| Final Ranking | distance | | 1. John Flanagan |  United States | 51.92m | | 2. Matt McGrath | United States | 51.18m | | 3. Con Walsh |  Canada | 48.51m | | 4. Tom Nicolson |  Great Britain | 48.09m | | 5. Lee Talbott | United States | 47.86m | | 6. Bill Horr | United States | 46.94m | | 7. Simon Gillis | United States | 45.59m | | 8. Eric Lemming |  Sweden | 43.06m | | 9. Alan Fyffe | Great Britain | 37.35m | | -. Harald Agger |  Denmark | Unknown | | -. István Mudin |  Hungary | Unknown | | -. Henry Leeke | Great Britain | Unknown | | -. Robert Lindsay-Watson | Great Britain | Unknown | | -. Ernest May | Great Britain | Unknown | | -. John Murray | Great Britain | Unknown | | -. Robert Olsson | Sweden | Unknown | | -. Benjamin Sherman | United States | Unknown | | -. Ludwig Uettwiller |  Germany | Unknown | | -. Julius Wagner |  Switzerland | Unknown |
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| | | Venue: White City Stadium. | | 19 competitors from 8 nations | | World Record: 53.38m - John Flanagan (USA) - Torrington, CT (USA) - June 20, 1908 | | Olympic Record: 51.2m - John Flanagan (USA) - St. Louis (USA) - August 29, 1904 |
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