1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IV Olympiad,At the time, they were the fifth modern Olympic games. However, it was later decided that the 1906 Summer Olympics would not be considered an official Olmpiad. were held in London, United Kingdom.Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics),  "1908 London Summer Games" ; retrieved 2012-7-23.

The Olympics were originally scheduled to be held in Rome; however, Mount Vesuvius erupted on 7 April 1906. The natural disaster caused a financial strain on the Italian government. Then the venue was changed to London. The costs of the games were covered by donations.Zarnowski, C. Frank.  "A Look at Olympic Costs,"  Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 20 [5 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.

 Participating nations 
A total of 22 nations sent athletes to compete at the London games.Taking part in the games for the first time were Argentina, Finland, Turkey, and New Zealand (as part of the team from Australasia). They were:

  Argentina
  Australasia
  Austria
  Belgium
  Bohemia
  Canada
  Denmark
  Finland
  France
  German Empire
  Great Britain

  Greece
  Hungary
  Italy
  Netherlands
  Norway
  Russian Empire
  Union of South Africa
  Sweden
  Switzerland
  Ottoman Empire
  United States

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References 

Other websites

 IOC page for the 1908 Summer Olympics