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

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]

Men's hammer throw
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueStade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DateJuly 10
Competitors15 from 10 nations
Medalists
Fred Tootell
 United States
Matt McGrath
 United States
Malcolm Nokes
 Great Britain

Records

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

World Record 57.77 Patrick Ryan New York (USA) August 17, 1913
Olympic Record 54.74 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. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

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