At the 1912 Summer Olympics

1912 Summer Olympics

The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...

in Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, one cycling

Cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

event was contested. This event was a time trial, which counts as individual race as well as for the team time trial. The competition was held on Sunday July 7, 1912. For the only time in Olympic history, no track cycling

Track cycling

Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

 events were held.

Amateur definitions

In Cycling, where, according to the agreement come to by the national associations affiliated to the Union Cycliste Internationale, every amateur was to be provided with a certificate issued by the Union or by one of the said associations, the amateur regulation was as follows:

The competition is only open to amateurs with a license from the Union Cycliste Internationale or any affiliated to the above-mentioned Union. A certified copy of such license shall accompany each entry.

Medal summary

Individual time trial
Team time trial	Erik Friborg Erik Friborg Erik Friborg was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the team, which won the gold medal in the Team road race. In the individual road race he finished seventh.... Ragnar Malm Ragnar Malm Karl Oscar Ragnar Malm was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics, in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.... Axel Persson Axel Persson Axel Wilhelm Persson was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was part of the team, which won the gold medal in the Team road race... Algot Lönn Algot Lönn Algot Lönn was a Swedish road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the team, which won the gold medal in the Team road race. In the individual road race he finished tenth....	Frederick Grubb Frederick Grubb Frederick "Freddie" Henry Grubb was a British road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won silver medals in the individual road race and the team road race. In 1914, after he retired from racing, he established a bicycle manufacturing business in Brixton, London... Leonard Meredith Leonard Meredith Leonard "Leon" Lewis Meredith was a British track and road racing cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics... Charles Moss Charles Moss (cyclist) Charles Moss was an English road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the England team which won the silver medal in the Team road race. In the individual road race he finished 18th.-External links:*... William Hammond William Hammond (cyclist) William Robert "Bill" Hammond was a British road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Eastbourne, Sussex England, and was part of the team which won the silver medal in the Team road race. In the individual road race he finished 22nd.Hammond was the son of David...	Carl Schutte Carl Schutte Carl Otto Schutte was an American road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He won two bronze medals, one in the individual road race and another in the team road race.-External links:*... Alvin Loftes Alvin Loftes Alvin Hjalmar Loftes was an American road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the team, which won the bronze medal in the Team road race. In the individual road race he finished eleventh.-External links:*... Albert Krushel Albert Krushel Albert Michael Kruschel was an American road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.... Walter Martin Walter Martin (cyclist) Walter C. Martin was an American road racing cyclist who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was part of the team which won the bronze medal in the Team road race. In the individual road race, he finished 17th....

Participating nations

A total of 123 cyclists from 16 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:

Medal table

1		1	0	0	1
		1	0	0	1
3		0	2	0	2
4		0	0	2	2
Total		2	2	2	6

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