey, lacrosse, jeu de paume, polo, rackets, rugby union, water motorsports, figure skating.



List of sports for the 1912 Olympics

  1. Aquatics (Swimming, Diving and Water Polo)
  2. Athletics
  3. Cycling (Road & Track)
  4. Equestrian
  5. Fencing
  6. Football
  7. Gymnastics (Artistic)
  8. Modern Pentathlon
  9. Rowing
  10. Sailing
  11. Shooting
  12. Tennis
  13. Tug of war
  14. Wrestling (Greco-Roman and Freestyle)


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