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 four events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10,000 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 4 × 100 and 4 × 400 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
100 metres 10.8 10.9 10.9 200 metres 21.7 21.8 22.0 400 metres 48.2 48.3 48.4 800 metres 1:51.9 1:52.0 1:52.0 1500 metres 3:56.8 3:56.9 3:56.9 5000 metres 14:36.6 14:36.7 15:07.6 10,000 metres 31:20.8 32:06.6 32:21.8 110 metres hurdles 15.1 15.2 15.3 4 × 100 m relay Willie ApplegarthVictor d'ArcyDavid JacobsHenry Macintosh42.4 Knut LindbergCharles LutherIvan MöllerTure Person42.6 none awarded 4 × 400 metres relay Edward LindbergTed MeredithCharles ReidpathMel Sheppard3:16.6 Pierre FailliotCharles LelongCharles PoulenardRobert Schurrer3:20.7 Ernest HenleyGeorge NicolCyril SeedhouseJames Soutter3:23.2 3000 metres team race Tell BernaGeorge BonhagAbel KiviatLouis ScottNorman Taber9 pts Bror FockNils FrykbergThorild OlssonErnst WideJohn Zander13 pts Joe CottrillGeorge HutsonWilliam MooreEdward OwenCyril Porter23 pts Marathon 2:36:54.8 2:37:52.0 2:38:42.4 10 kilometres walk 46:28.4 46:50.4 47:37.6 Individual cross country 45:11.6 45:44.8 46:37.6 Team cross country Hjalmar AnderssonJohn EkeJosef Ternström10 pts Jalmari EskolaHannes KolehmainenAlbin Stenroos11 pts Ernest GloverFrederick HibbinsThomas Humphreys49 pts Long jump 7.60 m 7.21 m 7.18 m Triple jump 14.76 m 14.51 m 14.17 m High jump 1.93 m 1.91 m 1.89 m Pole vault 3.95 m 3.85 m 3.80 mStanding long jump 3.37 m 3.36 m 3.28 m Standing high jump 1.63 m 1.60 m 1.55 m Shot put 15.34 m 15.25 m 13.93 m Discus throw 45.21 m 42.32 m 42.28 m Hammer throw 54.74 m 48.39 m 48.17 m Javelin throw 60.64 m 58.66 m 55.50 m Two handed shot put 15.23 + 12.47 = 27.70 m 15.08 + 12.45 = 27.53 m 14.71 + 12.43 = 27.14 m Two handed discus throw 44.68 + 38.18 = 82.86 m 40.28 + 37.68 = 77.96 m 40.58 + 36.79 = 77.37 m Two handed javelin throw 61.00 + 48.42 = 109.42 m 54.09 + 47.04 = 101.13 m 53.58 + 46.66 = 100.24 m Pentathlon 7 pts 16 pts 24 pts 24 pts Decathlon 8412.955 pts 7724.495 pts 7347.855 pts 7413.510 pts
Medal table
Participating nations 556 athletes from 27 nations competed. Egypt was the only nation not to compete in athletics.
Notes
References
International Olympic Committee medal database