Stockholm
The belligerence of 1908 was replaced with benevolence four years later, as Sweden provided a well-organized and pleasant haven for the troubled Games.
And then there were Jim Thorpe and Hannes Kolehmainen.
Thorpe, a 24-year-old American Indian who was a two-time consensus All-America football player at Carlisle (Pa.) Institute, won the two most demanding events in track and field–the pentathlon and decathlon. And he did it with ease. “You sir,” said the Swedes' King Gustav V at the medal ceremony, “are the greatest athlete in the world.” To which Thorpe is said to have replied, “Thanks, King.”
Kolehmainen, a 22-year-old Finnish vegetarian, ran away with three distance events being run for the first time–the 5,000 and 10,000-meter races and the 12,000-meter cross-country run. He also picked up a silver medal in the 12,000-meter team race.
Ralph Craig of the U.S. was the only other winner of two individual track gold medals, taking both the 100 and 200-meter runs. The 100 final had seven false starts, one with Craig sprinting the entire distance before being called back.
Although Thorpe returned to the U.S. a hero, a year later it was learned that he had played semi-pro baseball for $25 a week in 1909 and 1910. The IOC, with the full support of the American Olympic Committee, stripped him of his medals and erased his records.
The medals and records were restored in 1982–29 years after Thorpe's death.
Top 10 Standings
National medal standings are not recognized by the IOC. The unofficial point totals are based on 3 points for a gold medal, 2 for a silver and 1 for a bronze.
| | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 23 | 24 | 17 | 64 | 134 |
| 2 | USA | 25 | 18 | 20 | 63 | 131 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 10 | 15 | 16 | 41 | 76 |
| 4 | Finland | 9 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 52 |
| 5 | Germany | 5 | 13 | 7 | 25 | 48 |
| 6 | France | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 32 |
| 7 | Denmark | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 |
| 8 | Norway | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| 9 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| | Hungary | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
Leading Medal Winners
Number of individual medals won on the left; gold, silver and bronze breakdown to the right.
Men
| No | | Sport | G-S-B |
|---|
| 6 | Louis Richardet, SWI | Shooting | 4-2-0 |
| 5 | Wilhelm Carlberg, SWE | Shooting | 3-2-0 |
| 4 | Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN | Track/Field | 3-1-0 |
| 4 | Eric Carlberg, SWE | Shooting | 2-2-0 |
| 4 | Johan von Holst, SWE | Shooting | 2-1-1 |
| 4 | Carl Osburn, USA | Shooting | 1-2-1 |
| 3 | Alfred Lane, USA | Shooting | 3-0-0 |
| 3 | Åke Lundeberg, SWE | Shooting | 2-1-0 |
