Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

Men's shot put at the Games of the III Olympiad
Venue	Francis Field
Dates	August 31
Competitors	8 from 2 nations
Medalists
Ralph Rose  United States Wesley Coe  United States Lawrence Feuerbach  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 shot put was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. The competition was held on August 31, 1904. 8 athletes from 2 nations competed.

Records

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

World Record	14.81(*)	Ralph Rose	Chicago (USA)	May 21, 1904
Olympic Record	14.10	Richard Sheldon	Paris (FRA)	July 15, 1900

(*) unofficial

Ralph Rose set a new Olympic record in the his first try with 14.35 metres only to be bettered by Wesley Coe in his first try when he threw 14.40 metres. Finally Ralph Rose set a new Olympic record and repeated his own unofficial world record with 14.81 metres in his fifth throw.

Results

Georgantas, the only non-American entrant, withdrew in disgust after officials called his first two attempts fouls for throwing.

Place	Athlete	Distance
1	Ralph Rose (USA)	14.81 OR
2	Wesley Coe (USA)	14.40
3	Lawrence Feuerbach (USA)	13.37
4	Martin Sheridan (USA)	12.39
5	Charles Chadwick (USA)
6	Albert Johnson (USA)
7	John Guiney (USA)
—	Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE)	DQ