Richard Sheldon (July 9, 1878 in Rutland, Vermont – January 23, 1935 in New York, was the winner of the gold medal in the men's shot put at the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France.
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| Born | July 9, 1878 Rutland, Vermont, USA | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | January 23, 1935 (aged 56) New York, USA | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
| Event | Shot / Discus / Hammer | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | NYAC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editSheldon finished second in the shot put and third in the hammer throw at the 1897 AAA Championships.[1] He then won the shot put title at the British 1900 AAA Championships.[2][3]
Shortly afterwards at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Sheldon won the shot put event with a throw of 14.10 m. He also won a bronze medal in the discus throw. Sheldon's brother Lewis Sheldon competed at the same Olympics, winning two bronze medals in jumping events.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Amateur Athletic Championships". Nottingham Guardian. July 5, 1897. Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. July 9, 1900. Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
- ^ "Richard Sheldon". Olympedia. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
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