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