Venue Bois de Boulogne | Competitors 16 from 8 nations | |
Dates July 14 (qualifier)
July 15 (final) | ||
The men's discus throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14 and July 15, 1900. 16 discus throwers from eight nations competed.
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Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
In the qualification Rudolf Bauer set a new Olympic record with 36.04 metres.
Qualifier
All throwers competed in the qualifier, with the top five moving on to the final. The defending champion, Garrett, kept hitting the trees with his discus, and did not achieve a legal mark.
Final
No positions changed during the final, despite the leader not being able to improve upon his qualifying marks.
References
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA