Please read the following table in HTML format from a webpage and then answer the question in detail according to the table. Each table cell is defined by a <td> and a </td> tag. Each table row starts with a <tr> and ends with a </tr> tag. 'rowspan=m' and 'colspan=n' represents a cell spaning over 'm' rows and 'n' columns.

Webpage title:
Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
Table title:
Results
Table:
<table id='hittask' contenteditable='False'>
<tr> <th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Place </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Athlete </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Distance </th><th colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Throw-off </th></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 1 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Martin Sheridan (USA) </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 39.28 OR </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 38.97 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 2 </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Ralph Rose (USA) </td><td class="highlighted"  colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 39.28 OR </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 36.74 </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 3 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 37.68 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 4 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John Flanagan (USA) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 36.14 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 5 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > John Biller (USA) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
<tr> <td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > 6 </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 > James Mitchell (USA) </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td><td colspan=1 rowspan=1 >  </td></tr>
</table>
Question:
Who were the two best athletes of the 1904 Summer Olympics Men's discus throw, and how far did they throw?
Answer:
Sheridan and Rose tied for the lead, both throwing 39.28 metres to jointly set a Olympic record.