Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres
| Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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 Kolehmainen winning the final. | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates |
July 7 (semifinals) July 8 (final) | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 4×100 m relay | men |
| 4×400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Standing long jump | men |
| Standing high jump | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| 2-hand shot put | men |
| 2-hand discus | men |
| 2-hand javelin | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
The men's 10,000 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the debut of the event, which along with the 5000 metres replaced the 5 mile race held at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 7, 1912 and on Monday, July 8, 1912. Thirty runners from 13 nations competed.[1]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 30:58.8 |  |
Colombes (FRA) | November 16, 1911 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | - | none | - | - |
Hannes Kolehmainen, in winning the first semifinal, set the Olympic record at 33:49.0. It lasted until the next race, in which the time was beat by Len Richardson. Kolehmainen took back the record with a time of 31:20.8 in the final.
Results
Semifinals
All semi-finals were held on Sunday, July 7, 1912.
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 33:49.0 OR | QF |
| 2 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 33:58.8 | QF |
| 3 | | 34:50.0 | QF |
| 4 |  | 34:55.8 | QF |
| 5 |  | 35:12.2 | QF |
| 6 | | 35:45.0 | |
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Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 32:30.3 OR | QF |
| 2 | | 32:31.4 | QF |
| 3 | | 33:06.2 | QF |
| 4 | | 33:28.4 | QF |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 33:44.6 | QF |
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Semifinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 32:47.8 | QF |
| 2 | | 32:55.2 | QF |
| 3 | | 34:14.2 | QF |
| 4 | | 34:18.6 | QF |
| 5 | | 34:32.0 | QF |
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Final
The final was held on Monday, July 8, 1912.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 31:20.8 OR |
| 2 | | 32:06.6 |
| 3 | | 32:21.8 |
| 4 | | 32:36.2 |
| 5 | | 33:31.2 |
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References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
Sources
- Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.)., ed. The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 1 January 2007.