| Men's discus throw at the Games of the II Olympiad |
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| Venue | Bois de Boulogne | ||||||
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| Dates | July 14 (qualifier) July 15 (final) |
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| Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | ||||||
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| «1896 | 1904» | ||||||
| Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics |
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| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | |
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 200 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 2500 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 5000 m team race | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Standing long jump | men | |
| Standing triple jump | men | |
| Standing high jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
The men's discus throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 15, 1900. 16 discus throwers from eight nations competed.
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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 38.70(*) | Gustaf Söderström | Stockholm (SWE) | September 18, 1897 |
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| Olympic Record | 29.15 | Robert Garrett | Athens (GRE) | April 6, 1896 (NS) |
(*) unofficial
In the qualification Rudolf Bauer set a new Olympic record with 36.04 metres.
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 | Distance |
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| 1 | Rudolf Bauer (HUN) | 36.04 m |
| 2 | František Janda-Suk (BOH) | 35.04 m |
| 3 | Richard Sheldon (USA) | 34.10 m |
| 4 | Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos (GRE) | 34.04 m |
| 5 | Rezső Crettier (HUN) | 33.65 m |
| 6 | Gustaf Söderström (SWE) | 33.07 m |
| 7 | John Flanagan (USA) | 33.00 m |
| 8 | Erik Lemming (SWE) | 32.50 m |
| Charles Winckler (DEN) | 32.50 m | |
| 10 | Josiah McCracken (USA) | 32.00 m |
| 11 | Artúr Coray (HUN) | 31.00 m |
| Launceston Elliot (GBR) | 31.00 m | |
| 13 | Émile Gontier (FRA) | 30.00 m |
| 14 | Gyula Strausz (HUN) | 29.80 m |
| — | Robert Garrett (USA) | NM |
| Truxtun Hare (USA) | NM |
No positions changed during the final, despite the leader not being able to improve upon his qualifying marks.
| Place | Athlete | Distance | Qualifier |
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| 1 | Rudolf Bauer (HUN) | Unknown | 36.04 m |
| 2 | František Janda-Suk (BOH) | 35.14 m | 35.04 m |
| 3 | Richard Sheldon (USA) | 34.60 m | 34.10 m |
| 4 | Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos (GRE) | 34.50 m | 34.04 m |
| 5 | Rezső Crettier (HUN) | Unknown | 33.65 m |
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