These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

The athletics programme grew by four events since the 1908 Summer Olympics.

The 5000 and 10000 metre races were introduced, as the 5 mile event was eliminated.

The 1908 experiments of the Greek-style discus and the restricted javelin were replaced with two-handed throwing, for the shot put, discus, and javelin.

Cross-country events, both for the individual and the team, were introduced.