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.