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Discus Throw, Both Hands, Men

Date	13 July 1912
Status	Olympic
Location	Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Participants	20 from 6 countries

The both-hands discus throw was conducted at the Olympics only in 1912. No world record for the event is known in 1912, but the Swedish record at the time was held by Eric Lemming, who had thrown 71.29 in 1910. The day before this event, Finland’s Armas Taipale had won the conventional discus throw event. In the both-hands event, he was unchallenged. He led the qualifying and the final, posting the best throw with each hand in all portions of the event to win by almost five metres. He returned to the Olympics in both 1920 and 1924, winning a silver medal in the 1920 discus throw. At that event, he was defeated by his teammate Elmer Niklander, who finished second in this 1912 event.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	Armas Taipale	FIN	80.03 (1)	82.86 (1)	Gold	OR
2	Elmer Niklander	FIN	72.05 (3)	77.96 (2)	Silver
3	Emil Magnusson	SWE	75.35 (2)	77.37 (3)	Bronze
4	Einar Nilsson	SWE	71.40 (4)	–
5	Jim Duncan	USA	71.13 (5)	–
6	Emil Muller	USA	69.56 (6)	–
7	Folke Fleetwood	SWE	68.22 (7)	–
8	Carl Johan Lind	SWE	68.02 (8)	–
9	Nils Linde	SWE	67.10 (9)	–
10	Gunnar Nilsson	SWE	67.09 (10)	–
11	Eric Lemming	SWE	67.08 (11)	–
12	Verner Järvinen	FIN	66.69 (12)	–
13	Hans Tronner	AUT	66.66 (13)	–
14	Rezső Ujlaki	HUN	66.18 (14)	–
15	Arlie Mucks	USA	63.83 (15)	–
16	Josef Schäffer	AUT	63.50 (16)	–
17	Dick Byrd	USA	62.32 (17)	–
18	Károly Kobulszky	HUN	59.48 (18)	–
19	Vasily Molokanov	RUS	47.37 (19)	–
AC	György Luntzer	HUN	– (NM)	–
DNS	Andrew Sheridan	USA	–	–
DNS	Knut Thelning	SWE	–	–
DNS	Károly Nyilassy	HUN	–	–
DNS	Pál Antal	HUN	–	–
DNS	Vilmos Zöldi	HUN	–	–
DNS	Peter Fúle	HUN	–	–
DNS	Nikolaos Georgantas	GRE	–	–
DNS	Samu Fóti	HUN	–	–
DNS	Miklós Kovács	HUN	–	–
DNS	Imre Mudin	HUN	–	–
DNS	István Mudin	HUN	–	–
DNS	John Falchenberg	NOR	–	–
DNS	Gunnar Bolander	SWE	–	–
DNS	Henning Möller	SWE	–	–
DNS	Otto Nilsson	SWE	–	–
DNS	Hugo Wieslander	SWE	–	–
DNS	Platt Adams	USA	–	–
DNS	Avery Brundage	USA	–	–
DNS	Pat McDonald	USA	–	–
DNS	Matt McGrath	USA	–	–
DNS	George Philbrook	USA	–	–
DNS	Ralph Rose	USA	–	–
DNS	Larry Whitney	USA	–	–

Qualifying Round

Date	13 July 1912 — 14:00
Format	Qualifiers were seperated into three groups. Each athlete took three throws with each hand, with the three athletes having the top totals with both hands advancing to the final.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Right-Hand Distance	Left-Hand Distance
1	Armas Taipale	FIN	80.03	44.68	35.35
2	Emil Magnusson	SWE	75.35	40.28	35.07
3	Elmer Niklander	FIN	72.05	40.28	31.77
4	Einar Nilsson	SWE	71.40	40.99	30.41
5	Jim Duncan	USA	71.13	39.78	31.35
6	Emil Muller	USA	69.56	39.83	29.73
7	Folke Fleetwood	SWE	68.22	36.95	31.27
8	Carl Johan Lind	SWE	68.02	34.20	33.82
9	Nils Linde	SWE	67.10	34.98	32.12
10	Gunnar Nilsson	SWE	67.09	36.86	30.23
11	Eric Lemming	SWE	67.08	37.86	29.22
12	Verner Järvinen	FIN	66.69	37.84	28.85
13	Hans Tronner	AUT	66.66	39.95	26.71
14	Rezső Ujlaki	HUN	66.18	40.32	25.86
15	Arlie Mucks	USA	63.83	42.63	21.20
16	Josef Schäffer	AUT	63.50	36.59	26.91
17	Dick Byrd	USA	62.32	40.10	22.22
18	Károly Kobulszky	HUN	59.48	37.01	22.47
19	Vasily Molokanov	RUS	47.37	24.79	22.58
NM	György Luntzer	HUN	–	37.68	x

