Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
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| Men's discus throw at the Games of the IV Olympiad
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The winner Martin Sheridan
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| Venue | White City Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 16 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 42 from 11 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5 miles | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3200 m steeplechase | men | |
| Medley relay | men | |
| 3 mile team race | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 3500 m walk | men | |
| 10 mile walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Standing long jump | men | |
| Standing high jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| Greek discus | men | |
| Freestyle javelin | men | |
The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.
42 throwers from eleven nations competed.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1908 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 43.86(*) |  Wilhelm Dörr |
Worms (GER) | 1907 |
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| Olympic Record | 41.46 |  Martin Sheridan |
Athens (GRE) | 1906 |
(*) unofficial
Results
Sources
- Official Report of the Games of the IV Olympiad (1908).
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1908". Accessed 7 April 2006. Available electronically at [1].
