The United States competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 174 competitors, took part in 68 events in 11 sports.^[1] Out of the 174 athletes who had participated,^[2] 63 won medals.^[3]

109 athletes represented the United States. It was the fifth appearance of the nation in athletics, in which it had competed at every Olympics. The Americans won gold medals in 16 of the 30 events and finished with 42 of the 94 total medals awarded. They swept the medals in 4 events, as well as taking the top three spots in the pole vault (one gold, two silver, and three bronze medals were awarded in the event due to ties—Americans took the gold, both silvers, and one of the bronzes).

Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.

More information Athlete, Events ...

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Benjamin Adams	Standing long jump	N/A		3.28	3 Q	3.28
	Standing high jump	N/A		1.50	1 Q	1.60
Platt Adams	Triple jump	N/A		14.09	5	did not advance
	High jump	N/A		1.70	23	did not advance
	Standing long jump	N/A		3.32	2 Q	3.36
	Standing high jump	N/A		1.50	1 Q	1.63
Fred Allen	Long jump	N/A		6.94	6	did not advance
Lewis Anderson	1500 m	N/A		?	4	did not advance
Harry Babcock	Pole vault	N/A		3.65	1 Q	3.95
	Decathlon	N/A				2054.050	25
Sam Bellah	Pole vault	N/A		3.65	1 Q	3.75	7
Frank Belote	100 m	11.0	1 Q	11.1	1 Q	11.0	5
	Standing high jump	N/A		1.45	7	did not advance
Tell Berna	5000 m	N/A		15:53.3	3 Q	15:10.0	5
	Ind. cross country	N/A				did not finish
Vaughn Blanchard	110 m hurdles	16.0	2 Q	15.7	2	did not advance
George Bonhag	5000 m	N/A		15:22.6 OR	1 Q	15:09.8	4
	Ind. cross country	N/A				did not finish
Charles Brickley	Triple jump	N/A		13.88	9	did not advance
Avery Brundage	Discus throw	N/A		37.85	22	did not advance
	Pentathlon	N/A				31	6
	Decathlon	N/A				5580.900	16
Jervis Burdick	High jump	N/A		1.80	12	did not advance
Richard Byrd	Standing long jump	N/A		3.12	8	did not advance
	Standing high jump	N/A		1.50	1 Q	1.50	4
	Discus throw	N/A		42.32	2 Q	42.32
	2 hand discus	N/A		62.32	17	did not advance
David Caldwell	800 m	1:58.6	1 Q	1:55.9	3 Q	1:52.8	4
John Case	110 m hurdles	16.3	1 Q	15.6	1 Q	15.3	4
Clarence Childs	Hammer throw	N/A		48.17	3	48.17
George Chisholm	110 m hurdles	15.4	1 Q	15.7	2	did not advance
Carl Cooke	200 m	22.5	1 Q	?	2	did not advance
Ira Courtney	100 m	11.2	1 Q	?	2	did not advance
	200 m	22.7	1 Q	?	3	did not advance
Frank Coyle	Pole vault	N/A		3.65	1 Q	3.65	8
Ralph Craig	100 m	11.2	1 Q	10.7	1 Q	10.8
	200 m	22.8	1 Q	21.9	1 Q	21.7
Ira Davenport	400 m	?	2 Q	?	2	did not advance
	800 m	1:59.0	1 Q	1:55.9	4 Q	1:52.0
Clarence DeMar	Marathon	N/A				2:50:46.6	12
Howard Drew	100 m	11.0	1 Q	11.0	1 Q	did not start
James Donahue	Pentathlon	N/A				29
	Decathlon	N/A				7083.450	5
Gordon Dukes	Pole vault	N/A		3.65	1 Q	3.65	8
James Duncan	Discus throw	N/A		42.28	3 Q	42.38
	2 hand discus	N/A		71.13	5	did not advance
