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Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres team race

Men's 3000 metres team race
at the Games of the V Olympiad
1912 Athletics men's 3000 metre team race final3.JPG
Crossing the finish line in the final
Venue
Dates July 12 (semifinals)
July 13 (final)
Competitors 24 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Tell Berna, George Bonhag, Abel Kiviat, Louis Scott, Norman Taber
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Sweden (SWE)
Bror Fock, Nils Frykberg, Thorild Olsson, Ernst Wide, John Zander
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Great Britain (GBR)
Joe Cottrill, George Hutson, William Moore, Edward Owen, Cyril Porter
1920
1st, gold medalist(s)  United States (USA)
Tell Berna, George Bonhag, Abel Kiviat, Louis Scott, Norman Taber
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Sweden (SWE)
Bror Fock, Nils Frykberg, Thorild Olsson, Ernst Wide, John Zander
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Great Britain (GBR)
Joe Cottrill, George Hutson, William Moore, Edward Owen, Cyril Porter

The men's 3000 metres team race was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics 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. 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.

All three semi-finals were held on Friday, July 12, 1912.

Semifinal 1

Team result:

Individual race result:

Semifinal 2

Team result:

Individual race result:

All five Swedish runners finished side by side.

Semifinal 3

Great Britain had a walkover.

Team result:

Individual race result:

As there was no competition all five British runners ran and finished side by side.

The final was held on Saturday, July 13, 1912.

Team result:

Individual race result:


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