Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics - Men's shot put
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The men's shot put was one of two throwing events on the Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics programme. 7 athletes took part in the shot put competition on 7 April. The two Greek athletes both won medals, with Gouskos battling closely with Garrett of the United States for the longest distance.
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Robert Garrett United States |
Miltiades Gouskos |
Georgios Papasideris |
Results
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Distance
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Garrett | United States
| 11.22 metres
|
| 2 | Miltiades Gouskos |
Greece | 11.03 metres
|
| 3 | Georgios Papasideris |
Greece | 10.36 metres
|
| 4 | Viggo Jensen |
Denmark | Unknown
|
| 5-7 | Ellery Clark | United States
| Unknown
|
| Fritz Hoffmann |
Germany | Unknown
| |
| Carl Schuhmann |
Germany | Unknown |
References
| The 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens Games of the I Olympiad |
| Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics |
| 100 m | 400 m | 800 m | 1500 m | 110 m hurdles | marathon | long jump | triple jump | high jump | pole vault | shot put | discus |
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