Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put

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The men's shot put was one of two throwing events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. 7 athletes took part in the shot put competition on 7 April. The two Greek athletes both won medals, with Gouskos battling closely with Garrett of the United States for the longest distance.

[edit] Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Robert Garrett United States	Miltiades Gouskos Greece	Georgios Papasideris Greece

[edit] Results

Place	Athlete	Nation	Distance
1	Robert Garrett	United States	11.22 metres
2	Miltiades Gouskos	Greece	11.03 metres
3	Georgios Papasideris	Greece	10.36 metres
4	Viggo Jensen	Denmark	Unknown
5-7	Ellery Clark	United States	Unknown
	Fritz Hoffmann	Germany	Unknown
	Carl Schuhmann	Germany	Unknown

[edit] References

Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; & Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. (Digitally available at AAFLA.org)
Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at AAFLA.org)
Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.