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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