Venue White City Stadium Competitors 19 from 8 nations | Date July 14 | |
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The men's hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 14, 1908.
19 throwers from eight nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to this competition.
(*) unofficial
John Flanagan set a new Olympic record with 51.92 metres.
References
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA