Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
| Men's hammer throw at the Games of the II Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
| Date | July 16 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 5 from 2 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 hammer throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900. Five hammer throwers from two nations competed.[1]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 51.10(*) |  John Flanagan(**)
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New York (USA) | September 23, 1899 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | none |
(*) unofficial
(**) Flanagan represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland before becoming a US citizen.
John Flanagan set the first Olympic record for this event with 51.01 metres.
Results
| Place | Athlete | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  John Flanagan (USA) |
51.01 m |
| 2 | Truxtun Hare (USA) |
46.26 m |
| 3 | Josiah McCracken (USA) |
43.58 m |
| 4 |  Eric Lemming (SWE) |
Unknown |
| 5 | Karl Staaf (SWE) |
Unknown |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
Sources
- 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.