The men's 3000 metres

3000 metres

The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...

 team race was a track and field athletics

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics

These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.The athletics programme grew by 4 events since the 1908 Summer Olympics. The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced for the first time, as the 5 mile event was eliminated...

 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

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

. 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.

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		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	—