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{{AthleticsAt1912SummerOlympics}}These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced, as the 5 mile event was eliminated. The 400 metre hurdle event made a brief disappearance, making the 1912 Olympics the only time that event was not held since its introduction in 1900. The 4x100 and 4x400 relays replaced the medley relay while the team race was shortened from 3 miles to 3000 metres. The decathlon, which had been held in 1904 but not in 1908, returned to the programme. Steeplechasing was eliminated, while racewalking was cut from 2 events to 1 with the 10 kilometre replacing the 10 mile and the 3500 metre eliminated. The pentathlon was introduced (as well as the separate sport modern pentathlon). The 1908 experiments of the Greek-style discus and the restricted javelin were replaced with two-handed throwing, for the shot put, discus, and javelin. Cross-country events, both for the individual and the team, were introduced. The competitions were held from Saturday, July 6, 1912, to Monday, July 15, 1912.

Medal summary

{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event| width=225|labelwidth=200|columns=2}}Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 100 metres}}Ralph Craig1912 Summer}}10.8Alvah Meyer1912 Summer}}10.9Donald Lippincott1912 Summer}}10.9Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 200 metres}}Ralph Craig1912 Summer}}21.7Donald Lippincott1912 Summer}}21.8Willie Applegarth1912 Summer}}22.0Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 400 metres}}Charles Reidpath1912 Summer}}48.2 ‘’’{{AthAbbrmen’s 400 metres}}’’’Hanns Braun1912 Summer}}48.3Edward Lindberg1912 Summer}}48.4Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 800 metres}}Ted Meredith1912 Summer}}1:51.9 ‘’’{{AthAbbrmen’s 800 metres}}’’’Mel Sheppard1912 Summer}}1:52.0Ira Davenport (athlete)>USA|1:52.0Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 1500 metres}}Arnold Jackson (athlete)>GBRathletics}}Abel Kiviat1912 Summer}}3:56.9Norman Taber1912 Summer}}3:56.9Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 5000 metres}}Hannes Kolehmainen1912 Summer}}14:36.6 ‘’’{{AthAbbrmen’s 5000 metres}}’’’Jean Bouin1912 Summer}}14:36.7George Hutson1912 Summer}}15:07.6Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 10,000 metres}}Hannes Kolehmainen1912 Summer}}31:20.8 {{OlyR|athletics}}Lewis Tewanima1912 Summer}}32:06.6Albin Stenroos1912 Summer}}32:21.8Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 110 metres hurdles}}Fred Kelly (athlete)>USA|15.1James Wendell1912 Summer}}15.2Martin Hawkins1912 Summer}}15.3valign=“top”Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 4 × 100 metres relay}}GBRWillie ApplegarthVictor d’ArcyDavid Jacobs (Welsh athlete)>David JacobsHenry Macintosh42.4SWEKnut LindbergCharles LutherIvan MöllerTure Person>|42.6 none awardedvalign=“top”Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 4 × 400 metres relay}}USAEdward LindbergTed MeredithCharles ReidpathMel Sheppard>{{AthAbbr>WR|men’s 4 x 400 metres relay}}FRAPierre FailliotCharles LelongCharles PoulenardRobert Schurrer>|3:20.7GBRErnest Henley (athlete)>Ernest HenleyGeorge Nicol (athlete)Cyril SeedhouseJames Soutter>|3:23.2valign=“top”Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 3000 metres team race}}USATell BernaGeorge BonhagAbel KiviatLouis Scott (athlete)>Louis ScottNorman Taber9 ptsSWEBror FockNils FrykbergThorild OlssonErnst WideJohn Zander>|13 ptsGBRJoe CottrillGeorge HutsonWilliam Moore (athlete)>William MooreEdward Owen (athlete)Cyril Porter>|23 ptsAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s marathon}}Ken McArthur1912 Summer}}2:36:54.8 {{OlyR|athletics}}Christian Gitsham1912 Summer}}2:37:52.0Gaston Strobino1912 Summer}}2:38:42.4Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s 10 kilometres walk}}George Goulding1912 Summer}}46:28.4Ernest Webb1912 Summer}}46:50.4Fernando Altimani1912 Summer}}47:37.6Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s individual cross country}}Hannes Kolehmainen1912 Summer}}45:11.6Hjalmar Andersson1912 Summer}}45:44.8John Eke1912 Summer}}46:37.6valign=“top”Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s team cross country}}SWEHjalmar AnderssonJohn EkeJosef Ternström>|10 ptsFINJalmari EskolaHannes KolehmainenAlbin Stenroos>|11 ptsGBRErnest Glover (athlete)>Ernest GloverFrederick HibbinsThomas Humphreys (athlete)>|49 ptsAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s long jump}}Albert Gutterson1912 Summer}}7.60 m {{OlyR|athletics}}Calvin Bricker1912 Summer}}7.21 mGeorg Ã…berg1912 Summer}}7.18 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s triple jump}}Gustaf Lindblom (athlete)>SWE|14.76 mGeorg Ã…berg1912 Summer}}14.51 mErik Almlöf1912 Summer}}14.17 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s high jump}}Alma Richards1912 Summer}}1.93 m {{OlyR|athletics}}Hans Liesche1912 Summer}}1.91 mGeorge Horine1912 Summer}}1.89 mvalign=“top”Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s pole vault}}Harry Babcock (pole vaulter)>USAathletics}}Frank Nelson (athlete)>USAMarc Wright1912 Summer}}3.85 mWilliam Halpenny1912 Summer}} {{flagIOCmedalistFrank Murphy (pole vaulter)>Frank Murphy1912 Summer}}{{flagIOCmedalistBertil Uggla>SWE|3.80 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s standing long jump}}Konstantinos Tsiklitiras1912 Summer}}3.37 mPlatt Adams1912 Summer}}3.36 mBenjamin Adams (athletics)>USA|3.28 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s standing high jump}}Platt Adams1912 Summer}}1.63 mBenjamin Adams (athletics)>USA|1.60 mKonstantinos Tsiklitiras1912 Summer}}1.55 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s shot put}}Pat McDonald (athlete)>USAathletics}}Ralph Rose1912 Summer}}15.25 mLawrence Whitney1912 Summer}}13.93 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s discus throw}}Armas Taipale1912 Summer}}45.21 m {{OlyR|athletics}}Richard Byrd (athlete)>USA|42.32 mJames Duncan (discus thrower)>USA|42.28 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s hammer throw}}Matt McGrath1912 Summer}}54.74 m {{OlyR|athletics}}Duncan Gillis1912 Summer}}48.39 mClarence Childs1912 Summer}}48.17 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s javelin throw}}Eric Lemming1912 Summer}}60.64 m {{OlyR|athletics}}Julius Saaristo1912 Summer}}58.66 mMór Kóczán1912 Summer}}55.50 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s two handed shot put}}Ralph Rose1912 Summer}}15.23 + 12.47 = 27.70 mPat McDonald (athlete)>USA|15.08 + 12.45 = 27.53 mElmer Niklander1912 Summer}}14.71 + 12.43 = 27.14 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s two handed discus throw}}Armas Taipale1912 Summer}}44.68 + 38.18 = 82.86 mElmer Niklander1912 Summer}}40.28 + 37.68 = 77.96 mEmil Magnusson1912 Summer}}40.58 + 36.79 = 77.37 mAthletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s two handed javelin throw}}Julius Saaristo1912 Summer}}61.00 + 48.42 = 109.42 mVäinö Siikaniemi1912 Summer}}54.09 + 47.04 = 101.13 mUrho Peltonen1912 Summer}}53.58 + 46.66 = 100.24 mvalign=“top” Pentathlon{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s pentathlon}} {{flagIOCmedalistJim Thorpe>USA7 ptsFerdinand Bie1912 Summer}}16 pts {{flagIOCmedalistFrank Lukeman>CAN24 ptsJames Donahue (athlete)>USAThe tie between Donahue and Lukeman was broken by calculating each athlete’s score on the decathlon table, originally deciding between a bronze medal and fourth place. Donahue won, 3475.865 points to 3396.975 points, to take the bronze medal. Thorpe’s disqualification in 1913 resulted in Bie being awarded the gold medal, while Donahue and Lukeman moved up to silver and bronze, respectively. When Thorpe’s results were reinstated 70 years later, his gold medal status was returned while the other three athletes kept their upgraded placings—resulting in two gold medalists. In 2022, the IOC declared Thorpe as the sole winner of the gold medal, and named Bie a co-winner of silver alongside Donahue.MATHER >FIRST1=VICTOR FIRST2=TARIQ URL=HTTPS://WWW.NYTIMES.COM/2022/07/15/SPORTS/OLYMPICS/JIM-THORPE-OLYMPICS-MEDAL-RESTORED.HTML WORK=THE NEW YORK TIMES, 15 July 2022, }}valign=“top” Decathlon{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men’s decathlon}} {{flagIOCmedalistJim Thorpe>USA8412.955 pts{{efn|Total as given in Wudarski. A sum of the scores given by formula gives a total of 8412.995 points.}}Hugo Wieslander1912 Summer}}7724.495 pts {{flagIOCmedalistGösta Holmér>SWE7347.855 ptsCharles Lomberg1912 Summer}}7413.510 pts{{efn|Thorpe’s disqualification in 1913 and subsequent reinstatement 70 years later resulted in the top 4 finishers being awarded medals—2 gold, a silver, and a bronze. The IOC’s 2022 decision to reinstate Thorpe as sole gold medallist resulted in there being two silver medallists instead of two gold.}}

