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1900 Olympic Games Paris, France - Men's Shot Put

 

 

Host City: Paris, France Format: Top five in qualifying advanced to the final.
Date Started: July 14, 1900  
Date Finished: July 15, 1900  
(Competitors: 11; Countries: 5)  
    Venue(s): Catalan Cross, Boulogne Forest, Paris
Overview by IAAF   velodrome_de_vincennes.png 
As in 1896, the shot was thrown from a 7-foot square. Sheldon led the Saturday qualifying round with 13.80 from McCracken (12.85) and Garrett (12.35). The last two refused to compete in the final round held on Sunday, but their marks held up for second and third, as Crettier could improve only from 11.58 to 12.05 in fourth place. Sheldon improved to 14.10 to cement an easy win.
       
Summary by Sports-reference.com      
Again, qualifying was held on Saturday and the final on Sunday. However, the results here were basically unaffected by the furor over Sunday competition. The top five finishers in qualifying advanced to the final, but two Americans, Josiah McCracken and Bob Garrett, refused to compete on Sunday. On Sunday, however, Dick Sheldon, who already led McCracken by almost a full metre, increased his lead with an even longer put. The qualifying positions were unchanged after the final.
Dick Sheldon was a top athlete at Yale, having played both football and competing on the track team. He was the 1896 IC4A shot put champion, and took the shot/discus double at the 1899 AAU meet, where he broke the world record for the discus throw.
 
        Results          
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.
Shot Put Men     Final 15 July        
 

Qualifier marks were still valid in the final. McCracken and Garrett did not compete, as the final was held on July 15, a Sunday. No changes in position occurred during the final.

PlaceAthleteDistanceQualifier
1  Richard Sheldon (USA) 14.10 m 13.80 m
2  Josiah McCracken (USA) NM 12.85 m
3  Robert Garrett (USA) NM 12.37 m
4  Rezső Crettier (HUN) 12.07 m 11.58 m
5  Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos (GRE) 11.52 m 11.29 m
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 14.10     Dick Sheldon United States USA 21 OR  
2 12.07     Rezső Crettier Hungary HUN 21    
3 11.52     Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos Greece GRE      
Shot Put Men     Qualifying Round 14 July        
 Versis did not record a fair mark and it is not clear if he actually competed.
Rank Mark     Athlete Country NOC Age Records Notes
1 13.80   Q Dick Sheldon United States USA 21 OR  
2 12.85   Q Josiah McCracken United States USA 26    
3 12.37   Q Bob Garrett United States USA 24    
4 11.58   Q Rezső Crettier Hungary HUN 21    
5 11.29   Q Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos Greece GRE      
6 11.18     Gustaf Söderström Sweden SWE 34    
7 11.13     Artúr Coray Hungary HUN 18    
8 10.92     Truxtun Hare United States USA 21    
9 10.86     August Nilsson Sweden SWE 27    
10 10.76     Charles Winckler Denmark DEN 33    
AC NM     Sotirios Versis Greece GRE      
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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