Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
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| Athletics at the 1904 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 | |
| 2590 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 mile 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 | |
| 56 pound weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Triathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
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. The competition was held on September 3, 1904. 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.
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[edit] Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Martin SheridanUnited States (USA) |
Ralph Rose United States (USA) |
.svg/22px-Flag_of_Greece_(1828-1978).svg.png){kind=small} Nikolaos GeorgantasGreece (GRE) |
[edit] Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 43.21(*) |  Marius Eynard |
Paris (FRA) | May 2, 1903 |
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| Olympic Record | 36.04 |  Rudolf Bauer |
Paris (FRA) | July 14, 1900 |
(*) unofficial
At first Ralph Rose set a new Olympic record with 39.28 metres, later Martin Sheridan equalized his record.
[edit] Results
| Place | Athlete | Distance | Throw-off |
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| 1 | Martin Sheridan (USA) |
39.28 OR | 38.97 |
| 2 | Ralph Rose (USA) |
39.28 OR | 36.74 |
| 3 | Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE) |
37.68 | |
| 4 | John Jesus Flanagan (USA) |
36.14 | |
| 5 | John Biller (USA) |
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| 6 | James Mitchell (USA) |
[edit] Sources
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on 14 December 2006. (Polish)
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