Men Discus Throw Athletics I Olympic Games Athens, Greece 1896 - Monday, 6th April (25th March) - Gold Medal: Robert Garrett, United States
FinalDistance1.2. ___3. ___4.5.
1. Robert GarrettUSA United States29.15m OR27.53mX 28.7229.15
2. Panagiotis ParaskevopoulosGRe Greece28.95m28.51m 28.8828.95
3. Sotirios VersisGRe Greece27.78m
4. George S. RobertsonGBR Great Britain25.20m
5-11.Adolphe GriselFRA FranceUnknown
5-11.Viggo JensenDEN DenmarkUnknown
5-11.Holger NielsenDEN DenmarkUnknown
5-11.Georgios PapasiderisGRe GreeceUnknown
5-11.Henrik SjöbergSWE SwedenUnknown
5-11.Unknown CompetitorDEN DenmarkUnknown
5-11.Unknown CompetitorGeR GermanyUnknown

world Men Discus Throw History

Venue: Panathenaic Stadium. Capp.: 30,000.
11 competitors from 7 nations.
Garrett had practised in the USA with an implement weighing some 20 pounds (9kg), so the regulation 2kg discus seemed easy to throw in comparison. Nevertheless the American only won with his fifth throw, just edging out Paraskevopoulos, who had successively thrown 28.51, 28.88, and 28.955; all world bests with the 2kg event in its infancy. With the heritage of the event very much rooted in ancient Greece, this was a particularly difficult loss for the host country to accept.
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