Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw

Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Date July 10
Competitors 15 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Fred Tootell
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Matt McGrath
 United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Malcolm Nokes
 Great Britain

The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924. 15 hammer throwers from ten nations competed.[1]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record 57.77 United States Patrick Ryan New York (USA) August 17, 1913
Olympic Record 54.74 United States Matt McGrath Stockholm (SWE) July 14, 1912

Results

Qualification

The best six throwers qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available.

PlaceAthleteDistanceQual.
1 Fred Tootell (USA)50.60Q
2 Malcolm Nokes (GBR)48.875Q
3 Erik Eriksson (FIN)47.975Q
4 Matt McGrath (USA)47.075Q
5 Ossian Skiöld (SWE)45.075Q
6 James McEachern (USA)44.935Q
7 Carl Johan Lind (SWE)44.785
8 John Murdoch (CAN)42.48
9 Jack Merchant (USA)41.455
10 Robert Saint-Pé (FRA)36.27
11 Karl Jensen (DEN)36.265
12 Pierre Zaïdin (FRA)36.155
13 Camilio Zemi (ITA)35.00
14 Octávio Zani (BRA)33.895
 Henk Kamerbeek (NED)NM

Final

The final was held on the same day.

PlaceAthleteQual. WidthFinal WidthDistance
1 Fred Tootell (USA)50.6053.28553.285
2 Matt McGrath (USA)47.07550.8450.84
3 Malcolm Nokes (GBR)48.87548.875
4 Erik Eriksson (FIN)47.97548.7448.74
5 Ossian Skiöld (SWE)45.07545.28545.285
6 James McEachern (USA)44.93545.22545.225

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

Sources

  • Official Report
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2008.
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