Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw

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The men's discus throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 6 athletes from 2 nations competed.

Sheridan and Rose tied for the lead, both throwing 39.28 metres to jointly set a new Olympic record. A throw-off determined the eventual champion.

Contents 1 Medalists 2 Results 2.1 Final 3 Sources

[edit] Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Martin Sheridan United States (USA)	Ralph Rose United States (USA)	Nikolaos Georgantas Greece (GRE)

[edit] Results

[edit] Final

Final
	Martin Sheridan (USA)	39.28 OR	38.97
	Ralph Rose (USA)	39.28 OR	36.74
	Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)	37.68
4.	John Jesus Flanagan (USA)	36.14
5.	John Biller (USA)
6.	James Mitchel (USA)

[edit] Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on 14 December 2006. (Polish)

Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

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