Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
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The men's shot put was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on 14 July and 15 July 1900. 11 athletes from five nations competed in the shot put.
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[edit] Medallists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Richard Sheldon United States |
Josiah McCracken United States |
Robert Garrett United States |
[edit] Results
[edit] Qualifier
All throwers competed in the qualifier on 14 July. The top five advanced to the final.
Versis did not record a fair mark and it is not clear if he actually competed.
Place | Athlete | Nation | Distance |
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1 | Richard Sheldon | United States | 13.80 metres |
2 | Josiah McCracken | United States | 12.85 metres |
3 | Robert Garrett | United States | 12.37 metres |
4 | Rezsö Crettier | Hungary | 11.58 metres |
5 | Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos | Greece | 11.29 metres |
6 | Gustaf Söderström | Sweden | 11.18 metres |
7 | Artur Coray | Hungary | 11.13 metres |
8 | Truxtun Hare | United States | 10.92 metres |
9 | August Nilsson | Sweden | 10.86 metres |
10 | Charles Winckler | Denmark | 10.76 metres |
— | Sotirios Versis | Greece | No mark |
[edit] Final
Qualifier marks were still valid in the final. McCracken and Garrett did not compete, as the final was held on 15 July, a Sunday. No changes in position occurred during the final.
[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.
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