page_title: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
section_title: Semifinals
hierarchical_section_title: Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres / Results / Semifinals
caption_attribution_description: The start of the men's 5000 metre final at the 1912 Summer Olympics.
context_page_description: The men's 5000 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. 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. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 9, 1912 and on Wednesday, July 10, 1912. Thirty-one long distance runners from eleven nations competed. NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.
context_section_description: All semi-finals were held on Tuesday, July 9, 1912.
  Semifinal 1
  Semifinal 2
  Semifinal 3
  Semifinal 4
  Semifinal 5
caption: The start of the final.
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