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Athletics — 56-pound Weight Throw, Men (discontinued)

Times held 9
Total participants 23
Total countries 5

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1904 56-pound Weight Throw, Men Olympic 6 2
1904 56-pound Weight Throw (AAU Championship), Men Olympic (non-medal) 3 1
1904 56-pound Weight Throw (Olympic Irish Sports), Men Olympic (non-medal) 3 2
1904 56-pound Weight Throw (Western AAU Championship), Men Olympic (non-medal) 3 1
1904 56-pound Weight Throw (Anthropological Days (Tehuelche)), Men Olympic (non-medal) 3 1
1904 56-pound Weight Throw (Anthropological Days (Native Americans)), Men Olympic (non-medal) 5 1
1904 56-pound Weight Throw (Anthropological Days (Cocopah)), Men Olympic (non-medal) 3 2
1904 56-pound Weight Throw (Anthropological Days (Ainu)), Men Olympic (non-medal) 3 1
1920 56-pound Weight Throw, Men Olympic 13 4

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1904 Étienne DesmarteauCAN John FlanaganUSA Jim MitchelUSA
1920 Pat McDonaldUSA Paddy RyanUSA Carl Johan LindSWE

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 1 2 1 4
Canada CAN 1 0 0 1
Sweden SWE 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Étienne Desmarteau CAN 1 0 0 1
Pat McDonald USA 1 0 0 1
John Flanagan USA 0 1 0 1
Paddy Ryan USA 0 1 0 1
Jim Mitchel USA 0 0 1 1
Carl Johan Lind SWE 0 0 1 1

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Canada CAN 1904 Summer Olympics Étienne Desmarteau 1 Gold See all
Finland FIN 1920 Summer Olympics Johan Pettersson 6 See all
Sweden SWE 1920 Summer Olympics Carl Johan Lind 3 Bronze See all
United States USA 1920 Summer Olympics Pat McDonald 1 Gold See all