1906 Olympic Intermediate Games / Athletics - Greek Style Discus Throw (Men)

sport	athletics
discipline	Discus throw (greek style)
gender	Men
place	Site of the National Gymnastics Club on the Ilisos River
Attendees	21 athletes from 9 countries
Competition phase	May 1, 1906

The men's Greek style discus throw at the 1906 Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens was decided on May 1, 1906. The participants had three attempts each, the three best then another three attempts. Throws in the style of Myron's famous antique discus thrower were required . It was thrown from a raised, forward-sloping platform measuring 80 × 70 centimeters and 15 to 5 centimeters high. A side straddle position was required, and swings back and forth had to be performed before the throw.

Results

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Verner Järvinen	Finland	35.17
2	Nikolaos Georgandas	Greece	32.80
3	Istvan Mudin	Hungary	31.91
4th	Martin Sheridan	United States	31.50
5	György Luntzer	Hungary	30.26
6th	František Souček	Bohemia	27.55
7th	Miroslav Šustera	Bohemia	27.08
	Henri Baur	Austria	k. A.
	Josef Wittmann	Austria	k. A.
	Theodor Scheidl	Austria	k. A.
	Julius Wagner	Germany	k. A.
	Vasilios Papageorgiou	Greece	k. A.
	Michalis Dorizas	Greece	k. A.
	Epaminonas Anezakis	Crete	k. A.
	Spyros Vellas	Greece	k. A.
	Perikles Kakousis	Greece	k. A.
	Dimitrios Koukoulas	Greece	k. A.
	Mihály Dávid	Hungary	k. A.
	Gyula Strausz	Hungary	k. A.
	Erminio Lucchi	Italy	k. A.
	Eric Lemming	Sweden	k. A.

The Greek thrower Georgandas doubted whether Järvinen's throwing style corresponded to the requirements of the regulations, but his protest was unsuccessful. Martin Sheridan denied the standing vault parallel to the discus throw, where he won the silver medal.

Web links

• Sports Reference

literature

• Volker Kluge , Olympic Summer Games - The Chronicle I, Berlin 1997 ( ISBN 3-328-00715-6 )
• Ekkehard zur Megede , The history of Olympic athletics, Volume 1: 1896–1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970

Remarks

1. ↑ The sources contradict each other insofar as whether the "Greek" or the "free" discus throw was played outside the stadium.