 At the 1904 Olympics, Rose set a new Olympic record on his first try with 14.35 metres only to be bettered by Coe who threw 14.40 metres on his first attempt.Rose ultimately won the gold medal with a new Olympic record and tied his own unofficial world record with 14.81 metres on his fifth throw.Coe finished in second place for the silver medal, and a third American Lawrence Feuerbach took the bronze medal.