Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
| Men's hammer throw at the Games of the III Olympiad
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Ralph Rose on the way to the bronze medal.
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 29 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 1 nation | ||||||||||||
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John Flanagan |
 United States
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John DeWitt |
United States
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Ralph Rose |
United States
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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.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
(*) 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.
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