Clarence Edmundson	400 m	50.2	1 Q	?	2	did not advance
	800 m	1:56.5	1 Q	1:55.8	2 Q	?	7
John Eller	110 m hurdles	16.0	1 Q	15.7	2	did not advance
	Pentathlon	N/A				Elim-3 47	19
Harold Enright	High jump	N/A		1.75	13	did not advance
Egon Erickson	High jump	N/A		1.83	1 Q	1.87	4
Joseph Erxleben	Marathon	N/A				2:45:47.2	8
Edward Farrell	Long jump	N/A		6.71	13	did not advance
	Triple jump	N/A		13.57	13	did not advance
Edward Fitzgerald	5000 m	N/A		did not finish		did not advance
Forest Fletcher	Standing long jump	N/A		3.11	9	did not advance
	Standing high jump	N/A		1.45	7	did not advance
Joseph Forshaw	Marathon	N/A				2:49:49.4	10
Bill Fritz	Pole vault	N/A		3.65	1 Q	3.65	8
John Gallagher	Marathon	N/A				2:44:19.4	7
Peter Gerhardt	100 m	11.2	1 Q	?	3	did not advance
	200 m	22.9	1 Q	?	2	did not advance
Simon Gillis	Hammer throw	N/A		No mark	14	did not advance
Leo Goehring	Standing long jump	N/A		3.14	5	did not advance
	Standing high jump	N/A		1.50	1 Q	1.50	4
Harry Grumpelt	High jump	N/A		1.83	1 Q	1.85	6
Albert Gutterson	Long jump	N/A		7.60 OR	1 Q	7.60
Carroll Haff	400 m	50.4	1 Q	49.7	1 Q	49.5	5
Thomas Halpin	800 m	1:59.2	4	did not advance
Martin Hawkins	110 m hurdles	16.1	1 Q	15.7	1 Q	15.3
Frederick Hedlund	1500 m	N/A		4:10.8	2 Q	?	9-14
Harold Heiland	100 m	?	3	did not advance
	200 m	?	2 Q	?	4	did not advance
Harry Hellawell	10000 m	N/A		did not finish		did not advance
	Ind. cross country	N/A				48:12.0	12
Harlan Holden	800 m	1:58.1	1 Q	?	6-9	did not advance
George Horine	High jump	N/A		1.83	1 Q	1.89
Frank Irons	Long jump	N/A		6.80	9	did not advance
John Johnstone	High jump	N/A		1.83	1 Q	1.85	6
John Paul Jones	800 m	2:01.8	1 Q	did not start		did not advance
	1500 m	N/A		4:12.4	2 Q	3:57.2	4
Frederick Kaiser	10 km walk	N/A		51:31.8	5	did not finish
Fred Kelly	110 m hurdles	16.4	1 Q	15.6	1 Q	15.1
Abel Kiviat	1500 m	N/A		4:04.4	1 Q	3:56.9
William Kramer	10000 m	N/A		did not finish		did not advance
	Ind. cross country	N/A				did not finish
Thomas Lilley	Marathon	N/A				2:59:35.4	18
Edward Lindberg	400 m	50.6	1 Q	48.9	1 Q	48.4
Donald Lippincott	100 m	10.6 WR	1 Q	10.7	1 Q	10.9
	200 m	22.8	1 Q	21.8	1 Q	21.8
Louis Madeira	1500 m	N/A		4:27.9	2 Q	?	9-14
Hugh Maguire	10000 m	N/A		34:32.0	5 Q	did not finish
Walter McClure	800 m	?	3	did not advance
	1500 m	N/A		4:07.3	2 Q	?	8
Wallace McCurdy	5000 m	N/A		did not finish		did not advance
Pat McDonald	Shot put	N/A		14.78	2 Q	15.34 OR
	2 hand shot	N/A		25.09	3	27.53
Matt McGrath	Hammer throw	N/A		54.13 OR	1	54.74 OR
James Menaul	Pentathlon	N/A				30	5
Eugene Mercer	Long jump	N/A		6.97	5	did not advance
	Decathlon	N/A				7074.995	6
Ted Meredith	400 m	?	2 Q	48.8	1 Q	49.2	4
	800 m	?	2 Q	1:54.4	1 Q	1:51.9 WR
Alvah Meyer	100 m	11.6	1 Q	10.7	1 Q	10.9
	200 m	24.1	1 Q	?	2	did not advance
Arlie Mucks	Discus throw	N/A		40.93	6	did not advance
	2 hand discus	N/A		63.83	15	did not advance
Emil Muller	Discus throw	N/A		39.35	12	did not advance
