The men's pentathlon 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 first time the event was held.

Results

Thorpe's gold medal was stripped by the International Olympic Committee

International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...

 in 1913, after the IOC learned that Thorpe had played professional baseball, violating Olympic amateurism rules, before the 1912 Games. This moved everyone else up in the rankings. In 1982, the IOC was convinced that the disqualification had been improper, as no protest against Thorpe's eligibility had been brought within the required 30 days and reinstated Thorpe's medals. Bie, Donahue, and Lukeman, however, were declared to still be gold, silver, and bronze medalists, respectively. This made Thorpe and Bie co-champions.

Long jump

Event 1
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1		7.07	1
2		6.85	2
3		6.83	3
4		6.58	4
5		6.55	5
6		6.53	6
7		6.52	7
8		6.45	8
		6.45	8
10		6.43	10
11		6.40	11
12		6.32	12
13		6.29	13
14		6.27	14
15		6.23	15
16		6.22	16
17		6.19	17
18		6.17	18
19		6.10	19
20		6.02	20
21		5.98	21
22			22
23		5.86	23
24			24
25		5.59	25
26		5.58	26

Javelin throw

Event 2
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1		49.56	1
2		49.51	2
3		46.71	3
4		46.45	4
5		45.46	5
6		44.43	6
7		43.74	7
8		43.67	8
9		42.85	9
10		42.75	10
11		42.02	11
12		41.94	12
13		41.31	13
14		40.15	14
15		39.89	15
16		38.28	16
17		37.15	17
18		36.87	18
19		36.02	19
20		35.85	20
21		34.83	21
22		34.29	22
23		34.23	23
24		33.46	24
25		33.36	25
26			26

After 2 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	Total
1		1	3	4
2		2	4	6
3		5	2	7
4		4	9	13
5		14	1	15
6		3	16	19
		8	11	19
8		17	6	23
		6	17	23
		15	8	23
11		10	14	24
		12	12	24
13		20	5	25
14		8	19	27
15		7	22	29
		16	13	29
17		11	20	31
18/19		26	7	33
18/20		22/24	10	32/34
20		19	15	34
21		13	24	37
22		21	21	42
23		18	25	43
		25	18	43
25		23	23	46
26		22/24	26	48/50

200 metres

Halt and Waitzer both dropped out of the running, not finishing the 200 metres. After the event was over, only the top 12 athletes advanced to the fourth event, with everyone else eliminated. Scores were recalculated after the eliminations.

Event 3
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
1		22.9	1
2		23.0	2
		23.0	2
4		23.1	4
5		23.2	5
6		23.2	5
7		23.5	7
		23.5	7
9		23.6	9
		23.6	9
11		24.0	11
		24.0	11
		24.0	11
14		24.1	14
15		24.2	15
16		24.3	16
17		24.4	17
18		24.6	18
		24.6	18
20		24.7	20
21		24.9	21
22		25.2	22
23		25.3	23
24		26.4	24
25		DNF	---
26		DNS	---

After 3 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	Total
1		1	3	1	5
2		2	4	7	13
3		3	16	2	21
4		5	2	18	25
5		4	9	15	28
6		14	1	14	29
7		12	12	7	31
8		8	19	5	32
9		10	14	9	33
		11	20	2	33
11		17	6	11	34
12		20	5	11	36
13		7	22	9	38
14		15	8	16	39
15		8	11	21	40
		6	17	17	40
17		13	24	5	42
18		26	7	11	44
19		18	25	4	47
20		16	13	23	52
21		19	15	20	54
22		21	21	18	60
23		25	18	24	67
24		23	23	22	68
25		22/24	10	---	DNF-2 32/34
26		22/24	26	---	DNF-2 48/50

