| 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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