The 1924 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held from 13–14 June 1924 and decided the United States team for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. As women's athletics was not added to the Olympic programme until 1928, only a men's trials was held. The competitions took place in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard Stadium.
The meeting was separate from the 1924 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which were held later in September in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
A maximum of four athletes could be named to the team per event, unlike the three-athlete-limit of future Olympics. Also unlike future Olympic trials, the 1924 trials results were not completely determinative of the team; in several cases athletes who finished outside of the top 4 were selected based on consistency of previous results.
Unlike other events, six Americans were allowed to compete in the 1924 Olympic marathon. Five of those spots were decided from the 1924 Boston Marathon, including Clarence DeMar (1st), Charles Mellor (2nd), Frank Wendling (3rd), William Churchill (4th), and Ralph Williams (7th). The final runner, Frank Zuna, was selected based on his results from a marathon in Baltimore instead.
Results
Men Key:
Event First Second Third Fourth 100 m Chester Bowman 10.6 Charles Paddock 10.6 none awarded Frank Hussey 10.7 Jackson Scholz 200 m Jackson Scholz 21.0 Bayes Norton 21.2 George Hill 21.3 Louis Clarke 21.4 400 m J. Coard Taylor 48.1 Horatio Fitch 48.4 Ray Robertson 48.4 Eric Wilson 48.5 800 m William Richardson 1:53.6 Schuyler Enck 1:53.7 Ray Dodge 1:53.9 Ray Watson 1:55 1500 m Ray Buker 3:55.8 Lloyd Hahn 3:56.8 William Spencer 3:57.1 James Connolly 5000 m John Romig 15:15.7 Harold Phelps 15:18.5 Rilus Doolittle 15:19.2 William Cox 10,000 m Verne Booth 32:14.6 John Gray 32:16.5 August Fager Wayne Johnson 110 m hurdles George Guthrie 15.0 Daniel Kinsey Franklin Johnson Karl Anderson 400 m hurdles F. Morgan Taylor 52.6 Charles Brookins 52.8 Chan Coulter Ivan Riley 3000 m steeplechase Russell Payne 9:47.1 Marvin Rick 9:48.0 Michael Devaney 10:00.0 Jens Jensen High jump Tom Poor 1.92 m none awarded Sam Campbell 1.89 m none awarded Harold Osborn Robert Juday Justin Russell Pole vault Glenn Graham 3.96 m none awarded none awarded none awarded James Brooker Ralph Spearow Lee Barnes Long jump William DeHart Hubbard 7.63 m Edward Gourdin 7.28 m Albert Rose 7.19 m William Dowding 7.12 m Triple jump Merwin Graham 14.32 m MacCullough Keeble 14.21 m Earl Wilson 14.13 m Homer Martin 14.12 m Shot put Clarence Houser 15.22 m Glenn Hartranft 14.94 m Ralph Hills 14.93 m Norman Anderson 14.83 m Discus throw Thomas Lieb 46.78 m Augustus Pope 45.97 m Charles Ashton 44.07 m Clarence Houser 43.84 m Hammer throw Fredrick Tootell 50.80 m Matthew McGrath 50.54 m Jack Merchant 49.58 m James McEachern 46.81 m Javelin throw William Neufeld 58.25 m Lee Priester 56.58 m Homer Whelchel 55.65 m William Healy 55.34 m Decathlon Harold Osborn 7377.38 pts Emerson Norton 7023.94 pts Harry Frieda 6842.58 pts Otto Anderson 6636.02
See also 1924 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships 1924 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (men) List of USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships winners (women)
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