Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

Men's discus throw at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Francis Field
Dates	September 3
Competitors	6 from 2 nations
Medalists
Martin Sheridan  United States Ralph Rose  United States Nikolaos Georgantas  Greece

The men's discus throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. The competition was held on Saturday, September 3, 1904. Six athletes from two nations competed.

Sheridan and Rose tied for the lead, both throwing 39.28 metres to jointly set a new Olympic record. A throw-off determined the eventual champion.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record	43.21(*)	Marius Eynard	Paris (FRA)	May 2, 1903
Olympic Record	36.04	Rudolf Bauer	Paris (FRA)	July 14, 1900

(*) unofficial

At first Ralph Rose set a new Olympic record with 39.28 metres, later Martin Sheridan equalized his record.

Results

Martin Sheridan throws the discus on the way to finishing with the gold.

Nikolaos Georgantas throwing the discus on the way to finishing with the bronze.

John Flanagan throwing the discus on the way to finishing in fourth place.

Place	Athlete	Distance	Throw-off
1	Martin Sheridan (USA)	39.28 OR	38.97
2	Ralph Rose (USA)	39.28 OR	36.74
3	Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)	37.68
4	John Flanagan (USA)	36.14
5	John Biller (USA)
6	James Mitchell (USA)

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 14 December 2006.