1912 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 3000 m team (men)
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sport | athletics | ||||||||
discipline | 3000 meter team run | ||||||||
gender | Men | ||||||||
Attendees | 24 athletes from 5 countries | ||||||||
Competition location | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | ||||||||
Competition phase | July 12, 1912 (preliminary round) July 13, 1912 (final) |
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The men's 3,000-meter team run at the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm was held on July 12th and 13th, 1912 in the Stockholm Olympic Stadium. 24 athletes took part. The team run was held for the fourth time, but the first time over the distance of 3000 meters. In 1900 it was over 5000 meters, in 1904 over 4 miles and in 1908 over 3 miles.
The US team won the gold medal, Sweden went silver and Great Britain bronze.
Existing records
- World record on the 3,000 meter individual distance : 8: 56.8 min - Edvard Dahl ( Sweden ), September 22, 1907
- Olympic record : This route length was not previously on the Olympic program, so there was no existing Olympic record.
Conducting the competition
Five nations took part. Each country could start with up to five participants. As in the team runs of the previous games, the pure placement of the best three in each country was rated. These placements were added up and the order resulted from the lowest sums.
On July 12th, two preliminary rounds were held. The two winning teams qualified for the final, which was held on July 13th.
As with other competitions, the procedure today hardly seems understandable. There were actually three preliminary runs to eliminate two out of five teams. In the third heat, Great Britain started without any opponents and was qualified from the start if at least three runners crossed the finish line. Such an organization must be seen against the background of the time.
Note: The teams that qualify for the final are highlighted in light blue.
Preliminary round
Date: July 12, 1912
Run 1
Single results
space | Surname | nation | time | Points |
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1 | Hannes Kolehmainen |
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8: 36.9 min WR | 1 |
2 | Abel Kiviat |
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8: 46.3 min | 2 |
3 | Tell Berna |
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8: 50.2 min | 3 |
4th | Norman Taber |
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8: 51.1 min | 4th |
5 | George Bonhag |
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8: 52.2 min | - |
6th | Louis Scott |
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8: 53.4 min | - |
7th | Albin Stenroos |
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8: 54.1 min | 5 |
8th | Viljam Johansson |
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8: 57.2 min | 6th |
9 | Aarne Lindholm |
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9: 46.4 min | - |
10 | Ephraim Harju |
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10: 10.6 min | - |
The Finn Hannes Kolehmainen, who dominated the long distances at these games , won the individual race in a new world record time . But his teammates were too weak to reach the final as a team.
Team ranking
space | team | space | space | space | Points | annotation |
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2 | 3 | 4th | 9 | |
2 |
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1 | 5 | 6th | 12 |
Run 2
Single results
space | Surname | nation | time | Points |
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1 | Erwin von Sigel |
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9: 06.8 min | 1 |
2 | Bror Fock |
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9: 14.7 min | 2 |
Nils Frykberg |
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3 | ||
Ernst Wide |
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4th | ||
Thorild Olsson |
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John Zander |
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7th | Georg Amberger |
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9: 32.5 min | 5 |
8th | Gregor Vietz |
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9: 34.2 min | 6th |
DNF | Georg Mickler |
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The German team started with only four runners, three of which reached the finish.
All five Swedish runners crossed the finish line side by side.
Team ranking
space | team | space | space | space | Points | annotation |
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1 |
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2 | 3 | 4th | 9 | |
2 |
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1 | 5 | 6th | 12 |
Run 3
Single results
space | Surname | nation | time | Points |
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1 | Cyril Porter |
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10: 21.6 min | 1 |
Edward Owen |
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2 | ||
William Moore |
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3 | ||
George Hutson |
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- | ||
Joe Cottrill |
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The British team could not be drawn from an opponent because there was none. All runners completed the course and crossed the finish line side by side.
Team ranking
space | team | space | space | space | Points | annotation |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 6th |
final
Single results
Date: July 13, 1912
space | Surname | nation | time | Points |
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1 | Tell Berna |
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8: 44.6 min | 1 |
2 | Thorild Olsson |
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8: 44.6 min | 2 |
3 | Norman Taber |
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8: 45.2 min | 3 |
4th | Ernst Wide |
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8: 46.2 min | 4th |
5 | George Bonhag |
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8: 46.6 min | 5 |
6th | Joe Cottrill |
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8: 46.8 min | 6th |
7th | Bror Fock |
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8: 47.2 min | 7th |
8th | George Hutson |
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8: 47.2 min | 8th |
9 | Cyril Porter |
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8: 48.0 min | 9 |
10 | John Zander |
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8: 48.9 min | - |
11 | Nils Frykberg |
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8: 49.0 min | - |
12 | Edward Owen |
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k. A. | - |
DNF | Abel Kiviat |
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William Moore |
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Louis Scott |
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Team ranking
space | team | space | space | space | Points | annotation |
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1 |
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1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
2 |
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2 | 4th | 7th | 13 | |
3 |
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6th | 8th | 9 | 23 |
literature
- Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 107
Web links
- SportsReference 3000 meter team , accessed August 27, 2017
- Official report , engl. (PDF), accessed on August 27, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ The development of athletics - world records (PDF) on Leichtathletik.de, accessed on August 27, 2017