Stockholm 1912 -- Games of the V Olympiad
Stockholm, Olympic Stadium, 15 July 1912, Games of the V Olympiad. Men's atletics, decathlon: The competitors at the start of the 1500m including Jim THORPE of the United Sates (2nd from the left). Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Stockholm, Olympic Stadium, 13 July 1912, Games of the V Olympiad. Men's atletics, decathlon: Jim THORPE of the United Sates competes in the long jump. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Stockholm, Olympic Stadium, 14 July 1912, Games of the V Olympiad. Men's atletics, decathlon: Jim THORPE of the United Sates throws the discus. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Stockholm, Olympic Stadium, 14 July 1912. Medal Ceremony of the Games of the V Olympiad. Decathlon winner Jim THORPE of the United Sates receives a crown of laurel from Gustave V, King of Sweden. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Stockholm, 1912, Games of the V Olympiad. Oscar SWAHN of Sweden aim his gun during a running deer shooting competition. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Stockholm, 1912, Games of the V Olympiad. Swede Per Olof ARVIDSSON, Oscar SWAHN, Ake LUNDEBERG and Alfred SWAHN, winners of the team running deer shooting competition. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Stockholm 1912: Alberto BRAGLIA from Italy, 1st in both the team and individual all-around gymnastics competitions during the Games of the V Olympiad. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Stockholm, July 1912, Games of the V Olympiad. Men's athletics, shot put: Patrick MCDONALD of the United States prepares for one of his attempts. MCDONALD later won the gold medal in this event. Credit: Getty Images
Stockholm, July 1912, Games of the V Olympiad. Athletics, men's shot put: the United States team members, Patrick MCDONALD, 1st, Lawrence WHITNEY, 3rd, and Ralph ROSE, 2nd. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Stockholm July 1912, Games of the V Olympiad. Men's athletics, hammer throw: Matthew MCGRATH of the United States (1st) throwing the hammer. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Stockholm July 1912, Games of the V Olympiad. Men's athletics hammer throw: Matthew MCGRATH ot the United States 1st, Duncan GILLIS of Canada 2nd and Clarence CHILDS of the United States 3rd. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Stockholm, 6 July 1912, Games of the V Olympiad. General view of the Olympic Stadium and the delegations lined up during the Opening Ceremony. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
Stockholm, 6 July 1912. Opening Ceremony of the Games of the V Olympiad: from the royal box, King Gustav V opens the Games. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
Stockholm 1912. Games of the V Olympiad. The diploma given to the British team, winners of the 50m rifle shooting. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
Stockholm, 15 July 1912. The awards ceremony at the Games of the V Olympiad. In the centre, in the light suit, is Sigfrid Edström, Organising Committee member, who went on to be IOC President from 1946 to 1952. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
Stockholm 1912. Games of the V Olympiad. "Stadium for a modern Olympia" designed by Switzerland's Monod and Laverriere, 1st prize in the sports architecture contest. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
Stockholm 1912. Games of the V Olympiad. Men's athletics: competitors at the 100m finish line. Ralph CRAIG of the USA won the event ahead of his compatriots Alvah I. MEYER and Donald LIPPINCOTT. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
Stockholm, 6 July 1912. Opening Ceremony of the Games of the V Olympiad: the Swedish delegation at the end of the parade of nations in the Stadium. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
Stockholm, 6 July 1912. Games of the V Olympiad. Men's 10,000m walking event: at the front, the future silver medallist Ernest WEBB of Great Britain and in 3rd position the eventual winner, George GOULDING of Canada. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
