Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
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| Men's discus throw at the Games of the III Olympiad
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| Venue | Francis Field | ||||||||||||
| Dates | September 3 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 6 from 2 nations | ||||||||||||
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The men's discus throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. The competition was held on Saturday, September 3, 1904. Six athletes from two nations competed.
Sheridan and Rose tied for the lead, both throwing 39.28 metres to jointly set a new Olympic record. A throw-off determined the eventual champion.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 43.21(*) |  Marius Eynard |
Paris (FRA) | May 2, 1903 |
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| Olympic Record | 36.04 |  Rudolf Bauer |
Paris (FRA) | July 14, 1900 |
(*) unofficial
At first Ralph Rose set a new Olympic record with 39.28 metres, later Martin Sheridan equalized his record.
Results
File:Martin Sheridan throws the discus at the 1904 Summer Olympics.jpg
Martin Sheridan throws the discus on the way to finishing with the gold.
File:Nikolaos Georgantas, 1904 Olympics.jpg
Nikolaos Georgantas throwing the discus on the way to finishing with the bronze.
File:1904 John Jesus Flanagan.JPG
John Flanagan throwing the discus on the way to finishing in fourth place.
| Place | Athlete | Distance | Throw-off |
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| 1 |  Martin Sheridan (USA) |
39.28 OR | 38.97 |
| 2 | Ralph Rose (USA) |
39.28 OR | 36.74 |
| 3 |  Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE) |
37.68 | |
| 4 | John Flanagan (USA) |
36.14 | |
| 5 | John Biller (USA) |
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| 6 | James Mitchell (USA) |
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| Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||
| 60 m | men | |
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 200 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 2590 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 mile team race | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Standing long jump | men | |
| Standing triple jump | men | |
| Standing high jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| 56 pound weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Triathlon | men | |
| All-around | men | |
