Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
Results
Flanagan, who had won all three prior editions of the Olympic hammer throw and held the Olympic record of 51.92 metres, had retired since the 1908 Olympic Games.

Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

Section Title: Results
Table Section Text: Flanagan, who had won all three prior editions of the Olympic hammer throw and held the Olympic record of 51.92 metres, had retired since the 1908 Olympic Games.

Place	Athlete	Preliminary	Final	Best mark

1	2	3	Rank	4	5	6

1	Matt McGrath (USA)	54.13 OR	—	—	1st	52.83	53.90	54.74 OR	54.74

2	Duncan Gillis (CAN)	46.17	—	48.39	2nd	—	47.24	—	48.39

3	Clarence Childs (USA)	48.17	—	—	3rd	—	—	—	48.17

4	Robert Olsson (SWE)	39.56	46.50	—	4th	46.50

5	Carl Johan Lind (SWE)	45.06	—	45.61	5th	45.61

6	Denis Carey (GBR)	38.99	43.78	—	6th	43.78

7	Nils Linde (SWE)	43.32	—	—	7th	43.32

8	Carl Jahnzon (SWE)	39.18	42.58	—	8th	42.58

Ralph Rose (USA)	—	40.80	42.58	8th	42.58

10	Arvid Åberg (SWE)	—	—	41.11	10th	41.11

11	Gunnar Johnson (SWE)	38.66	39.92	—	11th	39.92

12	Benjamin Sherman (USA)	38.71	—	38.77	12th	38.77

13	Viktor Hackberg (SWE)	—	—	38.44	13th	38.44

14	Simon Gillis (USA)	—	14th	None

Sentence(s)

Matt McGrath set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 54.13 metres and improved his record in the final with 54.74 metres.

final_sentence: Matt McGrath set a new Olympic record in the qualification with 54.13 metres and improved his record in the final with 54.74 metres.