Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
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The men's discus throw was one of two throwing events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
programme. The discus
throw was the fourth event held. It was contested on 6 April. 11 athletes competed, including one each from France
, Sweden
, the United States
, and Great Britain
as well as three Greeks
and two Danes
.
Many of the competitors had never thrown a discus before, as the event had never been held at an international competition. Robert Garrett
of the United States
was the last foreigner in the competition, and eventually defeated the famed Greek competitors to win the second modern Olympic gold medal
.
Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics
At the 1896 Summer Olympics, twelve athletics events were contested. All of the events except the marathon were held in the Panathinaiko Stadium, which was also the finish for the marathon. Events were held on 6 April, 7 April, 9 April, and 10 April 1896 . 64 athletes, all men, from ten nations...
programme. The discus
Discus
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throw was the fourth event held. It was contested on 6 April. 11 athletes competed, including one each from France
France
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, Sweden
Sweden
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, the United States
United States
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, and Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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as well as three Greeks
Greece
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and two Danes
Denmark
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.
Many of the competitors had never thrown a discus before, as the event had never been held at an international competition. Robert Garrett
Robert Garrett
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of the United States
United States
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was the last foreigner in the competition, and eventually defeated the famed Greek competitors to win the second modern Olympic gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
.
Results
| Place | Athlete | Distance | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29.15 m | 27.53 | X | Unknown | 28.72 | 29.15 | |
| 2 | 28.95 m | 28.51 | Unknown | 28.88 | 28.95 | ||
| 3 | 27.78 m | Unknown | |||||
| 4 | 25.20 m | Unknown | Did not advance | ||||
| 5-9 | Unknown | Unknown | |||||
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