Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's 56 pound weight throw
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 3 km walk | men | |
| 10 km walk | 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 | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| 56 lb weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
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.
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[edit] Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Patrick McDonaldUnited States (USA) |
Patrick Ryan United States (USA) |
 Carl Johan LindSweden (SWE) |
[edit] Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | ? | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 10.46 |  Étienne Desmarteau |
St. Louis (USA) | September 1, 1904 |
Patrick 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.
[edit] Results
The best six throwers qualified for the final.
| Place | Athlete | Qual. | Final | |
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| Distance | Rank | |||
| 1 | Patrick McDonald (USA) |
11.00 | 1 | 11.265 OR |
| 2 | Patrick Ryan (USA) |
10.925 | 2 | 10.965 |
| 3 | Carl Johan Lind (SWE) |
10.255 | 3 | 10.255 |
| 4 | Archie McDiarmid (CAN) |
9.475 | 4 | 10.12 |
| 5 | Malcolm Svensson (SWE) |
9.45 | 5 | 9.455 |
| 6 |  Johan Pettersson (FIN) |
9.375 | 6 | 9.375 |
| 7 | Edward Roberts (USA) |
9.36 | ||
| 8 | Elmer Niklander (FIN) |
8.865 | ||
| 9 | Ville Pörhölä (FIN) |
8.85 | ||
| 10 | James McEachern (USA) |
8.84 | ||
| 11 | Nils Linde (SWE) |
8.635 | ||
| 12 | Carl Olsson (SWE) |
8.555 | ||
[edit] References
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report. (French)
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on 24 August 2007. (Polish)
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