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. 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.
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.Official Report, p. 142.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
Schedule
Date Time Round Tuesday, 8 July 1924 15:00 QualifyingFinal
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.
Rank Athlete Nation Qualifying Final Distance Bud Houser 14.995 Unknown 14.995 Glenn Hartranft 14.405 14.895 14.895 Ralph Hills 14.505 14.640 14.640 4 Hannes Torpo 14.450 Unknown 14.450 5 Norman Anderson 14.290 Unknown 14.290 6 Elmer Niklander 14.265 Unknown 14.265 7 Ville Pörhölä 14.100 Did not advance 14.100 8 Bertil Jansson 13.760 Did not advance 13.760 9 Raoul Paoli 13.535 Did not advance 13.535 10 Sixten Sundström 13.530 Did not advance 13.530 11 Akseli Takala 13.315 Did not advance 13.315 12 Harald Tammer 13.280 Did not advance 13.280 13 Veljko Narančić 13.215 Did not advance 13.215 14 Christos Vrettos 13.125 Did not advance 13.125 15 Ketil Askildt 13.090 Did not advance 13.090 16 Daniel Pierre 13.070 Did not advance 13.070 17 John O'Grady 12.750 Did not advance 12.750 18 Pál Bedő 12.660 Did not advance 12.660 19 Arvīds Ķibilds 12.530 Did not advance 12.530 20 Charles Beckwith 12.480 Did not advance 12.480 21 Werner Nüesch 12.450 Did not advance 12.450 22 Maxime Bousselaire 12.265 Did not advance 12.265 23 Otto Garnus 12.120 Did not advance 12.120 24 Rex Woods 11.770 Did not advance 11.770 25 José Galimberti 11.300 Did not advance 11.300 26 Dimitrios Karabatis 10.955 Did not advance 10.955 27 Jesús Aguirre 9.470 Did not advance 9.470 28 Octávio Zani X Did not advance X
References
Sources Official Report