Men Shot Put Athletics II Olympic Games Paris, France 1900 - Sunday, 15th July - Gold Medal: Richard Sheldon, United States

Men Shot Put Athletics II Olympic Games Paris, France 1900 - Sunday, 15th July - Gold Medal: Richard Sheldon, United States

Final		Distance	Qualif	Final
1. Richard Sheldon	United States	14.10m NM	13.80m	14.10m
2. Josiah McCracken	United States	12.85m	12.85m	NM
3. Robert Garrett	United States	12.37m	12.37m	NM
4. Rezső Crettier	France	12.07m	11.58m	12.07m
5. Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos	Greece	11.52m	11.29m	11.52m

world Men Shot Put History

Venue: Bois de Boulogne.

11 competitors from 5 nations.

World Record: 14.75 (unofficial) George Gray, Canada Ottawa, Canada August 1, 1898

Olympic Record: 11.22m Robert Garrett Athens, Greece April 7, 1896 NS

Richard Sheldon set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 13.80 metres and improved his mark in the final to 14.10 metres.

First 5 throwers advanced fo Final. The scores were transferred.

Ranking		Distance
1. Richard Sheldon	United States	13.80m OR	Q
2. Josiah McCracken	United States	12.85m	Q
3. Robert Garrett	United States	12.37m	Q
4. Rezső Crettier	Hungary	11.58m	Q
5. Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos	Greece	11.29m	Q
6. Gustaf Söderström	Sweden	11.18m
7. Artúr Coray	Hungary	11.13m
8. Truxtun Hare	United States	10.92m
9. August Nilsson	Sweden	10.86m
10.Charles Winckler	Denmark	10.76m
-. Sotirios Versis	Greece	NM

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