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In addition to the main 1900 Olympic men's discus throw, a handicap competition was held four days later. Gustaf Söderström, who had placed sixth in the main event, took first place with a throw of 40.50 m, having had a handicap of 5.5 m. Gyula Strausz, 13th in the main discus, was runner-up with 39.49 m off a 6.3 m handicap.
The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. [2] The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg , Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. [ 3 ]
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 (and the second final) held. It was contested on 6 April. 9 athletes competed, including one each from France , Sweden , the United States , and Great Britain as well as three Greeks and two Danes .
The Czech inscription translates as: "At this spot on August 2, 1964, Ludvík Daněk set world record in discus throw marking 64.55 m." The first world record in the men's discus was recognised by the International Association of Amateur Athletics (IAAF), now known as World Athletics, in 1912, and was set by James Duncan in 1912 (47.58 m).
The men's discus throw throwing event at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place on September 6 & September 7. [1] Thirty-five athletes from 22 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The competition was held on Wednesday, August 1, 1928. Thirty-four discus throwers from 19 nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. [2] The event was won by Bud Houser, the second man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the discus throw (after Martin Sheridan). It was the fifth American victory in the event.
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. Sheridan won, becoming the second American champion in the men's discus throw after Robert Garrett in 1896. Nikolaos Georgantas of Greece took bronze, the nation's first medal since 1896.
The competition was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924. 32 discus throwers from 18 nations competed. [1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was four. The event was won by Bud Houser of the United States, the nation's fourth victory in the men's discus throw (and first since 1908); the Americans had medalled in each of the Olympic discus throw ...