After eliminations
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	Total
1		1	3	1	5
2		2	4	5	11
3		3	10	2	15
4		5	2	12	19
5		6	11	4	21
		10	1	10	21
7		4	7	11	22
		9	8	5	22
		8	12	2	22
10		7	9	7	23
11		12	5	8	25
		11	6	8	25
13		7	22	9	Elim-3 38
14		15	8	16	Elim-3 39
15		8	11	21	Elim-3 40
		6	17	17	Elim-3 40
17		13	24	5	Elim-3 42
18		26	7	11	Elim-3 44
19		18	25	4	Elim-3 47
20		16	13	23	Elim-3 52
21		19	15	20	Elim-3 54
22		21	21	18	Elim-3 60
23		25	18	24	Elim-3 67
24		23	23	22	Elim-3 68
25		0	10	---	DNF-2 32/34
26		0	26	---	DNF-2 48/50

Discus throw

Only the top 6 finishers after the discus throw advanced to the final event. Since there was a tie for 6th, both of the 6th-place finishers moved on, making 7 competitors in the 1500 metres. Scores were not recalculated after the second cut.

Event 4
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1		35.57	1
2		34.72	2
3		33.76	3
4		31.79	4
5		31.78	5
6		31.38	6
7		30.74	7
8		30.47	8
9		30.43	9
10		29.97	10
11		29.64	11
12		27.64	12
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After 4 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	Total
1		1	3	1	1	6
2		2	4	5	4	15
3		4	7	11	2	24
		6	11	4	3	24
5		3	10	2	11	26
6		8	12	2	6	28
		10	1	10	7	28
8		12	5	8	5	30
		9	8	5	8	30
10		5	2	12	12	31
11		7	9	7	9	32
12		11	6	8	10	35
13		7	22	9	---	Elim-3 38
14		15	8	16	---	Elim-3 39
15		8	11	21	---	Elim-3 40
		6	17	17	---	Elim-3 40
17		13	24	5	---	Elim-3 42
18		26	7	11	---	Elim-3 44
19		18	25	4	---	Elim-3 47
20		16	13	23	---	Elim-3 52
21		19	15	20	---	Elim-3 54
22		21	21	18	---	Elim-3 60
23		25	18	24	---	Elim-3 67
24		23	23	22	---	Elim-3 68
25		22/24	10	---	---	DNF-2 32/34
26		22/24	26	---	---	DNF-2 48/50

1500 metres

The tie between Donahue and Lukeman was broken by calculating each athlete's score on the decathlon table, originally deciding between a bronze medal and fourth place. Donahue won, 3475.865 points to 3396.975 points, to take the bronze medal. Thorpe's disqualification in 1913 resulted in Bie being awarded the gold medal, while Donahue and Lukeman moved up to silver and bronze, respectively. When Thorpe's results were reinstated 70 years later, his gold medal status was returned while the other three athletes kept their upgraded placings—resulting in two gold medalists.

Event 5
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
1		4:44.8	1
2		4:49.6	2
3		4:51.0	3
4		4:53.1	4
5		5:00.2	5
6		5:07.8	6
—		DNF	7
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Final standings
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	Total
		1	3	1	1	1	7
		2	4	5	4	6	21
		3	10	2	11	3	29
		6	11	4	3	5	29
5		8	12	2	6	2	30
6		4	7	11	2	7	31
7		10	1	10	7	4	32
8		12	5	8	5	---	Elim-4 30
		9	8	5	8	---	Elim-4 30
10		5	2	12	12	---	Elim-4 31
11		7	9	7	9	---	Elim-4 32
12		11	6	8	10	---	Elim-4 35
13		7	22	9	---	---	Elim-3 38
14		15	8	16	---	---	Elim-3 39
15		8	11	21	---	---	Elim-3 40
		6	17	17	---	---	Elim-3 40
17		13	24	5	---	---	Elim-3 42
18		26	7	11	---	---	Elim-3 44
19		18	25	4	---	---	Elim-3 47
20		16	13	23	---	---	Elim-3 52
21		19	15	20	---	---	Elim-3 54
22		21	21	18	---	---	Elim-3 60
23		25	18	24	---	---	Elim-3 67
24		23	23	22	---	---	Elim-3 68
25		22/24	10	---	---	---	DNF-2 32/34
26		22/24	26	---	---	---	DNF-2 48/50