At the 1912 Summer Olympics, the men's individual cross country race was held as part of the athletics programme.

The competition was held on Monday, July 15, 1912.

Forty-five runners from nine nations competed.

[2] The course was about 12,000 metres long, and it was not revealed to competitors before the race started.

[3] The world best for a comparable distance 7.5-mile run was as follows: The first three runners for each nation to finish in this race were also counted towards the team results.