Shot Put, Professionals, Men

Only two athletes started and it was not a competition, as American Otto Schoenfeld won by almost 1½ metres over France’s Noël Douet. Douet had finished third in the high jump, in which Schoenfeld placed second, but nothing else is known of him. Schoenfeld was better known as a fencer and competed in the masters fencing events at the 1900 Olympics. He placed second in both the high jump and long jump, behind Michael Sweeney. Schoenfeld was somewhat of a professional all-around athlete, working as a physical trainer, and he later became a professional wrestler.