Group A

Date	13 July 1912 — 14:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Right-Hand Distance	Left-Hand Distance	Round #1 Right-Hand Distance	Round #1 Left-Hand Distance	Round #2 Right-Hand Distance	Round #2 Left-Hand Distance	Round #3 Right-Hand Distance	Round #3 Left-Hand Distance
1	Armas Taipale	FIN	80.03	44.68	35.35	42.68	34.15	43.70	35.35	44.68	x
2	Emil Magnusson	SWE	75.35	40.28	35.07	40.28	35.07	x	x	x	x
3	Einar Nilsson	SWE	71.40	40.99	30.41	39.60	x	40.99	25.78	x	30.41
4	Emil Muller	USA	69.56	39.83	29.73	39.83	29.73	x	x	x	x
5	Carl Johan Lind	SWE	68.02	34.20	33.82	x	33.82	33.58	x	34.20	x
6	Eric Lemming	SWE	67.08	37.86	29.22	36.27	28.81	x	x	37.86	29.22
7	Hans Tronner	AUT	66.66	39.95	26.71	34.45	20.73	38.54	22.35	39.95	26.71
8	Károly Kobulszky	HUN	59.48	37.01	22.47	34.62	x	35.22	22.47	37.01	x
9	Vasily Molokanov	RUS	47.37	24.79	22.58	24.79	22.19	x	22.58	x	x

Group B

Date	13 July 1912 — 14:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Right-Hand Distance	Left-Hand Distance	Round #1 Right-Hand Distance	Round #1 Left-Hand Distance	Round #2 Right-Hand Distance	Round #2 Left-Hand Distance	Round #3 Right-Hand Distance	Round #3 Left-Hand Distance
1	Elmer Niklander	FIN	72.05	40.28	31.77	x	31.77	40.28	x	x	x
2	Nils Linde	SWE	67.10	34.98	32.12	x	32.12	34.31	x	34.98	x
3	Gunnar Nilsson	SWE	67.09	36.86	30.23	35.89	26.93	36.50	30.23	36.86	x
4	Verner Järvinen	FIN	66.69	37.84	28.85	37.84	27.88	x	28.85	x	x
5	Arlie Mucks	USA	63.83	42.63	21.20	42.63	21.20	x	x	x	x

Group C

Date	13 July 1912 — 14:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Right-Hand Distance	Left-Hand Distance	Round #1 Right-Hand Distance	Round #1 Left-Hand Distance	Round #2 Right-Hand Distance	Round #2 Left-Hand Distance	Round #3 Right-Hand Distance	Round #3 Left-Hand Distance
1	Jim Duncan	USA	71.13	39.78	31.35	39.78	31.35	x	x	x	x
2	Folke Fleetwood	SWE	68.22	36.95	31.27	35.05	30.96	36.95	31.27	x	x
3	Rezső Ujlaki	HUN	66.18	40.32	25.86	35.93	25.28	x	x	40.32	25.86
4	Josef Schäffer	AUT	63.50	36.59	26.91	36.59	26.77	x	26.91	x	x
5	Dick Byrd	USA	62.32	40.10	22.22	x	x	40.10	22.22	x	x
NM	György Luntzer	HUN	–	37.68	x	32.67	x	36.97	x	37.68	x

Final Round

Date	13 July 1912 — 16:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Distance	Right-Hand Distance	Left-Hand Distance	Round #1 Right-Hand Distance	Round #1 Left-Hand Distance	Round #2 Right-Hand Distance	Round #2 Left-Hand Distance	Round #3 Right-Hand Distance	Round #3 Left-Hand Distance
1	Armas Taipale	FIN	82.86	44.68	38.18	42.78	38.18	x	x	44.68	x
2	Elmer Niklander	FIN	77.96	40.28	37.68	37.04	33.10	37.94	37.68	40.28	x
3	Emil Magnusson	SWE	77.37	40.58	36.79	37.03	36.05	38.90	36.13	40.58	36.79