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Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw

Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw

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The men's 56 pound weight throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of this event after the debut in 1904. The Intercalated Games in 1906 saw a stone throw event. The competition was held on Friday, August 20, 1920, and on Saturday, August 21, 1920.

Twelve throwers from four nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.

World record M.J. McGrath (USA)40 ft 61⁄4 in (12.35 m) Montreal23 September 1911[1][2]
Olympic record Étienne Desmarteau (CAN)10.46 St. Louis (USA)1 September 1904

Pat McDonald bettered the Olympic record in the qualification with 11.00 metres and in the final with 11.265 metres. As the competition has been discontinued, his Olympic record still stands.

Results

The best six throwers qualified for the final.

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References

  1. [1]
    "Spalding's official athletic almanac 1920" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  2. [2]
    "1922 Spalding's Official Athletic Almanac" (PDF). p. 31. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 August 2007.
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