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Discus Throw, Men

Date	13 July 1924
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
Participants	32 from 18 countries

Clarence “Bud” Houser doubled in Paris, winning the shot put and discus throw. Glenn Hartranft had bettered the world record in May 1924, but the mark was strangely not accepted because of wind assistance. He did not perform well in Paris, placing only sixth in the discus, and getting a silver in the shot, in which he was favored. A few weeks after the Olympics, Tom Lieb, the bronze medalist, did break the world record with 47.61 (156-2½), although Hartranft bettered that in 1925 and Houser went them one better in 1926.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	–	Bud Houser	USA	46.155 (1)	46.155 (1)	Gold	OR
2	–	Vilho Niittymaa	FIN	44.950 (2)	44.950 (2)	Silver
3	–	Tom Lieb	USA	44.830 (3)	44.830 (3)	Bronze
4	–	Gus Pope	USA	44.420 (4)	44.420 (4)
5	–	Ketil Askildt	NOR	43.405 (5)	43.400 (5)
6	–	Glenn Hartranft	USA	42.490 (6)	42.490 (6)
7	–	Elmer Niklander	FIN	42.090 (7)	–
8	–	Heikki Malmivirta	FIN	41.160 (8)	–
9	–	Sándor Toldi	HUN	41.090 (9)	–
10	–	Kálmán Marvalits	HUN	40.820 (10)	–
11	–	Paddy Bermingham	IRL	40.420 (11)	–
12	–	Armas Taipale	FIN	40.215 (12)	–
13	–	Karl Jensen	DEN	39.780 (13)	–
14	–	Paul Béranger	FRA	38.930 (14)	–
15	–	Gustav Kalkun	EST	38.460 (15)	–
16	–	Werner Nüesch	SUI	38.205 (16)	–
17	–	Camillo Zemi	ITA	37.465 (17)	–
18	–	Veljko Narančić	YUG	37.350 (18)	–
19	–	Daniel Pierre	FRA	37.015 (19)	–
20	–	José Galimberti	BRA	36.520 (20)	–
21	–	Teodors Sukatnieks	LAT	35.985 (21)	–
22	–	Arvīds Ķibilds	LAT	35.790 (22)	–
23	–	Octávio Zani	BRA	35.720 (23)	–
24	–	Sławosz Szydłowski	POL	35.710 (24)	–
25	–	Armando Poggioli	ITA	35.290 (25)	–
26	–	Otto Garnus	SUI	35.160 (26)	–
27	–	Albino Pighi	ITA	34.985 (27)	–
28	–	Gabino Lizarza	ESP	34.200 (28)	–
29	–	František Janda-Suk	TCH	34.080 (29)	–
30	–	Georgios Zacharopoulos	GRE	34.020 (30)	–
31	–	António Martins	POR	32.400 (31)	–
NM	–	Dimitrios Karampatis	GRE	– (NM)	–
DNS	–	David Estévez	URU	–	–
DNS	–	Jan Mildev	BUL	–	–
DNS	–	Eduard Klambauer	AUT	–	–
DNS	–	Bertil Lüning	SWE	–	–
DNS	–	Karlo Ambrozy	YUG	–	–
DNS	–	Wilhelm Schwarzinger	AUT	–	–
DNS	–	Otakar Přidal	TCH	–	–
DNS	–	Béla Molnár	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Ünvan Tayfuroğlu	TUR	–	–
DNS	–	Jack Murdoch	CAN	–	–
DNS	–	Christos Vrettos	GRE	–	–
DNS	–	Lajos Csejthey	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Aurelio Lenzi	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Jesús Aguirre	MEX	–	–
DNS	–	Antoni Cejzik	POL	–	–
DNS	–	Constant Bucher	SUI	–	–
DNS	–	Allan Eriksson	SWE	–	–

Qualifying Round (13 July 1924 — 16:00)

Top six (and ties) advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Bud Houser	USA	46.155	Q
2	Vilho Niittymaa	FIN	44.950	Q
3	Tom Lieb	USA	44.830	Q
4	Gus Pope	USA	44.420	Q
5	Ketil Askildt	NOR	43.405	Q
6	Glenn Hartranft	USA	42.490	Q
7	Elmer Niklander	FIN	42.090
8	Heikki Malmivirta	FIN	41.160
9	Sándor Toldi	HUN	41.090
10	Kálmán Marvalits	HUN	40.820
11	Paddy Bermingham	IRL	40.420
12	Armas Taipale	FIN	40.215
13	Karl Jensen	DEN	39.780
14	Paul Béranger	FRA	38.930
15	Gustav Kalkun	EST	38.460
16	Werner Nüesch	SUI	38.205
17	Camillo Zemi	ITA	37.465
18	Veljko Narančić	YUG	37.350
19	Daniel Pierre	FRA	37.015
20	José Galimberti	BRA	36.520
21	Teodors Sukatnieks	LAT	35.985
22	Arvīds Ķibilds	LAT	35.790
23	Octávio Zani	BRA	35.720
24	Sławosz Szydłowski	POL	35.710
25	Armando Poggioli	ITA	35.290
26	Otto Garnus	SUI	35.160
27	Albino Pighi	ITA	34.985
28	Gabino Lizarza	ESP	34.200
29	František Janda-Suk	TCH	34.080
30	Georgios Zacharopoulos	GRE	34.020
31	António Martins	POR	32.400
NM	Dimitrios Karampatis	GRE	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (13 July 1924)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Tom Lieb	USA	44.830
2	Heikki Malmivirta	FIN	41.160
3	Sándor Toldi	HUN	41.090
4	Armas Taipale	FIN	40.215
5	Karl Jensen	DEN	39.780
6	Paul Béranger	FRA	38.930
7	Camillo Zemi	ITA	37.465
8	Veljko Narančić	YUG	37.350
9	Teodors Sukatnieks	LAT	35.985
10	Octávio Zani	BRA	35.720
11	Otto Garnus	SUI	35.160
12	António Martins	POR	32.400
NM	Dimitrios Karampatis	GRE	–

Qualifying Round, Group B (13 July 1924)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Gus Pope	USA	44.420
2	Glenn Hartranft	USA	42.490
3	Elmer Niklander	FIN	42.090
4	Kálmán Marvalits	HUN	40.820
5	Gustav Kalkun	EST	38.460
6	Werner Nüesch	SUI	38.205
7	José Galimberti	BRA	36.520
8	Albino Pighi	ITA	34.985
9	Gabino Lizarza	ESP	34.200
10	František Janda-Suk	TCH	34.080
11	Georgios Zacharopoulos	GRE	34.020

Qualifying Round, Group C (13 July 1924)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Bud Houser	USA	46.155
2	Vilho Niittymaa	FIN	44.950
3	Ketil Askildt	NOR	43.405
4	Paddy Bermingham	IRL	40.420
5	Daniel Pierre	FRA	37.015
6	Arvīds Ķibilds	LAT	35.790
7	Sławosz Szydłowski	POL	35.710
8	Armando Poggioli	ITA	35.290

Final Round (13 July 1924 — 16:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Bud Houser	USA	46.155	OR
2	Vilho Niittymaa	FIN	44.950
3	Tom Lieb	USA	44.830
4	Gus Pope	USA	44.420
5	Ketil Askildt	NOR	43.400
6	Glenn Hartranft	USA	42.490