| 3 | Frederick Hird, USA | Shooting | 2-0-1 |
| 3 | Jean Cariou, FRA | Equestrian | 1-1-1 |
| 3 | Charles Dixon, GBR | Tennis | 1-1-1 |
| 3 | Harold Hardwick, AUS | Swimming | 1-0-2 |
| 3 | Jack Hatfield, GBR | Swimming | 0-2-1 |
| 3 | Charles Stewart, GBR | Shooting | 0-0-3 |
Women
| No | | Sport | G-S-B |
|---|
| 2 | Edith Hannam, GBR | Tennis | 2-0-0 |
| 2 | Jennie Fletcher, GBR | Swimming | 1-0-1 |
| 2 | Sigrid Fick, SWE | Tennis | 0-1-1 |
Track & Field
| Event | | Time | |
|---|
| 100m | Ralph Craig, USA | 10.8 | =OR |
| | Alvah Meyer, USA | 10.9 | |
| | Donald Lippincott, USA | 10.9 | |
| 200m | Ralph Craig, USA | 21.7 | |
| | Donald Lippincott, USA | 21.8 | |
| | William Applegarth, GBR | 22.0 | |
| 400m | Charlie Reidpath, USA | 48.2 | OR |
| | Hanns Braun, GER | 48.3 | |
| | Edward Lindberg, USA | 48.4 | |
| 800m | Ted Meredith, USA | 1:51.9 | WR |
| | Melvin Sheppard, USA | 1:52.0 | |
| | Ira Davenport, USA | 1:52.0 | |
| 1500m | Arnold Jackson, GBR | 3:56.8 | OR |
| | Abel Kiviat, USA | 3:56.9 | |
| | Norman Taber, USA | 3:56.9 | |
| 5000m | Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN | 14:36.6 | WR |
| | Jean Bouin, FRA | 14:36.7 | |
| | George Hutson, GBR | 15:07.6 | |
| 10,000m | Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN | 31:20.8 | |
| | Louis Tewanima, USA | 32:06.6 | |
| | Albin Stenroos, FIN | 32:21.8 | |
X-country
(12,000m) | Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN | 45:11.6 | |
| | Hjalmar Andersson, SWE | 45:44.8 | |
| | John Eke, SWE | 46:37.6 | |
| Marathon | Kenneth McArthur, S. Afr. | 2:36:54.8 | |
| | Christian Gitsham, S. Afr. | 2:37:52.0 | |
| | Gaston Strobino, USA | 2:38:42.4 | |
| 110m H | Frederick Kelly, USA | 15.1 | |
| | James Wendell, USA | 15.2 | |
| | Martin Hawkins, USA | 15.3 | |
| 10k Walk | George Goulding, CAN | 46:28.4 | |
| | Ernest Webb, GBR | 46:50.4 | |
| | Fernando Altimani, ITA | 47:37.6 | |
| 4x100m | GBR (David Jacobs, Harold
Macintosh, Victor d'Arcy,
William Applegarth) | 42.4 | OR |
| | Sweden | 42.6 | |
| 4x400m | USA (Mel Sheppard, Edward
Lindberg, Ted Meredith,
Charlie Reidpath) | 3:16.6 | WR |
| | FRA | 3:20.7 | |
| | GBR | 3:23.2 | |
| 3000m Team | USA (Tel Berna, Norman Taber,
George Bonhag) | 9 pts | |
| | SWE | 13 pts | |
| | GBR | 23 pts | |
X-country
(12,000m) | SWE (Hjalmar Andersson, John
Eke, Josef Ternström) | 10 pts | |
| | FIN | 11 pts | |
| | GBR | 49 pts | |
| Event | | Mark | |
|---|
| High Jump | Alma Richards, USA | 6- 4 | OR |
| | Hans Liesche, GER | 6- 31/4 | |
| | George Horine, USA | 6- 21/2 | |
| Pole Vault | Harry Babcock, USA | 12-111/2 | OR |
| | Marcus Wright, USA | 12- 71/2 | |
| | Frank Nelson, USA | 12- 71/2 | |
| Long Jump | Albert Gutterson, USA | 24-111/4 | OR |
| | Calvin Bricker, CAN | 23- 73/4 | |
| | Georg Aberg, SWE | 23- 61/2 | |
| Triple Jump | Gustaf Lindblom, SWE | 48-51/4 | |
