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Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Djurgårdsbrunnsviken is a bay in central Stockholm, Sweden, together with the canal Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen forming the northern shore line of the island Djurgården (or more correctly between Northern Djurgården, Northern and Southern Djurgården). The bridge Djurgårdsbron stretches over the bay. ; Old names : ''Ladugårdsviken'' (17th-18th centuries), ''Surbrunnsviken'', ''Södra brunnsviken'' Historically known as a good fishing ground, Djurgårdsbrunnsviken, also known as the Bay of Sweden, is today popular for bathing in summer. The bay was used for the Diving at the 1912 Summer Olympics, diving, Swimming at the 1912 Summer Olympics, swimming (including the part for the Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon event), Water polo at the 1912 Summer Olympics, water polo and Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics, rowing competitions during the 1912 Summer Olympics, and during the Swedish championship 1930. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm saw the fourth water polo tournament at Olympics. All games took place in the newly built swimming stadium in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from 7 to 16 July 1912. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system. Medal summary The competitions in water polo were arranged on the Cup Tie (elimination) system, but in such a way that the necessary number of matches had to be played for the second and third prizes between the teams qualified to take part in these rounds. The principle was adopted that a team which had not been beaten, direct or indirect, by a team that was qualified to fight for the second or third prize, should have the right to play against the team last-mentioned, even if it (the first-named) had already been beaten by some other team. The teams entered were drawn in pairs for the first round, after which the order in which they were to meet in the second round was determined by drawing lots, so that the order in which the gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |