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Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's individual cross country
At the 1912 Summer Olympics, the men's individual cross country race was held as part of the athletics programme. It was the first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Monday, July 15, 1912. Forty-five runners from nine nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]
| Men's cross country at the Games of the V Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Stockholm Olympic Stadium |
| Date | July 15 |
| Competitors | 45 from 9 nations |
| Medalists | |
Records edit
The course was about 12,000 metres long, and it was not revealed to competitors before the race started.[3] The world best for a comparable distance 7.5-mile run was as follows:
| World record | George Bonhag (USA) | 39:08 4⁄5 (7.5 mi) | Woodside, Queens (Celtic Park) | 6 November 1909 | [4] |
| Olympic record | N/A |
Results edit
The first three runners for each nation to finish in this race were also counted towards the team results.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | 45:11.6[5] |
| 2 | Hjalmar Andersson (SWE) | 45:44.8 |
| 3 | John Eke (SWE) | 46:37.6 |
| 4 | Jalmari Eskola (FIN) | 46:54.8 |
| 5 | Josef Ternström (SWE) | 47:07.1 |
| 6 | Albin Stenroos (FIN) | 47:23.4 |
| 7 | Ville Kyrönen (FIN) | 47:32.0 |
| 8 | Len Richardson (RSA) | 47:33.5 |
| 9 | Brynolf Larsson (SWE) | 47:37.4 |
| 10 | Johan Sundkvist (SWE) | 47:40.0 |
| 11 | Viljam Johansson (FIN) | 48:03.0 |
| 12 | Harry Hellawell (USA) | 48:12.0 |
| 13 | Klas Lundström (SWE) | 48:45.4 |
| 14 | Lauritz Christiansen (DEN) | 49:06.4 |
| 15 | Frederick Hibbins (GBR) | 49:18.2 |
| 16 | Ernest Glover (GBR) | 49:53.7 |
| 17 | Bror Fock (SWE) | 50:15.8 |
| 18 | Thomas Humphreys (GBR) | 50:28.0 |
| 19 | Olaf Hovdenak (NOR) | 50:40.8 |
| 20 | Parelius Finnerud (NOR) | 51:16.2 |
| 21 | Gustav Carlén (SWE) | 51:26.8 |
| 22 | Johannes Andersen (NOR) | 51:47.4 |
| 23 | Viggo Petersen (DEN) | 53:00.8 |
| 24 | Louis Scott (USA) | 53:51.4 |
| 25 | Väinö Heikkilä (FIN) | 54:08.0 |
| 26 | Gerhard Topp (DEN) | 54:24.9 |
| 27 | Gregor Vietz (GER) | 54:40.6 |
| 28 | Steen Rasmussen (DEN) | 55:27.0 |
| — | Holger Baden (DEN) | Did not finish |
| Tell Berna (USA) | Did not finish | |
| George Bonhag (USA) | Did not finish | |
| Jean Bouin (FRA) | Did not finish | |
| Joe Cottrill (GBR) | Did not finish | |
| Nils Dahl (NOR) | Did not finish | |
| Fritz Danild (DEN) | Did not finish | |
| Efraim Harju (FIN) | Did not finish | |
| Edvin Hellgren (SWE) | Did not finish | |
| Karl Julius Jensen (DEN) | Did not finish | |
| John Klintberg (SWE) | Did not finish | |
| William Kramer (USA) | Did not finish | |
| Axel Lindahl (SWE) | Did not finish | |
| Aarne Lindholm (FIN) | Did not finish | |
| Henrik Nordström (SWE) | Did not finish | |
| Emmerich Rath (AUT) | Did not finish | |
| William Scott (GBR) | Did not finish |
References edit
- ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Official report, p. 61.
- ^ "Olympedia – Cross-Country, Individual, Men". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Spalding's official athletic almanac, 1912" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ . la84foundation.org