The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 30, 1928. Sixteen hammer throwers from eleven nat
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Ossian Esaias Skiöld was a Swedish hammer thrower who competed at three Olympic Games.
Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
…time the event was won by a non-American (though five of the previous six winners had been born in Ireland before emigrating to the United States). Ossian Skiöld of Sweden took silver, the nation's second medal in the event after another silver in 1920. The Americans, who had earned a gold medal and at least one…
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