These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.
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Host stadium (shown in 2006) | |
| Dates | 6-15 July |
| No. of events | 30 |
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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 100 metres | Ralph Craig United States | 10.8 | Alvah Meyer United States | 10.9 | Donald Lippincott United States | 10.9 |
| 200 metres | Ralph Craig United States | 21.7 | Donald Lippincott United States | 21.8 | Willie Applegarth Great Britain | 22.0 |
| 400 metres | Charles Reidpath United States | 48.2 WR | Hanns Braun Germany | 48.3 | Edward Lindberg United States | 48.4 |
| 800 metres | Ted Meredith United States | 1:51.9 WR | Mel Sheppard United States | 1:52.0 | Ira Davenport United States | 1:52.0 |
| 1500 metres | Arnold Jackson Great Britain | 3:56.8 OR | Abel Kiviat United States | 3:56.9 | Norman Taber United States | 3:56.9 |
| 5000 metres | Hannes Kolehmainen Finland | 14:36.6 WR | Jean Bouin France | 14:36.7 | George Hutson Great Britain | 15:07.6 |
| 10,000 metres | Hannes Kolehmainen Finland | 31:20.8 OR | Lewis Tewanima United States | 32:06.6 | Albin Stenroos Finland | 32:21.8 |
| 110 metres hurdles | Fred Kelly United States | 15.1 | James Wendell United States | 15.2 | Martin Hawkins United States | 15.3 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Great Britain Willie Applegarth Victor d'Arcy David Jacobs Henry Macintosh | 42.4 | Sweden Knut Lindberg Charles Luther Ivan Möller Ture Person | 42.6 | none awarded | |
| 4 x 400 metres relay | United States Edward Lindberg Ted Meredith Charles Reidpath Mel Sheppard | 3:16.6 WR | France Pierre Failliot Charles Lelong Charles Poulenard Robert Schurrer | 3:20.7 | Great Britain Ernest Henley George Nicol Cyril Seedhouse James Soutter | 3:23.2 |
| 3000 metres team race | United States Tell Berna George Bonhag Abel Kiviat Louis Scott Norman Taber | 9 pts | Sweden Bror Fock Nils Frykberg Thorild Olsson Ernst Wide John Zander | 13 pts | Great Britain Joe Cottrill George Hutson William Moore Edward Owen Cyril Porter | 23 pts |
| Marathon | Ken McArthur South Africa | 2:36:54.8 OR | Christian Gitsham South Africa | 2:37:52.0 | Gaston Strobino United States | 2:38:42.4 |
| 10 kilometres walk | George Goulding Canada | 46:28.4 | Ernest Webb Great Britain | 46:50.4 | Fernando Altimani Italy | 47:37.6 |
| Individual cross country | Hannes Kolehmainen Finland | 45:11.6 | Hjalmar Andersson Sweden | 45:44.8 | John Eke Sweden | 46:37.6 |
| Team cross country | Sweden Hjalmar Andersson John Eke Josef Ternström | 10 pts | Finland Jalmari Eskola Hannes Kolehmainen Albin Stenroos | 11 pts | Great Britain Ernest Glover Frederick Hibbins Thomas Humphreys | 49 pts |
| Long jump | Albert Gutterson United States | 7.60 m OR | Calvin Bricker Canada | 7.21 m | Georg Åberg Sweden | 7.18 m |
| Triple jump | Gustaf Lindblom Sweden | 14.76 m | Georg Åberg Sweden | 14.51 m | Erik Almlöf Sweden | 14.17 m |
| High jump | Alma Richards United States | 1.93 m OR | Hans Liesche Germany | 1.91 m | George Horine United States | 1.89 m |
| Pole vault | Harry Babcock United States | 3.95 m OR | Frank Nelson United States Marc Wright United States | 3.85 m | William Halpenny Canada Frank Murphy United States Bertil Uggla Sweden | 3.80 m |
| Standing long jump | Konstantinos Tsiklitiras Greece | 3.37 m | Platt Adams United States | 3.36 m | Benjamin Adams United States | 3.28 m |
| Standing high jump | Platt Adams United States | 1.63 m | Benjamin Adams United States | 1.60 m | Konstantinos Tsiklitiras Greece | 1.55 m |
| Shot put | Pat McDonald United States | 15.34 m OR | Ralph Rose United States | 15.25 m | Lawrence Whitney United States | 13.93 m |
| Discus throw | Armas Taipale Finland | 45.21 m OR | Richard Byrd United States | 42.32 m | James Duncan United States | 42.28 m |
| Hammer throw | Matt McGrath United States | 54.74 m OR | Duncan Gillis Canada | 48.39 m | Clarence Childs United States | 48.17 m |
| Javelin throw | Eric Lemming Sweden | 60.64 m OR | Julius Saaristo Finland | 58.66 m | Mór Kóczán Hungary | 55.50 m |
| Two handed shot put | Ralph Rose United States | 15.23 + 12.47 = 27.70 m | Pat McDonald United States | 15.08 + 12.45 = 27.53 m | Elmer Niklander Finland | 14.71 + 12.43 = 27.14 m |
| Two handed discus throw | Armas Taipale Finland | 44.68 + 38.18 = 82.86 m | Elmer Niklander Finland | 40.28 + 37.68 = 77.96 m | Emil Magnusson Sweden | 40.58 + 36.79 = 77.37 m |
| Two handed javelin throw | Julius Saaristo Finland | 61.00 + 48.42 = 109.42 m | Väinö Siikaniemi Finland | 54.09 + 47.04 = 101.13 m | Urho Peltonen Finland | 53.58 + 46.66 = 100.24 m |
| Pentathlon | Jim Thorpe United States | 7 pts | Ferdinand Bie Norway | 16 pts | Frank Lukeman Canada | 24 pts |
| James Donahue United States | 24 pts | |||||
| Decathlon | Jim Thorpe United States | 8412.955 pts | Hugo Wieslander Sweden | 7724.495 pts | Gösta Holmér Sweden | 7347.855 pts |
| Charles Lomberg Sweden | 7413.510 pts | |||||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 16 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 2 | Finland | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | France | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Hungary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 30 | 33 | 31 | 94 | |
Participating nations
556 athletes from 27 nations competed. Egypt was the only nation not to compete in athletics.
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