Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
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The men's shot put 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. 25 shot putters from eight nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2] The event was won by Ralph Rose, successfully defending his title from 1904 and making it four consecutive Games that the event was won by an American. The two-Games streak of sweeps in 1900 and 1904 ended, however, as Denis Horgan of Great Britain took silver. Johnny Garrels of the United States took bronze. Rose was the second man to win two medals in the shot put (and the first to win two golds); Wesley Coe nearly was the third as he ended up in 4th place, only 11 centimetres behind Garrels.
Men's shot put at the Games of the IV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | White City Stadium | |||||||||
Date | July 16 | |||||||||
Competitors | 25 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 14.21 | |||||||||
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