# Canonical recap data for 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics (1912)
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slug: stockholm-olympics-1912
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1912/stockholm-olympics-1912"
title: 1912 Stockholm Summer Olympics
subtitle: Stockholm's Games introduced modern pentathlon and electric timing, setting standards that govern Olympic competition today.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1912-05-05
endDate: 1912-07-27
datePrecision: day
year: 1912
decade: 1910
country:
name: Sweden
slug: sweden
summaryShort: The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was held on 6 July. They were the only Summer Olympics to be held in the 1910s as the 1
summaryLong: The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 6 July and 22 July 1912. The opening ceremony was held on 6 July. They were the only Summer Olympics to be held in the 1910s as the 1916 Summer Olympics in Berlin were cancelled due to World War I.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1912 Summer Olympics"
importance: 82
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_Summer_Olympics"
  title: 1912 Stockholm
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
- festival
metaDescription: "The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in "
wikidataQid: Q8118
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  capturedAt: 2026-06-06
  label: 1912 Stockholm
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1912_Summer_Olympics"
