Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
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The winner John Flanagan
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 14 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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John Flanagan |
 United States
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Matt McGrath |
United States
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Con Walsh |
 Canada
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The men's hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 14, 1908.
19 throwers from eight nations competed.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to this competition.
(*) unofficial
John Flanagan set a new Olympic record with 51.92 metres.
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