The men's hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics

At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England, 26 athletics events were contested, all for men only.Each nation was allowed to enter up to 12 competitors in most of the events. In the team races , each nation entered one team. The medley relay was run by four athletes, with four alternates...

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London

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. The competition was held on July 14, 1908.

19 throwers from eight nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to this competition.

World Record	53.38(*)	John Flanagan	Torrington, CT Torrington, Connecticut Torrington is the largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut and the northwestern Connecticut region. It is also the core city of the largest micropolitan area in the United States. The city population was 36,383 according to the 2010 census....  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	June 20, 1908
Olympic Record	51.23	John Flanagan	St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	August 29, 1904

(*) unofficial

John Flanagan set a new Olympic record with 51.92 metres.

Results

Place	Name	Nation	Distance
1	John Flanagan		51.92 metres
2	Matt McGrath Matt McGrath Matthew John “Matt” McGrath was a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, the New York Athletic Club, and the New York City Police Department. At the time of his death at age 65, he attained the rank of Inspector, and during his career received the NYPD's Medal of Valor twice. He competed for...		51.18 metres
3	Con Walsh Con Walsh Con Walsh was an Irish Canadian athlete who represented Canada at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the hammer throw, finishing third behind fellow Irishmen John Flanagan and Matt McGrath, both of whom represented the United States...		48.51 metres
4	Tom Nicolson		48.09 metres
5	Lee Talbott		47.86 metres
6	Bill Horr Bill Horr -External links:* * at Syracuse Hall of Fame*...		46.94 metres
7	Simon Gillis Simon Gillis Simon Gillis was an American track and field athlete, a member of the New York Athletic Club, and the New York City Police Department. He was one of a group of athletes known as the Irish Whales and frequently kept company with members of the Irish American Athletic Club...		45.59 metres
8	Eric Lemming Eric Lemming Eric Valdemar Lemming was a Swedish athlete who competed in a wide variety of events.Lemming won a total of 7 Olympic medals over three Olympics including 4 golds....		43.06 metres
9	Alan Fyffe		37.35 metres
10-19	Harald Agger		Unknown
	István Mudin István Mudin István Mudin was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the Pentathlon.He competed for a Hungary in the 1906 Summer Olympics held in Athens, Greece in the Pentathlon where he won the Silver medal. This added to the bronze medal he won in the Greek style discus throw competition....		Unknown
	Henry Leeke		Unknown
	Robert Lindsay-Watson		Unknown
	Ernest May Ernest May (athlete) Ernest Edmund Bedford May was a British track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bartlow and died in Chathill....		Unknown
	John Murray		Unknown
	Robert Olsson		Unknown
	Benjamin Sherman		Unknown
	Ludwig Uettwiller Ludwig Uettwiller Octav Lucian Uettwiller was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished 17th in the standing high jump competition...		Unknown
	Julius Wagner		Unknown

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 .