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Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
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| Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics |
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|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
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 held. It was contested on 6 April. 11 athletes competed, including one each from France, Sweden, the United States, and Great Britain as well as three Greeks and two Danes.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Robert GarrettUnited States |
 Panagiotis ParaskevopoulosGreece |
Sotirios Versis Greece |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Distance | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Garrett | United States |
29.15 metres | 27.53 | X | Unknown | 28.72 | 29.15 |
| 2 | Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos | Greece |
28.95 metres | 28.51 | Unknown | 28.88 | 28.95 | |
| 3 | Sotirios Versis | Greece |
27.78 metres | Unknown | ||||
| 4 | George S. Robertson |  Great Britain |
25.20 metres | Unknown | Did not advance | |||
| 5-9 | Alphonse Grisel |  France |
Unknown | Unknown | ||||
| Viggo Jensen |  Denmark |
Unknown | Unknown | |||||
| Holger Nielsen | Denmark |
Unknown | Unknown | |||||
| Georgios Papasideris | Greece |
Unknown | Unknown | |||||
| Henrik Sjöberg |  Sweden |
Unknown | Unknown | |||||
Many of the competitors had never thrown a discus before, as the event had never been held at an international competition. Robert Garrett of the United States was the last foreigner in the competition, and eventually defeated the famed Greek competitors to win the second modern Olympic gold medal.
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- Mallon, Bill; & Widlund, Ture (1998). The 1896 Olympic Games. Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson: McFarland. ISBN 0-7864-0379-9. (Excerpt available at AAFLA.org)
- Smith, Michael Llewellyn (2004). Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games. London: Profile Books. ISBN 1-86197-342-X.