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

Men's discus throw
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Venue Bois de Boulogne
Dates July 14 (qualifier)
July 15 (final)
Competitors 16 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Rudolf Bauer
 Hungary
2nd, silver medalist(s) František Janda-Suk
 Bohemia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Richard Sheldon
 United States

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.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

World Record 38.70(*) Sweden Gustaf Söderström Stockholm (SWE) September 18, 1897
Olympic Record 29.15 United States Robert Garrett Athens (GRE) April 6, 1896 (NS)

(*) unofficial

In the qualification Rudolf Bauer set a new Olympic record with 36.04 metres.

Results

Qualifier

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.

PlaceAthleteDistance
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

Final

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

PlaceAthleteDistanceQualifier
1 Rudolf Bauer (HUN)Unknown36.04 m
2 František Janda-Suk (BOH)35.14 m35.04 m
3 Richard Sheldon (USA)34.60 m34.10 m
4 Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos (GRE)34.50 m34.04 m
5 Rezső Crettier (HUN)Unknown33.65 m

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Discus Throw". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

Sources

  • International Olympic Committee.
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at .
  • 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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