Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres

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Men's 5000 metres
at the Games of the V Olympiad
1912 Athletics men's 5000 metre final3.JPG
The finish: Kolehmainen on the way to pass Bouin who is still in the lead.
Venue Stockholm Olympic Stadium
DatesJuly 9 (semifinals)
July 10 (final)
Competitors31 from 11 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Hannes Kolehmainen Flag of Russia.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Jean Bouin Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg George Hutson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
1920  

The men's 5000 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 10000 metre event replaced the 5 mile race held at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 9, 1912, and on Wednesday, July 10, 1912. Thirty-one long-distance runners from eleven nations competed. [1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. [2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

World Record14:59.0(*) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfred Shrubb Glasgow (GBR)June 13, 1904
Olympic Record-none--

(*) unofficial

George Bonhag, in winning the first semifinal, which was the first Olympic 5000 ever, set the Olympic record at 15:22.6. It lasted until the 5th and last semifinal, in which Jean Bouin broke it by finishing in 15:05.0. Unsurprisingly, that record stood only until the next race—Hannes Kolehmainen won the final at 14:36.6 as both he and Bouin (just behind Kolehmainen, at 14:36.7) surpassed the best time of the semifinals. This record became the first official world record for the 5000 metres.

Results

Semifinals

All semi-finals were held on Tuesday, July 9, 1912.

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  George Bonhag  (USA)15:22.6 ORQF
2Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Alex Decoteau  (CAN)15:24.2QF
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Frederick Hibbins  (GBR)15:27.6QF
4Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg  George Hill  (ANZ)15:56.8
Flag of Sweden.svg  Klas Lundström  (SWE)Did not finish

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1US flag 48 stars.svg  Louis Scott  (USA)15:23.5QF
2Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Joe Keeper  (CAN)15:28.9QF
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  George Hutson  (GBR)15:29.0QF
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Bror Modigh  (SWE)16:07.1
US flag 48 stars.svg  Eddie Fitzgerald  (USA)Did not finish
Flag of Sweden.svg  Martin Persson  (SWE)Did not finish
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Charles Ruffell  (GBR)Did not finish

Semifinal 3

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Mauritz Carlsson  (SWE)15:34.6QF
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ernest Glover  (GBR)16:09.1QF
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cyril Porter  (GBR)16:23.4QF
4Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Mikhail Nikolsky  (RUS)17:21.7
Flag of Russia.svg  Aarne Lindholm  (FIN)Did not finish
US flag 48 stars.svg  Garnett Wikoff  (USA)Did not finish

Semifinal 4

PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1Flag of Russia.svg  Hannes Kolehmainen  (FIN)15:38.9QF
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Henrik Nordström  (SWE)15:49.1QF
3US flag 48 stars.svg  Tell Berna  (USA)15:53.3QF
4Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  George Lee  (GBR)
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Gregor Vietz  (GER)Did not finish

Semifinal 5

The start of the final. 1912 Athletics men's 5000 metre final.JPG
The start of the final.
The upcoming winner Hannes Kolehmainen in the lead with Jean Bouin behind. 1912 Athletics men's 5000 metre final2.JPG
The upcoming winner Hannes Kolehmainen in the lead with Jean Bouin behind.
PlaceAthleteTimeQual.
1Flag of France.svg  Jean Bouin  (FRA)15:05.0 ORQF
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Thorild Olsson  (SWE)15:25.2QF
3Flag of Russia.svg  Viljam Johansson  (FIN)15:31.4QF
Flag of France.svg  Gaston Heuet  (FRA)Did not finish
US flag 48 stars.svg  Wallace McCurdy  (USA)Did not finish
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Alfonso Orlando  (ITA)Did not finish
Flag of Chile.svg  Alfonso Sánchez  (CHI)Did not finish
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Arnold Treble  (GBR)Did not finish

Final

The final was held on Wednesday, July 10, 1912.

PlaceAthleteTime
1Flag of Russia.svg  Hannes Kolehmainen  (FIN)14:36.6 WR
2Flag of France.svg  Jean Bouin  (FRA)14:36.7
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  George Hutson  (GBR)15:07.6
4US flag 48 stars.svg  George Bonhag  (USA)15:09.8
5US flag 48 stars.svg  Tell Berna  (USA)15:10.0
6Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Alex Decoteau  (CAN)
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Mauritz Carlsson  (SWE)15:18.6
8-11Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Frederick Hibbins  (GBR)
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Joe Keeper  (CAN)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cyril Porter  (GBR)
US flag 48 stars.svg  Louis Scott  (USA)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Ernest Glover  (GBR)Did not start
Flag of Russia.svg  Viljam Johansson  (FIN)Did not start
Flag of Sweden.svg  Henrik Nordström  (SWE)Did not start
Flag of Sweden.svg  Thorild Olsson  (SWE)Did not start
Finish J O Stockholm 1912 Bouin et Koleheimen.jpg
Finish

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References

  1. "Athletics at the 1912 Stockholm Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  2. Official report, p. 61.

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