The Östermalm Athletic Grounds (Swedish: Östermalms idrottsplats, usually written Östermalms IP) is a sports venue located in the Östermalm district of Stockholm

Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. Completed in 1906, the facility played host to several sports during the 1912 Summer Olympics

1912 Summer Olympics

The 1912 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 27 July 1912. Twenty-eight nations and 2,407 competitors, including 48 women, competed in 102 events in 14 sports...

. These sports included equestrian

Equestrian at the 1912 Summer Olympics

The equestrian program at the 1912 Summer Olympics included five medal events. There were individual competitions in dressage, eventing, and show jumping...

, fencing

Fencing at the 1912 Summer Olympics

-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:...

 (including the part for the modern pentathlon

Modern pentathlon at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon was first contested at the Olympic Games at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm. The sport was invented by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympic Games.-Shooting:-Swimming:-Fencing:...

), and tennis

Tennis at the 1912 Summer Olympics

At the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden eight tennis events were contested.- Men's events :- Women's events :- Mixed events :- Participating nations :...

. It also hosted the exhibition for baseball

Baseball at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Baseball had its first appearance at the 1912 Summer Olympics as an exhibition sport. A game was played between the United States, the nation where the game was developed, and Sweden, the host nation. The game was held on Monday, 15 July 1912 and started at 10 a.m...

 at those same games. Current tenants is the youth program of football club Djurgårdens IF Fotboll and several lower league teams. The athletic grounds also hosts a speed skating rink

Speed skating rink

A speed skating rink is an ice rink in which a speed skating competition is held.-The rink:...

during winter.

Reference

• 1912 Summer Olympics official report. pp. 218–20. - accessed 8 July 2010.