These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.
| Athletics at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
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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 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
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) | 16 | 14 | 12 | 42 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 10 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 30 | 33 | 31 | 94 | |
Participating nations
edit556 athletes from 27 nations competed. Egypt was the only nation not to compete in athletics.
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Notes
edit- ^ The 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 reinstated Thorpe as the sole winner of the gold medal, and named Bie a co-winner of silver alongside Donahue.[1]
- ^ Total as given in Wudarski. A sum of the scores given by formula gives a total of 8412.995 points.
- ^ Thorpe's disqualification in 1913 and subsequent reinstatement 70 years later resulted in there being awarded two gold, one silver, and one bronze medals awarded. The IOC's 2022 decision to reinstate Thorpe as sole gold medallist resulted changed it to one gold, two silver, and one bronze.
References
edit- ^ Mather, Victor; Panja, Tariq (15 July 2022). "Jim Thorpe Is Restored as Sole Winner of 1912 Olympic Gold Medals". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2022.