| | Georg Aberg, SWE | 47- 71/4 | |
| | Erik Almlöf, SWE | 89- 81/4 | |
| Shot Put | Babe McDonald, USA | 50- 4 | OR |
| | Ralph Rose, USA | 50- 01/4 | |
| | Lawrence Whitney, USA | 46- 5 | |
| Discus | Armas Taipale, FIN | 148- 3 | OR |
| | Richard Byrd, USA | 138- 10 | |
| | James Duncan, USA | 138- 81/2 | |
| Hammer | Matt McGrath, USA | 179- 7 | OR |
| | Duncan Gillis, CAN | 158- 9 | |
| | Clarence Childs, USA | 158- 0 | |
| Javelin | Erik Lemming, SWE | 198-11 | WR |
| | Juho Saaristo, FIN | 192- 5 | |
| | Mór Kóczán, HUN | 182- 1 | |
| Pentathlon | Jim Thorpe, USA | 7 pts | |
| | James Donahue, USA | 24 pts | |
| | Frank Lukemann, CAN | 24 pts | |
| Decathlon | Jim Thorpe, USA | 8412 pts | WR |
| | Charles Lomberg, SWE | 7413.510 | |
| | Gösta Holmér, SWE | 7347.855 | |
| Event | | Mark |
|---|
| High Jump | Platt Adams, USA | 5- 41/4 |
| | Benjamin Adams, USA | 5- 3 |
| | Konstantin Tsiklitiras, GRE | 5- 11/4 |
| Long Jump | Konstantin Tsiklitiras, GRE | 11-03/4 |
| | Platt Adams, USA | 11- 01/2 |
|---|
| | Benjamin Adams, USA | 10- 91/4 |
|---|
| Both Hands | Mark |
|---|
| Shot Put | Ralph Rose, USA | 90-101/2 |
| | Patrick McDonald, USA | 50- 4 |
| | Elmer Niklander, FIN | 89- 81/4 |
| Discus | Armas Taipale, FIN | 271-10 |
| | Elmer Niklander, FIN | 255- 111/2 |
| | Emil Magnusson, SWE | 254- 01/2 |
| Javelin | Juho Saaristo, FIN | 359- 0 |
| | Väinö Siikaniemi, FIN | 332- 01/2 |
| | Urho Peltonen, FIN | 329- 81/2 |
Swimming
Men
| Event | | Time | |
|---|
| 100m Free | Duke Kahanamoku, USA | 1:03.4 | |
| | Cecil Healey, AUS | 1:04.6 | |
| | Kenneth Huszagh, USA | 1:05.6 | |
| 400m Free | George Hodgson, CAN | 5:24.4 | |
| | John Hatfield, GBR | 5:28.8 | |
| | Harold Hardwick, AUS | 5:31.2 | |
| 1500m Free | George Hodgson, CAN | 22:00.0 | WR |
| | John Hatfield, GBR | 22:39.0 | |
| | Harold Hardwick, AUS | 23:15.4 | |
| 100m Back | Harry Hebner, USA | 1:21.2 | |
| | Otto Fahr, GER | 1:22.4 | |
| | Paul Kellner, GER | 1:24.0 | |
| 200m Brst | Walter Bathe, GER | 3:01.8 | OR |
| | Wilhelm Lützow, GER | 3:05.0 | |
| | Kurt Malisch, GER | 3:08.0 | |
| 400m Brst | Walter Bathe, GER | 6:29.6 | OR |
| | Thor Henning, SWE | 6:35.6 | |
| | Percy Courtman, GBR | 6:36.4 | |
| 4x200m Free | AUS (Cecil Healy, Malcolm
Champion, Leslie Boardman,
Harold Hardwick) | 10:11.6 | WR |
| | USA | 10:20.2 | |
| | GBR | 10:28.2 | |
| Diving | | Points |
|---|
| Spring | Paul Günther, GER | 79.23 |
| | Hans Luber, GER | 76.78 |
| | Kurt Behrens, GER | 73.73 |
| Platform | Erik Adlerz, SWE | 73.94 |
| | Albert Zürner, GER | 72.60 |
| | Gustaf Blomgren, SWE | 69.56 |
| Plain High | Erik Adlerz, SWE | 40.0 |
| | Hjalmar Johansson, SWE | 39.3 |
| | John Jansson, SWE | 39.1 |
Women
| Event | | Time | |
|---|
| 100m Free | Fanny Durack, AUS | 1:22.2 | |
| | Wilhelmina Wylie, AUS | 1:25.4 | |
