United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics the first Olympic pentathlon competition. George S. Patton, who would become a famous general during World War II, excelled in the military-influenced set of events. Patton finished in fifth place; he was the only non-Swede among the top seven finishers. Twenty six shooters represented the United States. It was the nation's third appearance in shooting. The Americans won a total of 14 medals, half of which were gold. Only the host nation, Sweden, did better (with two more silver medals and one more bronze). A single tennis player represented the United States at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's
Pakistan at the 2010 Asian Games Pakistan at the 2010 Asian Games Pakistan participated in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on 12–27 November 2010. These games provided a field hockey gold after 20 years at the Asian Games, the country's eight overall, and also its first major title since winning the 1994 World Cup in Sydney, Australia. It also saw Pakistan become gold medallist in the inaugural events of cricket (women) and squash team (men's). Pakistan had also won the inaugural squash singles (men's) event at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Azhar Hussain, was nominated to carry