Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres team race
| Men's 3000 metres team race at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 Crossing the finish line in the final | |
| Venue | Stockholm Olympic Stadium |
| Dates |
July 12 (semifinals) July 13 (final) |
| Competitors | 24 from 5 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| 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 3000 metres team race was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of a team race style event, though the first to be held at the distance of 3000 metres, which became the standard until the event was eliminated following the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Friday, July 12, 1912 and on Saturday, July 13, 1912.
Twenty-four runners from five nations competed.
According to the International Olympic Committee medal database all five runners were awarded medals.
Results
Semifinals
All three semi-finals were held on Friday, July 12, 1912.
Semifinal 1
Team result:
| Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Q |
| 2 |  | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
Individual race result:
| Place | Athlete | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 8:36.9 | 1 |
| 2 | | 8:46.3 | 2 |
| 3 | | 8:50.2 | 3 |
| 4 | | 8:51.1 | 4 |
| 5 | | 8:52.2 | — |
| 6 | | 8:53.4 | — |
| 7 | | 8:54.1 | 5 |
| 8 | | 8:57.2 | 6 |
| 9 | | 9:46.4 | — |
| 10 | | 10:10.6 | — |
Semifinal 2
Team result:
| Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
| 1 |  | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Q |
| 2 |  | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | |
Individual race result:
All five Swedish runners finished side by side.
| Place | Athlete | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 9:06.8 | 1 |
| 2 | | 9:14.7 | 2 |
| 9:14.7 | 3 | |
| 9:14.7 | 4 | |
| 9:14.7 | — | |
| 9:14.7 | — | |
| 7 | | 9:32.5 | 5 |
| 8 | | 9:34.2 | 6 |
| — | | DNF | — |
Semifinal 3
Great Britain had a walkover.
Team result:
| Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
| 1 |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Q |
Individual race result:
As there was no competition all five British runners ran and finished side by side.
| Place | Athlete | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 10:21.6 | 1 |
| 10:21.6 | 2 | |
| 10:21.6 | 3 | |
| 10:21.6 | — | |
| 10:21.6 | — |
Final
The final was held on Saturday, July 13, 1912.
Team result:
| Place | Team | Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
| 1 | | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
Individual race result:
| Place | Athlete | Time | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 8:44.6 | 1 |
| 2 | | 8:44.6 | 2 |
| 3 | | 8:45.2 | 3 |
| 4 | | 8:46.2 | 4 |
| 5 | | 8:46.6 | 5 |
| 6 | | 8:46.8 | 6 |
| 7 | | 8:47.2 | 7 |
| 8 | | 8:47.2 | 8 |
| 9 | | 8:48.0 | 9 |
| 10 | | 8:48.9 | — |
| 11 | | 8:49.0 | — |
| 12 | | — | |
| — | | DNF | — |
| DNF | — | |
| DNF | — |
References
- sports-reference.com
- 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 3 January 2007.