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

Men's hammer throw at the Games of the III Olympiad
Ralph Rose on the way to the bronze medal.
Venue	Francis Field
Dates	August 29
Competitors	6 from 1 nation
Medalists
John Flanagan  United States John DeWitt  United States Ralph Rose  United States

The men's hammer throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. The competition was held on Monday, August 29, 1904. Six athletes, all from the United States, competed.

Flanagan, the reigning champion, defended his gold medal and set a new Olympic record.

Records

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

World Record	52.71(*)	John Flanagan	New York (USA)	July 31, 1904
Olympic Record	51.01	John Flanagan	Paris (FRA)	July 16, 1900

(*) unofficial - The IAAF didn't begin to recognize World Records in this event until 1912.

John Flanagan bettered the only Olympic record with 51.20 meters.

Results

Place	Athlete	Distance
1	John Flanagan (USA)	51.23 OR
2	John DeWitt (USA)	50.26
3	Ralph Rose (USA)	45.73
4	Charles Chadwick (USA)	42.78
5	James Mitchell (USA)
6	Albert Johnson (USA)

Sources

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