Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

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Men's discus throw
at the Games of the V Olympiad
1912 Armas Taipale2.JPG
Taipale on the way to win the gold medal.
Venue Stockholm Olympic Stadium
DateJuly 12
Competitors41 from 15 nations
Winning time45.21 OR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Armas Taipale
Flag of Russia.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Richard Byrd
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg James Duncan
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1908
1920  
Armas Taipale in action. 1912 Armas Taipale3.JPG
Armas Taipale in action.
Silver medalist Richard Byrd. 1912 Richard Byrd.JPG
Silver medalist Richard Byrd.

The men's discus throw was a track and field athletics event held as part of the athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, July 12, 1912. Forty-one discus throwers from 15 nation competed. [1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes. [2] The event was won by Armas Taipale of Finland, the nation's first medal in the men's discus throw. Richard Byrd took silver and James Duncan took bronze to continue the United States' podium streak at five consecutive Games.

Background

This was the fifth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning competitors from 1908 included fourth-place finisher Verner Järvinen of Finland, seventh-place finisher György Luntzer of Hungary, eighth-place finisher André Tison of France, and eleventh-place finisher Emil Welz of Germany. Multiple gold medalist Martin Sheridan of the United States had retired in 1911, leaving the competition "wide-open." [3]

Canada, Luxembourg, Russia, and Turkey each made their debut in the men's discus throw. Greece and the United States each made their fifth appearance, having competed in every edition of the Olympic men's discus throw to date.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the single, divided-final format in use since 1896. Each athlete received three throws, with the top three receiving an additional three throws. Ties were broken by an additional throw. The landing area was a 90 degree sector. [4] [3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1912 Summer Olympics.

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  James Duncan  (USA)47.58 New York, United States 27 May 1912
Olympic recordUS flag 45 stars.svg  Martin Sheridan  (USA)40.89 London, Great Britain 16 July 1908

Armas Taipale ended the competition with the new Olympic record at 45.21 metres, with seven men bettering the old record.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Friday, 12 July 1912Qualifying
Final

Results

No fewer than seven throwers beat the old Olympic record of 40.89 metres, beginning with Duncan and Niklander's first throws. Niklander's was the best of the round. The second throw resulted in Mucks joining those who beat the old record, while Taipale, Byrd, and Duncan beat even the new one, with Taipale's 43.91 metres setting a mark no other thrower would reach. Philbrook and Tronner beat the old record in the third throw, but neither was able to break into the top three. Niklander, after his first throw, was unable to make another legal mark and fell to fourth, where he finished.

In the final, Byrd and Duncan were unable to improve upon their previous marks, throwing shorter in their first throws and scratching in their second and third throws each. Taipale, on the other hand, regardless of the safety of his lead, threw even further in his first and then his third throw, finishing at 45.21 metres, nearly 3 metres ahead of Byrd.

RankAthleteNation123456DistanceNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Armas Taipale Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 36.9443.91 OR X44.34 OR X45.21 OR 45.21 OR
Silver medal icon.svg Richard Byrd US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 37.4842.32X41.09X42.32
Bronze medal icon.svg James Duncan US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 41.6142.28X41.33X42.28
4 Elmer Niklander Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 42.09 OR XDid not advance42.09
5 Hans Tronner Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria 39.97X41.24Did not advance41.24
6 Arlie Mucks US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 40.5440.93XDid not advance40.93
7 George Philbrook US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 38.1438.5540.92Did not advance40.92
8 Emil Magnusson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 39.91XDid not advance39.91
9 Rezsõ Újlaki Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 39.82XDid not advance39.82
10 Einar Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 37.2638.7739.69Did not advance39.69
11 Ralph Rose US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 37.2438.8239.65Did not advance39.65
12 Emil Muller US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 37.9138.6939.35Did not advance39.35
13 Michalis Dorizas Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece X39.28XDid not advance39.28
14 Duncan Gillis Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Canada 39.01XDid not advance39.01
15 Verner Järvinen Flag of Russia.svg  Finland 34.1538.60XDid not advance38.60
16 Josef Waitzer Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 38.44XDid not advance38.44
17 František Janda-Suk Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  Bohemia 32.4136.8338.31Did not advance38.31
18 Aurelio Lenzi Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 35.5838.19XDid not advance38.19
19 Károly Kobulszky Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 37.8138.15XDid not advance38.15
20 Lawrence Whitney US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 34.8737.91XDid not advance37.91
21 György Luntzer Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 37.88XDid not advance37.88
22 Avery Brundage US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 37.4837.85XDid not advance37.85
23 Gunnar Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden X37.44XDid not advance37.44
24 Emil Welz Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 36.1637.24XDid not advance37.24
25 Samu Fóti Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 35.51X36.37Did not advance36.37
26 Gunnar Bolander Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden X36.22XDid not advance36.22
27 Carl Johan Lind Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden X35.0436.07Did not advance36.07
28 Folke Fleetwood Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 32.0932.8935.06Did not advance35.06
29 Josef Schäffer Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria X34.87XDid not advance34.87
30 André Tison Flag of France.svg  France 34.73XDid not advance34.73
31 Marcel Pelletier Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 33.73XDid not advance33.73
32 Walter Henderson Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain X33.61XDid not advance33.61
33 Mór Kóczán Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 33.30XDid not advance33.30
34 Mgirdiç Migiryan Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg  Turkey X32.98Did not advance32.98
35 Nikolay Neklepayev Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia 32.59XDid not advance32.59
36 Charles Lagarde Flag of France.svg  France 30.76X32.35Did not advance32.35
37 Henning Möller Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden X32.23XDid not advance32.23
38 Miroslav Šustera Bohemian Olympic Flag (1912).svg  Bohemia 31.83XDid not advance31.83
39 Ēriks Vanags Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia X31.34XDid not advance31.34
40 Otto Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 31.07XDid not advance31.07
41 Paul Willführ Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany XXDid not advanceNo mark

There were 32 non-starters.

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