	2 hand discus	N/A		69.56	6	did not advance
Frank Murphy	Pole vault	N/A		3.65	1 Q	3.80
Frank Nelson	Pole vault	N/A		3.65	1 Q	3.85
John Nicholson	110 m hurdles	15.5	1 Q	15.4	1 Q	did not finish
	High jump	N/A		No mark	34	did not advance
Wesley Oler	High jump	N/A		1.75	13	did not advance
James Patterson	1500 m	N/A		4:05.5	3	did not advance
George Philbrook	Shot put	N/A		13.13	5	did not advance
	Discus throw	N/A		40.92	7	did not advance
	Decathlon	N/A				6538.520	13
Richard Piggott	Marathon	N/A				2:46:40.7	9
Edwin Pritchard	110 m hurdles	16.4	1 Q	15.6	2	did not advance
Herbert Putnam	800 m	?	2 Q	1:55.0	4 Q	?	8
	1500 m	N/A		4:07.6	3	did not advance
Charles Reidpath	200 m	22.6	1 Q	22.1	1 Q	22.3	5
	400 m	51.2	2 Q	48.7	1 Q	48.2 OR
Edward Renz	10 km walk	N/A		53:30.8	7	did not advance
John Reynolds	Marathon	N/A				did not finish
Alma Richards	High jump	N/A		1.83	1 Q	1.93
Ralph Rose	Shot put	N/A		15.25 OR	1 Q	15.25
	Discus throw	N/A		39.65	11	did not advance
	Hammer throw	N/A		42.58	8	did not advance
	2 hand shot	N/A		26.50	2	27.70
James Rosenberger	400 m	50.6	1 Q	did not finish		did not advance
Michael J. Ryan	Marathon	N/A				did not finish
Samuel Schwartz	10 km walk	N/A		53:30.8	6	did not advance
Henry Scott	5000 m	N/A		15:23.5	1 Q	?	8-11
	10000 m	N/A		34:14.2	3 Q	did not finish
	Ind. cross country	N/A				53:51.4	24
Mel Sheppard	400 m	1:06.6	2 Q	48.9	2	did not advance
	800 m	?	2 Q	1:54.8	3 Q	1:52.0
	1500 m	N/A		4:27.6	1 Q	?	9-14
Benjamin Sherman	Hammer throw	N/A		38.77	12	did not advance
Harry Smith	Marathon	N/A				2:52:53.8	17
Andrew Sockalexis	Marathon	N/A				2:42:07.9	4
Gaston Strobino	Marathon	N/A				2:38:42.4
Norman Taber	1500 m	N/A		4:25.5	1 Q	3:56.9
Lewis Tewanima	10000 m	N/A		32:31.4	2 Q	32:06.6
	Marathon	N/A				2:52:41.4	16
Rupert Thomas	100 m	?	2 Q	?	3	did not advance
Jim Thorpe	Long jump	N/A		6.89	7	did not advance
	High jump	N/A		1.83	1 Q	1.87	4
	Decathlon	N/A				8412.955
	Pentathlon	N/A				7
Alfred Voellmeke	10 km walk	N/A		52:29.0	6	did not advance
James Wendell	110 m hurdles	15.7	2 Q	15.5	1 Q	15.2
Lawrence Whitney	Shot put	N/A		13.93	3 Q	13.93
	Discus throw	N/A		37.91	20	did not advance
	2 hand shot	N/A		24.09	4	did not advance
Garnett Wikoff	5000 m	N/A		did not finish		did not advance
Clement Wilson	100 m	?	2 Q	?	4	did not advance
	200 m	?	2 Q	?	2	did not advance
Harry Worthington	Long jump	N/A		7.03	4	did not advance
Marc Wright	Pole vault	N/A		3.65	1 Q	3.85
Donnell Young	200 m	22.8	1 Q	21.9	1 Q	22.3	6
	400 m	50.4	2 Q	Disqualified		did not advance
Tell Berna Harry Hellawell Henry Scott	Team cross country	N/A				did not finish
Frank Belote Carl Cooke Ira Courtney Clement Wilson	4 × 100 m	43.7 OR	1 Q	Disqualified		did not advance
Edward Lindberg Ted Meredith Charles Reidpath Mel Sheppard	4 × 400 m	N/A		3:23.3	1 Q	3:16.6 WR
Tell Berna George Bonhag Abel Kiviat Henry Scott Norman Taber	3000 m team	N/A		9	1 Q	9

