Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

Men's shot put at the Games of the I Olympiad
Venue	Panathinaiko Stadium
Dates	April 7
Competitors	7 from 5 nations
Medalists
Robert Garrett  United States Miltiadis Gouskos  Greece Georgios Papasideris  Greece

The men's shot put was one of two throwing events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. 7 athletes took part in the shot put competition on 7 April. The two Greek athletes both won medals, with Gouskos battling closely with Garrett of the United States for the longest distance.

Results

Place	Athlete	Distance
1	Robert Garrett (USA)	11.22 m
2	Miltiadis Gouskos (GRE)	11.03 m
3	Georgios Papasideris (GRE)	10.36 m
4	Viggo Jensen (DEN)	Unknown
5-7	Ellery Clark (USA)	Unknown
	Fritz Hofmann (GER)	Unknown
	Carl Schuhmann (GER)	Unknown

References

• Lampros, S.P.; Polites, N.G.; De Coubertin, Pierre; Philemon, P.J.; Anninos, C. (1897). The Olympic Games: BC 776 – AD 1896. Athens: Charles Beck. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help) (Digitally available at la84foundation.org)
• Mallon, Bill; Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help) (Excerpt available at la84foundation.org)
• Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.