Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_56_pound_weight_throw
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw
Athletics at the Olympics
The men's 56 pound weight throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first time the event was held. It would not appear on the Olympic program again until the 1920 Summer Olympics, which would be the last time the 56 pound (25.4 kg) weight was thrown in the Olympic Games. The competition was held on September 1, 1904. 6 athletes from 2 nations competed. The event was won by Étienne Desmarteau of Canada, one of only two gold medals (out of 25 events) in athletics won by an athlete not from the United States. Americans John Flanagan and James Mitchel took second and third, respectively.[1]