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.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
At first Ralph Rose set a new Olympic record with 39.28 metres, later Martin Sheridan equalized his record.
...
Wikipedia