Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put

Men's shot put
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Date July 8
Competitors 28 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Bud Houser
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Glenn Hartranft
 United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ralph Hills
 United States

The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924. 28 shot putters from 15 nations competed.[1]

Records

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

World Record 15.54 United States Ralph Rose San Francisco (USA) August 21, 1909
16.56(*) United States Ralph Rose Healdsburg (USA) June 26, 1909
Olympic Record 15.34 United States Pat McDonald Stockholm (SWE) July 10, 1912

(*) unofficial, set in an exhibition

Results

Qualification

The best six shot putters, all three groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available.

Group 1

PlaceAthleteDistanceOverall RankQual.
1 Bud Houser (USA)14.9951Q
2 Ralph Hills (USA)14.5052Q
3 Ville Pörhölä (FIN)14.107
4 Bertil Jansson (SWE)13.768
5 Harald Tammer (EST)13.2812
6 Ketil Askildt (NOR)13.0915
7 Daniel Pierre (FRA)13.0716
8 John O'Grady (IRL)12.7517
9 Arvīds Ķibilds (LAT)12.5319
10 Jesús Aguirre (MEX)9.4727

Group 2

PlaceAthleteDistanceOverall RankQual.
1 Hannes Torpo (FIN)14.453Q
2 Glenn Hartranft (USA)14.4054Q
3 Elmer Niklander (FIN)14.2656Q
4 Raoul Paoli (FRA)13.5359
5 Sixten Sundström (SWE)13.5310
6 Veljko Narančić (YUG)13.21513
7 Charles Beckwith (GBR)12.4820
8 Otto Garnus (SUI)12.1223
9 José Galimberti (BRA)11.3025
10 Dimitrios Karabatis (GRE)10.95526

Group 3

PlaceAthleteDistanceOverall RankQual.
1 Norman Anderson (USA)14.295Q
2 Akseli Takala (FIN)13.31511
3 Christos Vrettos (GRE)13.12514
4 Pál Bedő (HUN)12.6618
5 Werner Nüesch (SUI)12.4521
6 Maxime Bousselaire (FRA)12.26522
7 Rex Woods (GBR)11.7724
 Octávio Zani (BRA)NM

Final

The final was held on the same day.

Only two competitors were able to improve their qualification width. Glenn Hartranft jumped from a fourth rank to the silver medal.

PlaceAthleteQual. WidthFinal WidthDistance
1 Bud Houser (USA)14.99514.995
2 Glenn Hartranft (USA)14.40514.89514.895
3 Ralph Hills (USA)14.50514.6414.64
4 Hannes Torpo (FIN)14.4514.45
5 Norman Anderson (USA)14.2914.29
6 Elmer Niklander (FIN)14.26514.265

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

Sources

  • Official Report
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 24 March 2008.
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