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

Men's discus throw

at the Games of the VIII Olympiad

Venue

Date

July 13

Competitors

32 from 18 nations

Medalists

Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.

32 discus throwers from 18 nations competed.

Records

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

(*) unofficial

In the qualification Bud Houser set a new Olympic record with 46.155 metres.

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

Group 1

Place	Athlete	Distance	Overall Rank	Qual.
1	Thomas Lieb (USA)	44.83	3	Q
2	Heikki Malmivirta (FIN)	41.16	8
3	Sándor Toldi (HUN)	41.09	9
4	Armas Taipale (FIN)	40.215	12
5	Karl Jensen (DEN)	39.78	13
6	Paul Béranger (FRA)	38.93	14
7	Camillo Zemi (ITA)	37.465	17
8	Veljko Narančić (YUG)	37.35	18
9	Teodors Sukatnieks (LAT)	35.985	21
10	Octávio Zani (BRA)	35.72	23
11	Otto Garnus (SUI)	35.16	26
12	António Martins (POR)	32.40	31
—	Dimitrios Karabatis (GRE)	NM	—

Group 2

Place	Athlete	Distance	Overall Rank	Qual.
1	Gus Pope (USA)	44.42	4	Q
2	Glenn Hartranft (USA)	42.49	6	Q
3	Elmer Niklander (FIN)	42.09	7
4	Kálmán Marvalits (HUN)	40.82	10
5	Gustav Kalkun (EST)	38.46	15
6	Werner Nüesch (SUI)	38.205	16
7	José Galimberti (BRA)	36.52	20
8	Albino Pighi (ITA)	34.985	27
9	Gabino Lizarza (ESP)	34.20	28
10	František Janda-Suk (TCH)	34.08	29
11	Georgios Zacharopoulos (GRE)	34.02	30

Group 3

Place	Athlete	Distance	Overall Rank	Qual.
1	Bud Houser (USA)	46.155 OR	1	Q
2	Vilho Niittymaa (FIN)	44.95	2	Q
3	Ketil Askildt (NOR)	43.405	5	Q
4	Paddy Bermingham (IRL)	40.42	11
5	Daniel Pierre (FRA)	37.015	19
6	Arvīds Ķibilds (LAT)	35.79	22
7	Sławosz Szydłowski (POL)	35.71	24
8	Armando Poggioli (ITA)	35.29	25

The final was held on the same day.

No competitor was able to improve his mark from the qualification.

Place	Athlete	Qual. Width	Distance
1	Bud Houser (USA)	46.155	46.155
2	Vilho Niittymaa (FIN)	44.95	44.95
3	Thomas Lieb (USA)	44.83	44.83
4	Gus Pope (USA)	44.42	44.42
5	Ketil Askildt (NOR)	43.405	43.405
6	Glenn Hartranft (USA)	42.49	42.49

French Olympic Committee (c. 1925). "TITRE III / ATHLÉTISME / ÉPREUVE No 18: LANCEMENT DU DISQUE". In M.A. Avé. Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924: rapport officiel. (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. p. 140.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 20 March 2008.

Discus throw at the Olympic Games

Summary

Men	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Women	1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

See also: 1912 Men's two handed discus throw

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