Opening Ceremony Stockholm 1912
The following teams marched in the Olympic Stadium of Stockholm on Saturday
6 July 1912
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Belgium
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Chile
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Denmark
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France
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United States
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Greece
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the Netherlands
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Italy
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Japan
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Luxembourg
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Norway
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Portugal
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Russia
Finland
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Switzerland
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Serbia
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Great Britain
Canada
Australasia
South Africa
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Germany
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Austria
Austria-Czechs
Hungary
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Sweden
The flags they used:
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Belgium
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Chile
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Denmark
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France
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United States (the
48-star flag became official on 4 July 1912, I have not yet made certain
if the flags in use in Stockholm, starting July 6, were already of the
appropriate design)
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Greece
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the Netherlands
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Italy
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Japan
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Luxembourg
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Norway
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Portugal
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Russia
Finland (started the march with the flag of the Gymnastikföreningen
för Fruntimmer i Helsingfors that had an inscription "Mens sana in corpore
sano", but that flag was removed swiftly and discreetly)
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Switzerland
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Serbia
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Great Britain
Canada
Australasia
by 1912 Australia and New Zealand had their current
flags
and
South Africa (this
was the official flag for the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1928)
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Germany
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Austria
Austria-Czechs
Hungary
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Sweden
Written 2005-05-18 - last modified 2005-05-18
This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here
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