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Football At The 1912 Summer Olympics
Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics was one of the 102 events at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. It was the fourth time that association football, football was on the Olympic schedule. Great Britain national football team, Great Britain"Britain's Olympic past" Barber, David; The Football Association, 3 March 2004. Retrieved on 24 November 2008. won the gold medals, representing the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (whom the IOC credits). Replicating the 1908 tournament, Denmark national football team, Denmark won silver medals and the Netherlands national football team, Netherlands won bronze medals. The Swedish Football Association ran the tournament, just as the English The Football ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfried Fuchs
Gottfried Erik Fuchs (3 May 1889 – 25 February 1972), also known as Godfrey Fuchs, was a German Olympic footballer. He scored a then-world record 10 goals for the Germany national football team, Germany national team in a 16–0 win against Russia national football team, Russia at the Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 Olympics. He left Germany to escape the Holocaust, as he was Jewish, and ultimately emigrated to Canada. Biography Fuchs was Jewish. He was a direct descendant of the legendary medieval rabbi Rashi. Fuchs debuted for the Germany national football team, Germany national team at the age of 18. He played for (1904–06, 1914–20), and Karlsruher FV (1906–14)—winning the German national title in 1910, beating Holstein Kiel 1–0. In 1912, they lost the final against Holstein Kiel, 1–0. Between 1911 and 1913 he was considered the best centre in the world. During this time period, he earned six caps and scored 13 goals. Fuchs was part of the legendary a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years. Its ancient core and financial centre, the City of London, was founded by the Roman Empire, Romans as Londinium and has retained its medieval boundaries. The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has been the centuries-long host of Government of the United Kingdom, the national government and Parliament of the United Kingdom, parliament. London grew rapidly 19th-century London, in the 19th century, becoming the world's List of largest cities throughout history, largest city at the time. Since the 19th cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Vos (footballer)
:''See also Jan Vos (poet).'' Jan Vos (April 17, 1888 in Utrecht (city), Utrecht – August 25, 1939 in Dordrecht) was a Dutch amateur football (soccer) player who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch team, which won the bronze medal in the football tournament. With 8 goals scored, Vos was the 3rd best goalscorer in the tournament. References External links Jan Vos at databaseOlympics.com * 1888 births 1939 deaths Dutch men's footballers Footballers at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Netherlands men's international footballers Footballers from Utrecht (city) Sparta Rotterdam players Dutch football managers PSV Eindhoven managers Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-footy-forward-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain Men's Olympic Football Team
The Great Britain Olympic football team is the men's football team that represents the United Kingdom at the Summer Olympic Games (where it competed as Great Britain, branded Team GB). The team is organised by the Football Association as the men's footballing representative of the British Olympic Association. The team only competes in the Olympic Games. In other international football tournaments, the Home Nations of the United Kingdom are represented by their own national teams, a situation which pre-dated the establishment of a GB team. The team first competed at the FA organised tournament for the 1908 Olympics held in London, which was the first games that featured representative teams using players selected nationally (prior games in 1900 and 1904 used club teams). This team and the two that followed in 1912 and 1920 featured only English amateur players, and is seen by some as merely an extension of the English amateur team, set up in 1906 in response to the rise of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France At The 1912 Summer Olympics
France competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 119 competitors, 118 men and 1 woman, took part in 66 events in 13 sports. Medalists Gold * Jacques Cariou — Equestrian, Individual jumping * Gaston Thubé, Jacques Thubé and Amédée Thubé — Sailing, Men's 6m class * Paul Colas — Shooting, Men's 300m free rifle, three positions * Paul Colas — Shooting, Men's 600m free rifle * André Gobert and Maurice Germot — Tennis, Men's doubles indoor * André Gobert — Tennis, Men's singles indoor * Marguerite Broquedis — Tennis, Women's singles outdoor Silver * Charles Poulenard, Pierre Failliot, Charles Lelong and Robert Schurrer — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay * Jean Bouin — Athletics, Men's 5000m * Louis Ségura — Gymnastics, Men's all-around * Pierre Dufour d'Astafort, Jacques Cariou, Ernest Meyer and Gaston Seigner — Equestrian, Team jumping Bronze * Jacques Cariou — Equestr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium At The 1912 Summer Olympics
Belgium competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Medalists Aquatics Swimming Five swimmers competed for Belgium at the 1912 Games. It was the third time the nation had competed in swimming, a sport in which Belgium had competed each time the country appeared at the Olympics. None of the Belgian swimmers advanced to the finals in their individual events; two reached the semifinals. (Ranks given are within the swimmer's heat.) ; Men ; Women Water polo Belgium made its third Olympic water polo appearance in 1912, having competed both times the country had sent athletes to the Olympics previously. After taking the silver medals in 1908 and 1900, the Belgians were only able to win a bronze at these Games. Belgium had the misfortune of meeting eventual gold medalists Great Britain in the quarterfinals, though this misfortune was mitigated by the use of the Bergvall System in the tournament (giving Belgium an opportunity to take silver even after thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohemia At The 1912 Summer Olympics
Bohemia competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, for the last time. Beginning at the 1920 Olympic Games, Bohemian athletes would compete for the new nation of Czechoslovakia. Until 1918 Bohemia was part of Austria-Hungary. At this games, the Bohemian team paraded behind a flag which consisted of the arms of the Kingdom of Bohemia on a white field. In the event of a Bohemian medallist, a Bohemian streamer would be displayed above the Flag of Austria; in the end, this did not occur as Bohemia won no medals. Athletics 11 athletes competed for Bohemia in 1912. It was the country's third appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. František Janda-Suk, whose silver medal in the discus throw in 1900 was Bohemia's best result in Olympic history and the nation's only athletics medal, placed 15th in that event. That result was the best placing Bohemia got in 1912. Ranks given are within that athlete's heat. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. Europe is commonly considered to be Boundaries between the continents#Asia and Europe, separated from Asia by the Drainage divide, watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural (river), Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterway of the Bosporus, Bosporus Strait. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and Europe ... is formed by the Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Black Sea with its outlets, the Bosporus and Dardanelles." Europe covers approx. , or 2% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface (6.8% of Earth's land area), making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Traneberg 1912
Traneberg is a residential district in western Stockholm (Västerort) and part of the Bromma borough. For the 1912 Summer Olympics, Tranebergs Idrottsplats hosted some of the football competitions. Most of the district was built between 1934 and 1940. See also *Alvik metro station Alvik metro station is a station on the Green line of the Stockholm metro, and on the Tvärbanan and Nockebybanan lines of Stockholm tramways. It is located on the border between the districts of Traneberg and Alvik, which are part of the boro ... References1912 Summer Olympics official report.p. 221. - accessed 8 July 2010. City districts in Bromma {{stockholm-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm Olympic Stadium
Stockholm Olympic Stadium (), most often called Stockholms stadion or (especially locally) simply Stadion, is a stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. Designed by architect Torben Grut, it was opened in 1912; its original use was as a venue for the 1912 Olympic Games. At the 1912 Games, it hosted Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics, athletics, some Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics, equestrian and Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics, football matches, Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics, gymnastics, the running part of the Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon, Tug of war at the 1912 Summer Olympics, tug of war, and Wrestling at the 1912 Summer Olympics, wrestling events. It has a capacity of 13,145–14,500 depending on usage and a capacity of nearly 33,000 for concerts. Overview The Stadium was the home ground for association football team Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgårdens IF for many decades, until the more modern Tele2 Arena was inaugurated in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
