Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
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The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 30, 1928. Sixteen hammer throwers from eleven nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4.[2] The event was won by Pat O'Callaghan of Ireland, the first medal for the nation in any Olympic event and the first time the event was won by a non-American (though five of the previous six winners had been born in Ireland before emigrating to the United States). Ossian Skiöld of Sweden took silver, the nation's second medal in the event after another silver in 1920. The Americans, who had earned a gold medal and at least one other medal in each of the previous six hammer throw competitions, took only a bronze this time, with Edmund Black finishing third.
Men's hammer throw at the Games of the IX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Date | July 30 | |||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 11 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 51.39 | |||||||||
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