Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
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| 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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| 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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Records [edit]
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.
Results [edit]
Qualifier [edit]
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 |
Final [edit]
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 |
Sources [edit]
- 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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