Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

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Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
The winner John Flanagan
VenueWhite City Stadium
DateJuly 14
Competitors19 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Flanagan  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matt McGrath  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Con Walsh  Canada
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The men's hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 14, 1908. 19 throwers from eight nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to this competition.

World Record 53.38(*) United States John Flanagan Torrington, CT (USA) June 20, 1908
Olympic Record 51.23 United States John Flanagan St. Louis (USA) August 29, 1904

(*) unofficial

John Flanagan set a new Olympic record with 51.92 metres.

Competition format

Each athlete made three throws. The top three competitors after that made an additional three throws to try to improve their result.[3]

Results

Rank Athlete Nation Distance Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) John Flanagan  United States 51.92 OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Matt McGrath  United States 51.18
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Con Walsh  Canada 48.51
4 Tom Nicolson  Great Britain 48.09
5 Lee Talbott  United States 47.86
6 Bill Horr  United States 46.94
7 Simon Gillis  United States 45.59
8 Eric Lemming  Sweden 43.06
9 Alan Fyffe  Great Britain 37.35
10–19 Harald Agger  Denmark Unknown
István Mudin  Hungary Unknown
Henry Leeke  Great Britain Unknown
Robert Lindsay-Watson  Great Britain Unknown
Ernest May  Great Britain Unknown
John Murray  Great Britain Unknown
Robert Olsson  Sweden Unknown
Benjamin Sherman  United States Unknown
Ludwig Uettwiller  Germany Unknown
Julius Wagner  Switzerland Unknown

References

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  2. ^ Official report, p. 32.
  3. ^ Official Report, p. 89.

Sources

  • Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at [1].
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