Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw

Men's 56 pound weight throw
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Field
DatesSeptember 1
Competitors6 from 2 nations
Medalists
   Canada
   United States
   United States
Athletics at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Track events
60 m   men
100 m men
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
110 m hurdles men
200 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
2590 m steeplechase men
4 mile team race men
Road events
Marathon men
Field events
Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men
Pole vault men
Standing long jump men
Standing triple jump men
Standing high jump men
Shot put men
Discus throw men
Hammer throw men
56 pound weight throw men
Combined events
Triathlon men
All-around men

The men's 56 pound weight throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event was held. It would not appear on the Olympic program again until the 1920 Summer Olympics, which would be the last time the 56 pound weight was thrown in the Olympic Games. The competition was held on September 1, 1904.

6 athletes from 2 nations competed. It was one of only 2 (out of 25) events not won by an American.

Results

Place Athlete Width
1 Étienne Desmarteau (CAN) 10.46 m OR
2 John Flanagan (USA) 10.16 m
3 James Mitchell (USA) 10.13 m
4 Charles Henneman (USA) 9.18 m
5 Charles Chadwick (USA)
6 Ralph Rose (USA) 8.53 m

Sources

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