The men's team cross country

Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

was a track and field athletics

Track and field

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 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 first appearance of the event. The competition was held on Monday, July 15, 1912.

Forty-one runners from six nations competed.

Results

The first three runners for each nation to finish in the individual cross country race

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics - Men's individual cross country

The men's individual cross country was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance of the event...

 counted towards the team results. Their placings were summed, and the team with the lowest sum won. Of the 10 nations that sent cross country runners, 6 had at least 3 runners (Austria

Austria at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Austria competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.-Medalists:-Swimming:...

, France

France at the 1912 Summer Olympics

France competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.- Gold:* Jean Cariou — Equestrian, Individual jumping* Gaston Thube, Jacques Thube and Amédée Thubé — Sailing, Men's 6m class...

, Germany

Germany at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Germany competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Due to the political fallout from World War I, this was that country's last appearance until 1928.- Gold:* Paul Günther — Diving, Men's 3m Springboard...

, and South Africa

South Africa at the 1912 Summer Olympics

South Africa competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden.- Gold:* Ken McArthur — Athletics, Men's Marathon* Rudolph Lewis — Cycling, Men's Individual Time Trial...

 were the four that did not; they have only one runner each). The United States

United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics

The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Out of the 2,547 athletes who had participated, 63 won medals.- Gold:The United States won 25 gold medals in the 1912 Summer Olympics.* Athletics...

 had only 2 of its 5 runners finish, so did not make a valid team score.

Place	Team	Score	Total
Final
1			10
	Hjalmar Andersson Hjalmar Andersson Hjalmar Andersson was a Swedish athlete who competed mainly in cross country....	2
	John Eke John Eke John Eke was a Swedish athlete who competed in cross country and long-distance run....	3
	Josef Ternström Josef Ternström Josef Ternström was a Swedish athlete who competed chiefly in the cross country....	5
	Brynolf Larsson Brynolf Larsson Erik Brynolf Larsson was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1912 he finished ninth in the individual cross country competition...	9
	Johan Sundkvist	10
	Klas Lundström Klas Lundström Klas Julius Lundström was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....	13
	Bror Fock Bror Fock Bror Karl Fock was a Swedish runner who specialized in the 3000 metres.At the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden he won the silver medal in the 3000 metre team with his teammates Thorild Ohlsson and Ernst Wide.He held the world record in the individual 3000 metres distance briefly in...	17
	Gustav Carlén	21
	Edvin Hellgren	DNF
	John Klintberg	DNF
	Axel Lindahl	DNF
	Henrik Nordström Henrik Nordström Johan Henrik Nordström was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics....	DNF
2			11
	Hannes Kolehmainen Hannes Kolehmainen Juho Pietari "Hannes" Kolehmainen was a Finnish long-distance runner. He is considered to be the first of a generation of great Finnish long distance runners, often named the "Flying Finns". Kolehmainen competed for a number of years in the United States, wearing the Winged Fist of the Irish...	1
	Jalmari Eskola Jalmari Eskola Jalmari Johannes Eskola was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team....	4
	Albin Stenroos Albin Stenroos Oskar Albinus Stenroos was a Finnish athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1924 Summer Olympics....	6
	Ville Kyrönen	7
	Viljam Johansson	11
	Väinö Heikkilä	25
	Matti Harju	DNF
	Aarne Lindholm	DNF
3			49
	Frederick Hibbins Frederick Hibbins Frederick Newton Hibbins was a British athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the Cross Country Team where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Ernest Glover and Thomas...	15
	Ernest Glover Ernest Glover (athlete) Ernest Glover was a British athlete who competed in the 5,000 metres, the 10,000 metres, and in cross country at the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden. Glover's 16th place in the individual cross country event helped him to earn a bronze medal with teammates Frederick Hibbins and...	16
	Thomas Humphreys Thomas Humphreys Thomas Frederick Humphreys was a British athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the Cross Country Team where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Frederick Hibbins and Ernest Glover.-See...	18
	William Cottrill William Cottrill William Cottrill was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team.He competed for Great Britain in the 1912 Summer Olympics held in Stockholm, Sweden in the 3000 metre team where he won the Bronze medal with his team mates George Hutson and Cyril Porter....	DNF
	William Scott	DNF
4			61
	Olaf Hovdenak Olaf Hovdenak Olaf Sigvart Hovdenak was a Norwegian long-distance runner. He represented SK Freidig in Trondheim.At the 1912 Summer Olympics he participated in the individual cross country competition and finished nineteenth. Together with his teammates Parelius Finnerud and Johannes Andersen he finished fourth...	19
	Parelius Finnerud Parelius Finnerud Parelius N. Finnerud was a Norwegian long-distance runner. He represented TK Tjalve.At the 1912 Summer Olympics he finished twentieth in the individual cross country competition. Together with his teammates Olaf Hovdenak and Johannes Andersen he finished fourth in the team cross country competition...	20
	Johannes Andersen	22
	Nils Dahl Nils Dahl Nils Dahl was a Norwegian middle distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres. He represented Kristiania IF....	DNF
5			63
	Lauritz Christiansen	14
	Viggo Petersen	23
	Gerhard Topp	26
	Steen Rasmussen	28
	Holger Baden	DNF
	Fritz Danild	DNF
	Karl Jensen	DNF
—			—
	Harry Hellawell	12
	Louis Scott Louis Scott (athlete) Louis Scott was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Paterson, New Jersey....	24
	Tell Berna Tell Berna Tell Schirnding Berna was an American athlete who competed mainly in the 3000 metre team.His 1912 American record at two miles stood for twenty years...	DNF
	George Bonhag George Bonhag George Valentine Bonhag was an American athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department.He was born in Boston and died in New York City....	DNF
	William Kramer	DNF