Final | time | 1. Hannes Kolehmainen | Finland | 14:36.6 WR | 2. Jean Bouin | France | 14:36.7 | 3. George Hutson | Great Britain | 15:07.6 | 4. George Bonhag | United States | 15:09.8 | 5. Tell Berna | United States | 15:10.0 | 6. Alex Decoteau | Canada | | 7. Mauritz Carlsson | Sweden | 15:18.6 | 8-11.Frederick Hibbins | Great Britain | | 8-11.Joe Keeper | Canada | | 8-11.Cyril Porter | Great Britain | | 8-11.Louis Scott | United States | | -. Ernest Glover | Great Britain | DNS | -. Viljam Johansson | Finland | DNS | -. Henrik Nordström | Sweden | DNS | -. Thorild Olsson | Sweden | DNS |
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| Venue: Stockholm Olympic Stadion 20,000. | 31 competitors from 11 nations. | 5 Semi-Finals - 9th July | It was the debut of the event, which along with the 10000 metre event replaced the 5 mile race held at the 1908 Summer Olympics. |
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World Record: 14:59.0 Alfred Shrubb, United Stated Glasgow, Great Britain June 13, 1904 |
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Semi-Finals - Tuesday, July 9, 1912 | First 3 from each of 5 Semis advanced to Final. |
Semi 1 | time | | 1. George Bonhag | United States | 15:22.6 OR | QF | 2. Alex Decoteau | Canada | 15:24.2 | QF | 3. Frederick Hibbins | Great Britain | 15:27.6 | QF | 4. George Hill | Australasia | 15:56.8 | | -. Klas Lundström | Sweden | DNF | |
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Semi 2 | time | | 1. Louis Scott | United States | 15:23.5 | QF | 2. Joe Keeper | Canada | 15:28.9 | QF | 3. George Hutson | Great Britain | 15:29.0 | QF | 4. Bror Modigh | Sweden | 16:07.1 | | -. Eddie Fitzgerald | United States | DNF | | -. Martin Persson | Sweden | DNF | | -. Charles Ruffell | Great Britain | DNF | |
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Semi 3 | time | | 1. Mauritz Carlsson | Sweden | 15:34.6 | QF | 2. Ernest Glover | Great Britain | 16:09.1 | QF | 3. Cyril Porter | Great Britain | 16:23.4 | QF | 4. Mikhail Nikolsky | Russia | 17:21.7 | | -. Aarne Lindholm | Finland | DNF | | -. Garnett Wikoff | United States | DNF | |
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Semi 4 | time | | 1. Hannes Kolehmainen | Finland | 15:38.9 | QF | 2. Henrik Nordström | Sweden | 15:49.1 | QF | 3. Tell Berna | United States | 15:53.3 | QF | 4. George Lee | Great Britain | | | -. Gregor Vietz | Germany | DNF | |
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Semi 5 | time | | 1. Jean Bouin | France | 15:05.0 OR | QF | 2. Thorild Olsson | Sweden | 15:25.2 | QF | 3. Viljam Johansson | Finland | 15:31.4 | QF | -. Gaston Heuet | France | DNF | | -. Wallace McCurdy | United States | DNF | | -. Alfonso Orlando | Italy | DNF | | -. Alfonso Sánchez | Chile | DNF | | -. Arnold Treble | Great Britain | DNF | |
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