Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw

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The men's discus throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on 14 July and 15 July 1900. 16 athletes from eight nations competed in the discus throw.

Contents 1 Medallists 2 Results 2.1 Qualifer 2.2 Final 3 Sources

[edit] Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Rudolf Bauer Hungary	František Janda-Suk Bohemia	Richard Sheldon United States

[edit] Results

[edit] Qualifer

All throwers competed in the qualifier, with the top five moving on to the final. The defending champion, Garrett, kept hitting the trees with his discus, and did not achieve a legal mark.

Place	Athlete	Nation	Distance
1	Rudolf Bauer	Hungary	36.04 metres
2	František Janda-Suk	Bohemia	35.04 metres
3	Richard Sheldon	United States	34.10 metres
4	Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos	Greece	34.04 metres
5	Rezsö Crettier	Hungary	33.65 metres
6	Gustaf Söderström	Sweden	33.07 metres
7	John Flanagan	United States	33.00 metres
8	Erik Lemming	Sweden	32.50 metres
	Charles Winckler	Denmark	32.50 metres
10	Josiah McCracken	United States	32.00 metres
11	Artur Coray	Hungary	31.00 metres
	Launceston Elliot	Great Britain	31.00 metres
13	Emile Gontier	France	30.00 metres
14	Gyula Strausz	Hungary	29.80 metres
—	Robert Garrett	United States	No mark
	Truxtun Hare	United States	No mark

[edit] Final

No positions changed during the final, despite the leader not being able to improve upon his qualifying marks.

Place	Athlete	Nation	Distance	Qualifier
1	Rudolf Bauer	Hungary	----	36.04 metres
2	František Janda-Suk	Bohemia	35.14 metres	35.04 metres
3	Richard Sheldon	United States	34.60 metres	34.10 metres
4	Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos	Greece	34.50 metres	34.04 metres
5	Rezsö Crettier	Hungary	----	33.65 metres

[edit] Sources

• International Olympic Committee.
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.

The 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris Games of the II Olympiad

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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