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In addition to the main 1900 Olympic men's discus throw, a handicap competition was held four days later. Gustaf Söderström, who had placed sixth in the main event, took first place with a throw of 40.50 m, having had a handicap of 5.5 m. Gyula Strausz, 13th in the main discus, was runner-up with 39.49 m off a 6.3 m handicap.
The sport of throwing the discus traces back to it being an event in the original Olympic Games of Ancient Greece. [2] The discus as a sport was resurrected in Magdeburg , Germany, by gymnastics teacher Christian Georg Kohlrausch and his students in the 1870s. [ 3 ]
The men's discus throw was one of two throwing events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. The discus throw was the fourth event (and the second final) held. It was contested on 6 April. 9 athletes competed, including one each from France , Sweden , the United States , and Great Britain as well as three Greeks and two Danes .
The Czech inscription translates as: "At this spot on August 2, 1964, Ludvík Daněk set world record in discus throw marking 64.55 m." The first world record in the men's discus was recognised by the International Association of Amateur Athletics (IAAF), now known as World Athletics, in 1912, and was set by James Duncan in 1912 (47.58 m).
At 21 years old, Mykolas Alekna set a new discus throw world record with a distance of 74.35 m (243 ft 11 in) during a competition in Ramona, Oklahoma.His performance included three throws exceeding 72 meters and all six surpassing 70 meters, making it one of the most consistent series in the sport’s history.
Sheridan, who had also won the 1906 Intercalated Games discus throw, was heavily favored, "unequaled as a discus thrower." [3] Finland, Germany, Italy, and Norway each made their debut in the men's discus throw. Greece and the United States each made their fourth appearance, having competed in every edition of the Olympic men's discus throw to ...
The men's discus throw field event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on September 1 and 2. [1] Twenty-nine athletes from 18 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. After the retirement of four-time Olympic champion Al Oerter, this was
The men's discus throw competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico took place on October 14–15. [1] Twenty-seven athletes from 19 nations competed. [2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.