Medal table

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Participating nations

556 athletes from 27 nations competed. Egypt was the only nation not to compete in athletics.{||

• {{flagIOC|ANZ|1912 Summer|5}}
• {{flagIOC|AUT|1912 Summer|12}}
• {{flagIOC|BEL|1912 Summer|2}}
• {{flagIOC|BOH|1912 Summer|11}}
• {{flagIOC|CAN|1912 Summer|18}}
• {{flagIOC|CHI|1912 Summer|6}}
• {{flagIOC|DEN|1912 Summer|14}}
• {{flagIOC|FIN|1912 Summer|23}}
• {{flagIOC|FRA|1912 Summer|32}}
• {{flagIOC|GER|1912 Summer|24}}
• {{flagIOC|GBR|1912 Summer|65}}
• {{flagIOC|GRE|1912 Summer|5}}
• {{flagIOC|HUN|1912 Summer|27}}
• {{flagIOC|ISL|1912 Summer|1}}
• {{flagIOC|ITA|1912 Summer|14}}
• {{flagIOC|JPN|1912 Summer|2}}
• {{flagIOC|LUX|1912 Summer|2}}
• {{flagIOC|NED|1912 Summer|1}}

• {{flagIOC|NOR|1912 Summer|23}}
• {{flagIOC|POR|1912 Summer|4}}
• {{flagIOC|RUS|1912 Summer|35}}
• {{flagIOC|SRB|1912 Summer|3}}
• {{flagIOC|RSA|1912 Summer|7}}
• {{flagIOC|SWE|1912 Summer|108}}
• {{flagIOC|SUI|1912 Summer|1}}
• {{flagIOC|TUR|1912 Summer|2}}
• {{flagIOC|USA|1912 Summer|109}}

Notes

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References

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• International Olympic Committee medal database

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