Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
Final
Qualifier marks were still valid in the final. McCracken and Garrett did not compete, as the final was held on July 15, a Sunday.

Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

Section Title: Final
Table Section Text: Qualifier marks were still valid in the final. McCracken and Garrett did not compete, as the final was held on July 15, a Sunday.

Place	Athlete	Distance	Qualifier

1	Richard Sheldon (USA)	14.10 m	13.80 m

2	Josiah McCracken (USA)	NM	12.85 m

3	Robert Garrett (USA)	NM	12.37 m

4	Rezső Crettier (HUN)	12.07 m	11.58 m

5	Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos (GRE)	11.52 m	11.29 m

Sentence(s)

Richard Sheldon set an Olympic record in the qualification with 13.80 metres and improved his mark in the final to 14.10 metres.

final_sentence: Richard Sheldon set an Olympic record in the qualification with 13.80 metres and improved his mark in the final to 14.10 metres.