1912 Olympic Games Official Report Part 2

edge of the ring or hoop either in the front half or, when taking a start, in theback half, or if the competitor steps over the ring or hoop when the start is beingmade, or if, the competitor touches the outer edge of the front part of the ringwith his fingers or hands, etc. after the put has been made.The thrower has, thus, the right, when he has regained his balance, to leave thering backwards immediately after the put is completed.As soon as a put is completed, the orderly (“ordningsman”) shall warn thenext competitor to be ready when the judges call his name. If the competitor isnot present when the judge calls his name in the order in which it stands on theprogramme, his name shall be once more called by the judge. Should the competitornot present himself at this second call he has lost his right to take part inthat turn.Combined Competitions.Pentathlon.The competition comprises the following events: Running Broad Jump; Throwingthe Javelin (with the javelin held in the middle), best hand; 200 metres FlatThrowing the Discus, best hand, and 1,500 metres Flat. The events, willsucceed each other in the order just given.Three tries are allowed both in jumping and in throwing.In the 200 metres flat race, groups of three men are formed by lot. If thenumber of runners is such that, after the groups have been arranged, one man isleft to run alone, then one man shall be drawn by lot from among the other competitors,to run against him.All compete in the first three events, in each of which the winner shall receive1 point, the second man 2 points, and so on.The total points of the competitors are now counted, and the best twelve, i. e.those with the lowest number of points, shall have the right to compete in theDiscus Throwing. If the counting of the points result in a tie for the twelfthplace, all such may start in the Discus Throwing competition.Points are counted according to the result obtained, and, in the event of a tie,the competitors will not compete in order to decide the tie. Thus, if two or moreobtain the best result, these two each receive the point 1, and the next man isgiven the point 3, and so on.The points of the competitors entitled to compete in the Discus Throwing shallthen be counted again with reference to their relative order in each of the firstthree series, their points being counted as if they alone had competed, and withoutany reference to the placing of the other competitors. The Discus Throwing and1,500 metres Flat are now started, with the points thus awarded.After the Discus Throwing, the best six compete in the 1,500 metres Flat race,in which the start is simultaneous.If more than one tie for the sixth place after the Discus Throwing, all suchmay compete in the 1,500 metres Flat race.In the Flat races, each competitor’s time shall be taken with three watches.The winner shall be the one who, on the completition of the 1,500 metres Flatrace, has obtained the lowest total points in the five competitions.If, at the end of the competition, two or more of the competitors have obtained thesame number of points, their respective positions shall be determined by the valuationof their results in accordance with the Decathlon Table.The broad jump, javelin throwing and discus throwing are arranged accordingto special rules, but in the event of two or more reaching the same figures, thecompetitors will not compete again to decide the tieIn the 200 metres Flat, 3 men shall start in every heat. The time of eachrunner is taken separately. If two or more competitors in different heats havethe same time, they shall be given the same point. If two or more competitorsin the same heat get the same time, but one of them comes in a fractional distancein front of the other(s), the one(s) behind shall receive ½ point more thanthe one who had the same time but passed the tape a little distance ahead. Ifthe third man, too, in the heat has the same time, but is about a decimetre be-1011