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

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Men's shot put
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Lemuel Clarence Houser.jpg
Bud Houser
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DateJuly 8, 1924
Competitors28 from 15 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Bud Houser
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Glenn Hartranft
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Ralph Hills
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1920
1928  

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] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Bud Houser of the United States, the nation's sixth victory in the men's shot put (having won every Games except 1920). Glenn Hartranft took silver and Ralph Hills took bronze to complete the Americans' fourth medal sweep in the event.

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning finalists from the 1920 Games were gold medalist Ville Pörhölä and silver medalist Elmer Niklander of Finland and sixth-place finisher Harald Tammer of Estonia. Glenn Hartranft of the United States was the favorite. 1924 Olympic discus champion Bud Houser had beaten Hartranft in the shot put at the 1924 AAU championships, however, and was a serious contender. [2]

Brazil, Ireland, Latvia, Mexico, and Yugoslavia made their debut in the men's shot put. The United States appeared for the seventh time, the only nation to have competed in all Olympic shot put competitions to date.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the two-round format used in 1900 and since 1908, with results carrying over between rounds. Each athlete received three throws in the qualifying round. The top six men advanced to the final, where they received an additional three throws. The best result, qualifying or final, counted. [2] [3]

Records

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

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Ralph Rose  (USA)15.54 San Francisco, United States 21 August 1909
Olympic recordUS flag 48 stars.svg  Pat McDonald  (USA)15.34 Stockholm, Sweden 10 July 1912

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Tuesday, 8 July 192415:00Qualifying
Final

Results

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

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.

RankAthleteNationQualifyingFinalDistance
Gold medal icon.svg Bud Houser US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.995Unknown14.995
Silver medal icon.svg Glenn Hartranft US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.40514.89514.895
Bronze medal icon.svg Ralph Hills US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.50514.64014.640
4 Hannes Torpo Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.450Unknown14.450
5 Norman Anderson US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 14.290Unknown14.290
6 Elmer Niklander Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.265Unknown14.265
7 Ville Pörhölä Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 14.100Did not advance14.100
8 Bertil Jansson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13.760Did not advance13.760
9 Raoul Paoli Flag of France.svg  France 13.535Did not advance13.535
10 Sixten Sundström Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 13.530Did not advance13.530
11 Akseli Takala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 13.315Did not advance13.315
12 Harald Tammer Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 13.280Did not advance13.280
13 Veljko Narančić Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 13.215Did not advance13.215
14 Christos Vrettos Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 13.125Did not advance13.125
15 Ketil Askildt Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 13.090Did not advance13.090
16 Daniel Pierre Flag of France.svg  France 13.070Did not advance13.070
17 John O'Grady Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg  Ireland 12.750Did not advance12.750
18 Pál Bedő Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary 12.660Did not advance12.660
19 Arvīds Ķibilds Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia 12.530Did not advance12.530
20 Charles Beckwith Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 12.480Did not advance12.480
21 Werner Nüesch Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 12.450Did not advance12.450
22 Maxime Bousselaire Flag of France.svg  France 12.265Did not advance12.265
23 Otto Garnus Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 12.120Did not advance12.120
24 Rex Woods Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 11.770Did not advance11.770
25 José Galimberti Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 11.300Did not advance11.300
26 Dimitrios Karabatis Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 10.955Did not advance10.955
27 Jesús Aguirre Flag of Mexico (1916-1934).svg  Mexico 9.470Did not advance9.470
28 Octávio Zani Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil XDid not advanceX

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Shot Put". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Shot Put, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. Official Report, p. 142.

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