Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

Men's hammer throw at the Games of the III Olympiad
File:1904 Ralph Rose in action.JPG Ralph Rose on the way to the bronze medal.
Venue	Francis Field
Dates	August 29
Competitors	6 from 1 nation
Medalists
John Flanagan  United States John DeWitt  United States Ralph Rose  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 hammer throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. The competition was held on Monday, August 29, 1904. Six athletes, all from the United States, competed.

Flanagan, the reigning champion, defended his gold medal and set a new Olympic record.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record	52.71(*)	John Flanagan	New York (USA)	July 31, 1904
Olympic Record	51.01	John Flanagan	Paris (FRA)	July 16, 1900

(*) unofficial - The IAAF didn't begin to recognize World Records in this event until 1912.

John Flanagan bettered the only Olympic record with 51.20 meters.

Results

Place	Athlete	Distance
1	John Flanagan (USA)	51.23 OR
2	John DeWitt (USA)	50.26
3	Ralph Rose (USA)	45.73
4	Charles Chadwick (USA)	42.78
5	James Mitchell (USA)
6	Albert Johnson (USA)