Shot Put, Professionals, Men

Only two athletes started and it was not a competition, as American Otto Schoenfeld won by almost 3½ metres over France’s Noël Douet. Douet had finished third in the high jump, in which Schoenfeld placed second, but very little 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 the high jump and long jump, both times behind Mike Sweeney. Schoenfeld was somewhat of a professional all-around athlete, working as a physical trainer, and he later became a professional wrestler.