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Gotland sports at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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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]

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