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Nine cyclists represented the United States. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in cycling, which it had not appeared in only in 1896. The American cyclists won both bronze medals in the cycling competitions, with Carl Schutte taking third place in the individual competition and the fastest four Americans posting a combined time placing third in the team competition.

Road cycling

More information Cyclist, Events ...

Cyclist	Events	Final
		Result	Rank
John Becht	Ind. time trial	11:35:04.8	28
Joseph Kopsky	Ind. time trial	11:27:06.0	20
Albert Krushel	Ind. time trial	11:17:30.0	13
Alvin Loftes	Ind. time trial	11:13:51.3	11
Walter Martin	Ind. time trial	11:23:55.2	17
Frank Meissner	Ind. time trial	12:29:09.0	70
Jesse Pike	Ind. time trial	12:06:21.6	54
Carl Schutte	Ind. time trial	10:52:38.8
Jerome Steinert	Ind. time trial	12:08:32.3	56
Alvin Loftes Albert Krushel Walter Martin Carl Schutte	Team time trial	11:13:51.3

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Dressage

Eventing

(The maximum score in each of the five events was 10.00 points. Ranks given are for the cumulative score after each event. Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)

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Rider	Horse	Event	Long distance		Cross country		Steeplechase		Show jumping		Dressage		Total
			Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Ephraim Graham	Connie	Individual	10.00	1	9.62	19	10.00	13	9.40	8	6.28	12	45.30	12
Guy Henry	Chiswell	Individual	10.00	1	9.46	21	10.00	15	9.13	12	6.95	11	45.54	11
Benjamin Lear	Poppy	Individual	10.00	1	10.00	1	10.00	1	9.07	7	6.84	7	45.91	7
John Montgomery	Deceive	Individual	10.00	1	10.00	1	10.00	1	9.40	3	6.48	9	45.88	9
Guy Henry Benjamin Lear John Montgomery Ephraim Graham	Chiswell Poppy Deceive Connie	Team	30.00		29.46		30.00		27.60		19.27		137.33

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Thirteen fencers represented the United States. It was the third appearance of the nation in fencing. No American fencer reached the finals, though two advanced to the semifinals.

The United States had one competitor in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. George S. Patton, who would become a famous general during World War II, excelled in the military-influenced set of events. Patton finished in fifth place; he was the only non-Swede among the top seven finishers.

(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)

Twenty six shooters represented the United States. It was the nation's third appearance in shooting. The Americans won a total of 14 medals, half of which were gold. Only the host nation, Sweden, did better (with two more silver medals and one more bronze).

More information Shooter, Event ...

Shooter	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Harry Adams	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	903	28
	600 m free rifle	86	12
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	89	12
Ed Anderson	50 m rifle, prone	185	23
	25 m small-bore rifle	208	16
Harold Bartlett	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	884	36
	600 m free rifle	83	19
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	90	9
Charles Billings	Trap	14	41
Allan Briggs	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	888	35
	600 m free rifle	93	4
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	85	25
Cornelius Burdette	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	912	21
	600 m free rifle	87	8
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	75	52
John Dietz	50 m pistol	454	9
	30 m rapid fire pistol	283	4
Peter Dolfen	50 m pistol	474
	30 m rapid fire pistol	274	16
Edward Gleason	Trap	87	9
James Graham	Trap	96
Frank Hall	Trap	86	12
John H. Hendrickson	Trap	14	41
Frederick Hird	50 m rifle, prone	194
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	875	38
	600 m free rifle	81	26
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	84	28
	25 m small-bore rifle	221	8
John Jackson	600 m free rifle	93
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	82	33
Alfred Lane	50 m pistol	499
	30 m rapid fire pistol	287
William Leushner	50 m rifle, prone	189	7
	25 m small-bore rifle	206	24
	100 m deer, single shots	37	8
	100 m deer, double shots	49	15
William McDonnell	50 m rifle, prone	186	18
	600 m free rifle	80	32
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	82	31
	25 m small-bore rifle	212	14
Daniel McMahon	Trap	36	35
Carl Osburn	50 m rifle, prone	187	13
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	915	17
	600 m free rifle	94
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	95
	25 m small-bore rifle	146	34
Hans Roedder	50 m pistol	431	22
	30 m rapid fire pistol	275	10
Reginald Sayre	50 m pistol	452	13
	30 m rapid fire pistol	268	19
Harry Sears	50 m pistol	459	7
	30 m rapid fire pistol	266	21
Ralph Spotts	Trap	87	9
Warren Sprout	50 m rifle, prone	187	12
	300 m free rifle, 3 pos.	896	32
	600 m free rifle	85	14
	300 m military rifle, 3 pos.	81	37
	25 m small-bore rifle	205	17
Walter Winans	100 m deer, single shots	24	29
	100 m deer, double shots	59	11
	50 m pistol	356	49
	30 m rapid fire pistol	276	8
John Dietz Peter Dolfen Alfred Lane Harry Sears	50 m team military pistol	1916
John Dietz Alfred Lane Reginald Sayre Walter Winans	30 m team military pistol	1097	4
Frederick Hird William Leushner William McDonnell Warren Sprout	25 m team small-bore rifle	881
Frederick Hird William Leushner Carl Osburn Warren Sprout	50 m team small-bore rifle	744
William Leushner William Libbey William McDonnell Walter Winans	100 m team deer, single shots	132
Harry Adams Allan Briggs Cornelius Burdette John Jackson Carl Osburn Warren Sprout	Team rifle	1687
Charles Billings Edward Gleason James Graham Frank Hall John Hendrickson Ralph Spotts	30 m team military pistol	532

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A single tennis player represented the United States at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's third appearance in tennis. Pell advanced to the round of 16 before being defeated in the men's outdoor singles.

Men

More information Athlete, Event ...

Athlete	Event	Round of 128	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Theodore Pell	Outdoor singles	Bye	Bye	Canet (FRA) W 6-2, 6-3, 6-4	Heyden (GER) W 2-6, 7-5, 8-6, 7-5	did not advance			9

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