| | Jennie Fletcher, GBR | 1:27.0 | |
| 4x100m Free | GBR (Bella Moore, Jennie
Fletcher, Annie Speirs,
Irene Steer) | 5:52.8 | WR |
| | GER | 6:04.6 | |
| | AUS | 6:17.0 | |
| Diving | | Points |
|---|
| Platform | Greta Johansson, SWE | 39.9 |
| | Lisa Regnell, SWE | 36.0 |
| | Isabelle White, GBR | 34.0 |
Team Sports
| Sports | Champion |
|---|
| Soccer | Great Britain |
| Tug-of-War | Sweden |
| Water Polo | Great Britain |
Cycling
| Event | | Time |
|---|
| Individual Road Race (200 miles) | Rudolph Lewis, S. Afr. | 10:42:39.0 |
| | Frederick Grubb, GBR | 10:51:24.2 |
| | Carl Schutte, USA | 10:52:38.8 |
| Team Road Race | Sweden | 44:35:33.6 |
| | Great Britain | 44:44:39.2 |
| | USA | 44:47:55.5 |
Equestrian
| Event | | Other |
|---|
| Three-Day Event | Axel Nordlander, SWE | 46.59 |
| | Friedrich v. Rochow, GER | 46.42 |
| | Jean Cariou, FRA | 46.32 |
| Three-Day Event Team | Sweden | 139.06 |
| | Germany | 138.48 |
| | USA | 137.33 |
| Grand Prix (Dressage) | Carl Bonde, SWE | 15 |
| | Gustav Adolf Boltenstern, SWE | 21 |
| | Hans v. Blixen-Finecke, SWE | 32 |
| Grand Prix (Jumping) | Jean Cariou, FRA | 186 |
| | Rabod Wilhelm v. Kröcher, GER | 186 |
| | Emanuel de Blommaert de Soye, BEL | 185 |
| Grand Prix (Jumping) Team | Sweden | 545 |
| | France | 538 |
| | Germany | 530 |
Fencing
| Event | | Other |
|---|
| Individual Foil | Nedo Nadi, ITA | 7 |
| | Pietro Speciale, ITA | 5 |
| | Richard Verderber, AUT | 4 |
| Individual Épée | Paul Anspach, BEL | 6 |
| | Ivan Osiier, DEN | 5 |
| | Philippe Le Hardy de Beaulieu, BEL | 4 |
| Team Épée | Belgium | |
| | Great Britain | |
| | Netherlands | |
| Individual Sabre | Jenö Fuchs, HUN | 6 |
| | Béla Békéssy, HUN | 5/5 |
| | Ervin Mészáros, HUN | 5/6 |
| Team Sabre | Hungary | |
| | Austria | |
| | Netherlands | |
Gymnastics
| Event | | Other |
|---|
| Individual Combined Exercises | Alberto Braglia, ITA | 135.0 |
| | Louis Ségura, FRA | 132.5 |
| | Adolfo Tunesi, ITA | 131.5 |
| Team | Italy | 265.75 |
| | Hungary | 227.25 |
| | Great Britain | 184.50 |
| Swedish System (Men's Teams) | Sweden | 937.46 |
| | Denmark | 898.84 |
| | Norway | 857.21 |
| Free System (Men's Teams) | Norway | 114.25 |
| | Finland | 109.25 |
| | Denmark | 106.25 |
Modern Pentathlon
| | Other |
|---|
| Gustaf Lilliehöök, SWE | 27 |
| Gösta Asbrink, SWE | 28 |
| Georg de Laval, SWE | 30 |
Rowing
| Event | | Time |
|---|
| Single Sculls | William Kinnear, GBR | 7:47.6 |
| | Polydore Veirman, BEL | 7:56.0 |
| | Everard Butler, CAN | |
| | Mikhail Kusik, RUS | |
| Coxed Fours | Germany | 6:59.4 |
| | Great Britain | |
| | Denmark / Norway† | |
| Coxed Fours (Inriggers) | Denmark | 7:47.0 |
| | Sweden | 7:56.2 |
| | Norway | |
| Coxed Eights | Great Britain | 6:15.0 |
| | Great Britain | 6:19.0 |
| | Germany | |
† Denmark and Norway were joint bronze medallists.
