Men Shot Put Athletics I Olympic Games Athens, Greece 1896 - -- April - Gold Medal: Robert Garrett, United States
FinalDistance
1. Robert GarrettUSA United States11.22mOR
2. Miltiadis GouskosGRe Greece11.03m
3. Georgios PapasiderisGRe Greece10.36m
4. Viggo JensenDEN Denmark10+
5-7. Carl SchuhmannGrR GermanyUnknown
5-7. Fritz HofmannGrR GermanyUnknown
5-7. Ellery ClarkUSA United StatesUnknown

world Men Shot Put History

Venue: Panathenaic Stadium. Capp.:30,000.
7 (4) competitors from 4 (3) nations.
The shot was put from a 2.13 (7-foot) square, and the event was very close, with the local crowd vociferously disappointed at Garrett’s vic- tory over Gouskos. The Field reported that only four men took part, but some sources also give the following throwers: 5, Carl Schumann GER 10.00e, 6, Fritz Hofmann GER, 7, Ellery Clark USA.
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