Summer Olympics 1908

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Olympic_Games
gptkbp:endDate 1908-10-31
gptkbp:firstRun athletes marched behind national flags
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Summer_Olympics_1912
gptkbp:hostCity gptkb:London
gptkbp:hostCountry gptkb:United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Summer Olympics 1908
gptkbp:mainVenue gptkb:White_City_Stadium
gptkbp:memberState 22
gptkbp:migratory gptkb:1906_eruption_of_Mount_Vesuvius
gptkbp:notableEvent Dorando Pietri disqualified in marathon
first time athletes from all five continents participated
first time athletes from the United States participated
controversy over US flag dip
first appearance of field hockey
first appearance of figure skating
first appearance of motor boating
first appearance of rackets
first appearance of rugby union
first appearance of water motorsports
first time athletes from Argentina participated
first time athletes from Australasia participated
first time athletes from Austria participated
first time athletes from Belgium participated
first time athletes from Bohemia participated
first time athletes from Canada participated
first time athletes from Denmark participated
first time athletes from France participated
first time athletes from Germany participated
first time athletes from Greece participated
first time athletes from Hungary participated
first time athletes from Italy participated
first time athletes from Norway participated
first time athletes from Russia participated
first time athletes from South Africa participated
first time athletes from Sweden participated
first time athletes from Switzerland participated
introduction of official Olympic protocol
first time athletes from the Netherlands participated
first time athletes from Finland, Turkey, and New Zealand participated
first time marathon distance set to 26 miles 385 yards
first time athletes from Great Britain participated
gptkbp:numberOfAthletes 2008
gptkbp:numberOfEvents 110
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Games_of_the_IV_Olympiad
gptkbp:opened gptkb:King_Edward_VII
gptkbp:originallyAwardedTo gptkb:Rome
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Summer_Olympics_1904
gptkbp:sport 22
gptkbp:startDate 1908-04-27
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Summer_Olympics_1904
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6