Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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The winner Martin Sheridan
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 16 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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Martin Sheridan |
 United States
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Merritt Giffin |
United States
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Bill Horr |
United States
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The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.
42 throwers from eleven nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
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