Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw


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.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
World Record38.70' Gustaf SöderströmStockholm September 18, 1897
Olympic Record29.15 Robert GarrettAthens April 6, 1896

' unofficial
In the qualification Rudolf Bauer set a new Olympic record with 36.04 metres.

Results

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.
PlaceAthleteDistance
136.04 m
235.04 m
334.10 m
434.04 m
533.65 m
633.07 m
733.00 m
832.50 m
832.50 m
1032.00 m
1131.00 m
1131.00 m
1330.00 m
1429.80 m
—NM
—NM

Final

No positions changed during the final, despite the leader not being able to improve upon his qualifying marks.
PlaceAthleteDistanceQualifier
1Unknown36.04 m
235.14 m35.04 m
334.60 m34.10 m
434.50 m34.04 m
5Unknown33.65 m