Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the Games of the II Olympiad
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| Venue | Bois de Boulogne | |||||||||
| Dates | July 14 (qualifier) July 15 (final) |
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| Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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Rudolf Bauer Hungary
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František Janda-Suk Bohemia
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Richard Sheldon United States
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The men's discus throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 15, 1900. 16 discus throwers from eight nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
In the qualification Rudolf Bauer set a new Olympic record with 36.04 metres.
All throwers competed in the qualifier, with the top five moving on to the final. The defending champion, Garrett, kept hitting the trees with his discus, and did not achieve a legal mark.
No positions changed during the final, despite the leader not being able to improve upon his qualifying marks.
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