The
1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish:
Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the
Games of the V Olympiad, were an international
multi-sport event held in
Stockholm,
Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,408 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports. With the exception of tennis (starting on 5 May) and football and shooting (both starting on 29 June), the games were held within a month with an official opening on 6 July. It was the last Olympics to issue solid gold medals and, with
Japan's debut, the first time an
Asian nation participated. Stockholm was the only bid for the games, and was selected in 1909.