The City of Stockholm: Stockholm is the capital of Sweden as
well as the residence of the Head of the state, King Carl XVI
Gustaf . Since 13 th century, Stockholm has been the political
and economic centre of Sweden. Located on the east coast of
Sweden at the The Fifth Olympiad: The 1912 Summer Olympics was
officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad . The Games were
held in 1912 in Stockholm, Sweden . For the first time
participants came from all the continents symbolized in the
Olympic ring. Venue: The Fifth Summer Games were held at
Olympiastadion , in Stockholm, Sweden in the year 1912 .
Participants: 2407 participants competed in the fifth Olympiad.
The 28 countries which took part in the Games were Australasia,
Austria, Belgium, Bohemia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Egypt,
Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary,
Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Norway,
Portugal, Russia, Servia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey and U.S.A. Events: In the fifth Olympiad there we