Shooting
| Event | | Other |
|---|
| Free Rifles (3 Positions) | Paul Colas, FRA | 987 |
| | Lars Jörgen Madsen, DEN | 981 |
| | Niels Larsen, DEN | 962 |
| Free Rifle (Team) | Sweden | 5655 |
| | Norway | 5605 |
| | Denmark | 5529 |
| Military Rifle | Paul Colas, FRA | 94 |
| | Carl Osburn, USA | 94 |
| | Joseph Jackson, USA | 93 |
| Military Rifle (Team) | USA | 1687 |
| | Great Britain | 1602 |
| | Sweden | 1570 |
| Small-Bore Rifle (Prone) | Frederick Hird, USA | 194 |
| | William Milne, GBR | 193 |
| | Harry Burt, GBR | 192 |
| Small-Bore Rifle (Team) | Sweden | 925 |
| | Great Britain | 917 |
| | USA | 881 |
| Small-Bore Rifle (Disappearing Target) | Wilhelm Carlberg, SWE | 242 |
| | Johan von Holst, SWE | 233 |
| | Gustaf Ericsson, SWE | 231 |
| Rapid-Fire Pistol | Alfred Lane, USA | 499 |
| | Paul Palen, SWE | 286 |
| | Johan von Holst, SWE | 283 |
| Free Pistol (50m) | Alfred Lane, USA | 496 |
| | Peter Dolfen, USA | 474 |
| | Charles Stewart, GBR | 470 |
| Team Event | USA | 1916 |
| | Sweden | 1849 |
| | Great Britain | 1804 |
| Olympic Trap Shooting | James Graham, USA | 96 |
| | Alfred Goldel, GER | 94 |
| | Harry Blau, RUS | 91 |
| Clay Pigeons (Team) | USA | 532 |
| | Great Britain | 511 |
| | Germany | 510 |
| Running Deer Shooting | Alfred Swahn, SWE | 41 |
| | Ake Lundberg, SWE | 41 |
| | Nestori Toivonen, FIN | 41 |
| Running Deer Shooting (Team) | Sweden | 151 |
| | USA | 132 |
| | Finland | 123 |
| Running Deer Shooting (Double Shot) | Ake Lundberg, SWE | 79 |
| | Edward Benedicks, SWE | 74 |
| | Oscar Swahn, SWE | 72 |
Tennis
MENS
| Event | | |
|---|
| Singles | Charles Winslow, S. Afr. | |
| | Harold Kitson, S. Afr. | |
| | Oscar Kreuzer, GER | |
| Singles (Indoor) | André Gobert, FRA | 8:6. 6:4. 6:4 |
| | Charles Dixon, GBR | |
| | Anthony Wilding, AUS | |
| Doubles | Charles Winslow / Harold Kitson, S. Afr. | |
| | Felix Pipes / Arthur Aborzil, AUT | |
| | Albert Canet / Marc de Marangue, FRA | |
| Doubles (Indoor) | André Gobert / Maurice Gernot, FRA | |
| | Gunnar Setterwall / Carl Kempe, SWE | |
| | Charles Dixon / Alfred Beamish, GBR | |
WOMENS
| Event | |
|---|
| Singles | Marguerite Broquedis, FRA |
| | Dora Köring, GER |
| | Molla Bjurstedt, NOR |
| Singles (Indoor) | Edith Hannan, GBR |
| | Thora Castenschiold, DEN |
| | Mabel Parton, GBR |
MIXED
| Event | |
| Doubles | Dora Köring / Heinrich Schomburgk, GER |
| | Sigrid Fick / Gunnar Setterwall, SWE |
| | Marguerite Broquedis / Albert Canet, FRA |
| Doubles (Indoor) | Edith Hannan / Charles Dixon, GBR |
| | Helen Aitchison / Herbert Roper-Barre, GBR |
| | Sigrid Fick / Gunnar Setterwall, SWE |
Greco-Roman Wrestling
| Event | |
|---|
| Featherweight (-132 1/4 lb) | Kaarlo Koskelo, FIN |
| | Georg Gerstacker, GER |
| | Otto Lasanen, FIN |
| Lightweight (-148 3/4 lb) | Eemel Väre, FIN |
| | Gustaf Malmström, SWE |
| | Edvin Matiasson, SWE |
| Middleweight (-165 1/4 lb) | Claes Johansson, SWE |
| | Martin Klein, RUS |
| | Alfred Asikainen, FIN |
| Light-Heavyweight (-181 3/4 lb) | |
| | Anders Ahlgren, SWE |
| | Ivar Böhling, FIN |
| | Béla Varga, HUN |
| Heavyweight (+181 3/4 lb) | Yrjö Saarela, FIN |
| | Johan Olin, FIN |
| | Sören Jensen, DEN |
Yachting
| Event | |
|---|
| 6 m | France |
| | Denmark |
| | Sweden |
| 8 m | Norway |
| | Sweden |
| | Finland |
| 10 m | Sweden |
| | Finland |
| | Russia |
| 12 m | Norway |
| | Sweden |
| | Finland |
