- Records
- Results Qualification Final
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{{Infobox Olympic event |event = Men's shot put |games = 1924 Summer |image = |caption = |venue = Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir |date = July 8 |competitors = 28 |nations = 15 |longnames = yes |gold = Bud Houser |goldNOC = USA |silver = Glenn Hartranft |silverNOC = USA |bronze = Ralph Hills |bronzeNOC = USA |prev=1920 |next=1928 }}{{AthleticsAt1924SummerOlympics}}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] RecordsThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics. World Record | 15.54 | USA}} Ralph Rose | San Francisco (USA) | August 21, 1909 |
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16.56(*) | USA}} Ralph Rose | Healdsburg (USA) | June 26, 1909 | Olympic Record | 15.34 | USA}} Pat McDonald | Stockholm (SWE) | July 10, 1912 |
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(*) unofficial, set in an exhibition ResultsQualificationThe best six shot putters, all three groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available. Group 1Place | Athlete | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Bud Houser|USA|1924 Summer}} | 14.995 | 1 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ralph Hills|USA|1924 Summer}} | 14.505 | 2 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ville Pörhölä|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 14.10 | 7 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Bertil Jansson|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 13.76 | 8 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Harald Tammer|EST|1924 Summer}} | 13.28 | 12 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ketil Askildt|NOR|1924 Summer}} | 13.09 | 15 | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Daniel Pierre|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 13.07 | 16 | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|John O'Grady|IRL|1924 Summer}} | 12.75 | 17 | 9 | {{flagIOCathlete|Arvīds Ķibilds|LAT|1924 Summer}} | 12.53 | 19 | 10 | {{flagIOCathlete|Jesús Aguirre|MEX|1924 Summer}} | 9.47 | 27 | Group 2Place | Athlete | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Hannes Torpo|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 14.45 | 3 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Glenn Hartranft|USA|1924 Summer}} | 14.405 | 4 | Q | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Elmer Niklander|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 14.265 | 6 | Q | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Raoul Paoli|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 13.535 | 9 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Sixten Sundström|SWE|1924 Summer}} | 13.53 | 10 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Veljko Narančić|YUG|1924 Summer}} | 13.215 | 13 | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Charles Beckwith|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 12.48 | 20 | 8 | {{flagIOCathlete|Otto Garnus|SUI|1924 Summer}} | 12.12 | 23 | 9 | {{flagIOCathlete|José Galimberti|BRA|1924 Summer}} | 11.30 | 25 | 10 | {{flagIOCathlete|Dimitrios Karabatis|GRE|1924 Summer}} | 10.955 | 26 | Group 3Place | Athlete | Distance | Overall Rank | Qual. | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Norman Anderson|USA|1924 Summer}} | 14.29 | 5 | Q | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Akseli Takala|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 13.315 | 11 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Christos Vrettos|GRE|1924 Summer}} | 13.125 | 14 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Pál Bedő|HUN|1924 Summer}} | 12.66 | 18 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Werner Nüesch|SUI|1924 Summer}} | 12.45 | 21 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Maxime Bousselaire|FRA|1924 Summer}} | 12.265 | 22 | 7 | {{flagIOCathlete|Rex Woods|GBR|1924 Summer}} | 11.77 | 24 | — | {{flagIOCathlete|Octávio Zani|BRA|1924 Summer}} | NM | — |
FinalThe 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. Place | Athlete | Qual. Width | Final Width | Distance | 1 | {{flagIOCathlete|Bud Houser|USA|1924 Summer}} | 14.995 | 14.995 | 2 | {{flagIOCathlete|Glenn Hartranft|USA|1924 Summer}} | 14.405 | 14.895 | 14.895 | 3 | {{flagIOCathlete|Ralph Hills|USA|1924 Summer}} | 14.505 | 14.64 | 14.64 | 4 | {{flagIOCathlete|Hannes Torpo|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 14.45 | 14.45 | 5 | {{flagIOCathlete|Norman Anderson|USA|1924 Summer}} | 14.29 | 14.29 | 6 | {{flagIOCathlete|Elmer Niklander|FIN|1924 Summer}} | 14.265 | 14.265 |
References1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/ATH/mens-shot-put.html |title=Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Shot Put |accessdate=5 January 2018 |work=sports-reference.com}}
Sources- Official Report
- {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | accessdate = 24 March 2008|language=pl}}
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