Gotland sports at the 1912 Summer Olympics explained

Gotland sports, or sports from the Swedish island of Gotland, were featured in the 1912 Summer Olympics as an unofficial demonstration sport.[1] [2] The three disciplines showcased were pärk, varpa and stångstörtning.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bill Mallon, Jeroen Heijmans . Historical Dictionary of the Olympic Movement . 2011. 142. 9780810875227 .
  2. Yttergren . Leif . Baseball, glima and Gotlandic sport : An analysis of the demonstration sports in the 1912 Stockholm Olympics . Diagoras: International Academic Journal on Olympic Studies . 2 . 2018-11-16 . 103–122 . 2024-01-27.

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