Richard Sheldon (athlete)

Richard Sheldon

Personal information
Born	July 9, 1878 Rutland, Vermont, USA
Died	January 23, 1935 (aged 56) New York, USA
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot / Discus / Hammer
Club	NYAC
Medal record Representing  United States Men's athletics Olympic Games 1900 Paris Shot Put 1900 Paris Discus

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.

Biography

Sheldon 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

1. "Amateur Athletic Championships". Nottingham Guardian. July 5, 1897. Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "The Amateur Athletic Association Championships". Sporting Life. July 9, 1900. Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
4. "Richard Sheldon". Olympedia. Retrieved December 24, 2020.

External links

• Richard Sheldon at Olympedia