Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

The men's hammer throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 16, 1900. Five hammer throwers from two nations competed.[1]

Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the II Olympiad
VenueBois de Boulogne
DateJuly 16
Competitors5 from 2 nations
Medalists
John Flanagan
 United States
Truxtun Hare
 United States
Josiah McCracken
 United States

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

World Record 51.10(*) John Flanagan(**) New York (USA) September 23, 1899
Olympic Record none

(*) unofficial

(**) Flanagan represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland before becoming a US citizen.

John Flanagan set the first Olympic record for this event with 51.01 metres.

Results

PlaceAthleteDistance
1 John Flanagan (USA)51.01 m
2 Truxtun Hare (USA)46.26 m
3 Josiah McCracken (USA)43.58 m
4 Eric Lemming (SWE)Unknown
5 Karl Staaf (SWE)Unknown

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

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