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Men's hammer throw at the Games of the II Olympiad
John Flanagan competing
Venue	Bois de Boulogne
Date	July 16
Competitors	5 from 2 nations
Winning distance	51.01 OR
Medalists
John Flanagan  United States Truxtun Hare  United States Josiah McCracken  United States
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The men's hammer throw was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, the discipline's first Olympic appearance. It was held on July 16, 1900. Five hammer throwers from two nations competed. The event was won by John Flanagan of the United States, the first of his three consecutive victories in the hammer throw. The American team swept the medals, with Truxtun Hare finishing second and Josiah McCracken third.

Background

This was the first appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics except 1896. Two nations competed: the United States and Sweden. The Americans were familiar with the event; the Swedes were not.

Competition format

The format of the competition is unclear. The throwing area was a nine-foot circle.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.

World record	John Flanagan (GBR)	51.10	New York City, United States	23 September 1899
Olympic record		None

Flanagan represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland before immigrating to the United States and becoming a U.S. citizen.

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John Flanagan set the first Olympic record for this event with 51.01 metres.

Schedule

Results

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Distance	Notes
	John Flanagan	United States	51.01	OR
	Truxtun Hare	United States	46.26
	Josiah McCracken	United States	43.58
4	Eric Lemming	Sweden	Unknown
5	Karl Staaf	Sweden	Unknown

References

1. "Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
2. ^ "Hammer Throw, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
3. "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

Sources

• International Olympic Committee.
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at Archived 11 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine.
• Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.

• Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics
• Hammer throw at the Olympics