Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw

[1] Sheridan and Rose tied for the lead, both throwing 39.28 metres to jointly set a new Olympic record.

Sheridan won, becoming the second American champion in the men's discus throw after Robert Garrett in 1896.

The only returning competitor from 1900 was seventh-place finisher John Flanagan of the United States.

Martin Sheridan (1904 AAU champion) and Ralph Rose (the 1904 Olympic shot put champion) of the United States and Nikolaos Georgantas of Greece were considered favorites.

The format of the competition is unclear; it appears that each there was a single round of throwing with each thrower receiving six attempts.

Nikolaos Georgantas throwing the discus on the way to finishing with the bronze.
John Flanagan throwing the discus on the way to finishing in fourth place.