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Shot Put, Men

Date	8 July 1924
Status	Olympic
Location	Stade Olympique de Colombes, Colombes
Participants	28 from 15 countries

Clarence “Bud” Houser had already won the discus throw at the 1924 Olympics. He was not favored in this event, that going to teammate Glenn Hartranft, but he defeated him as he had at the 1924 AAU. Ralph Hills completed the American sweep.

Pos	Nr	Athlete	NOC	Qualifying	Final
1	–	Bud Houser	USA	14.995 (1)	14.995 (1)	Gold
2	–	Glenn Hartranft	USA	14.405 (4)	14.895 (2)	Silver
3	–	Ralph Hills	USA	14.505 (2)	14.640 (3)	Bronze
4	–	Hannes Torpo	FIN	14.450 (3)	14.450 (4)
5	–	Norman Anderson	USA	14.290 (5)	14.290 (5)
6	–	Elmer Niklander	FIN	14.265 (6)	14.260 (6)
7	–	Ville Pörhölä	FIN	14.100 (7)	–
8	–	Bertil Jansson	SWE	13.760 (8)	–
9	–	Raoul Paoli	FRA	13.535 (9)	–
10	–	Sixten Sundström	SWE	13.530 (10)	–
11	–	Akseli Takala	FIN	13.315 (11)	–
12	–	Harald Tammer	EST	13.280 (12)	–
13	–	Veljko Narančić	YUG	13.215 (13)	–
14	–	Christos Vrettos	GRE	13.125 (14)	–
15	–	Ketil Askildt	NOR	13.090 (15)	–
16	–	Daniel Pierre	FRA	13.070 (16)	–
17	–	John O'Grady	IRL	12.750 (17)	–
18	–	Pál Bedő	HUN	12.660 (18)	–
19	–	Arvīds Ķibilds	LAT	12.530 (19)	–
20	–	Charles Beckwith	GBR	12.480 (20)	–
21	–	Werner Nüesch	SUI	12.450 (21)	–
22	–	Maxime Bousselaire	FRA	12.265 (22)	–
23	–	Otto Garnus	SUI	12.120 (23)	–
24	–	Rex Woods	GBR	11.770 (24)	–
25	–	José Galimberti	BRA	11.300 (25)	–
26	–	Dimitrios Karampatis	GRE	10.955 (26)	–
27	–	Jesús Aguirre	MEX	9.470 (27)	–
NM	–	Octávio Zani	BRA	– (NM)	–
DNS	–	Jan Mildev	BUL	–	–
DNS	–	Gejza Pogány	TCH	–	–
DNS	–	Josef Paul	TCH	–	–
DNS	–	Erich Friedmann	AUT	–	–
DNS	–	Ekrem Güçlüer	TUR	–	–
DNS	–	Josef Přidal	TCH	–	–
DNS	–	Karlo Ambrozy	YUG	–	–
DNS	–	Emil Janausch	AUT	–	–
DNS	–	Jack Murdoch	CAN	–	–
DNS	–	Sándor Toldi	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Carlo Butti	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Aurelio Lenzi	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Camillo Zemi	ITA	–	–
DNS	–	Alexandru Fritz	HUN	–	–
DNS	–	Einar Nilsson	SWE	–	–

Qualifying Round (8 July 1924 — 15:00)

Top six (and ties) advanced to the final.

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Bud Houser	USA	14.995	Q
2	Ralph Hills	USA	14.505	Q
3	Hannes Torpo	FIN	14.450	Q
4	Glenn Hartranft	USA	14.405	Q
5	Norman Anderson	USA	14.290	Q
6	Elmer Niklander	FIN	14.265	Q
7	Ville Pörhölä	FIN	14.100
8	Bertil Jansson	SWE	13.760
9	Raoul Paoli	FRA	13.535
10	Sixten Sundström	SWE	13.530
11	Akseli Takala	FIN	13.315
12	Harald Tammer	EST	13.280
13	Veljko Narančić	YUG	13.215
14	Christos Vrettos	GRE	13.125
15	Ketil Askildt	NOR	13.090
16	Daniel Pierre	FRA	13.070
17	John O'Grady	IRL	12.750
18	Pál Bedő	HUN	12.660
19	Arvīds Ķibilds	LAT	12.530
20	Charles Beckwith	GBR	12.480
21	Werner Nüesch	SUI	12.450
22	Maxime Bousselaire	FRA	12.265
23	Otto Garnus	SUI	12.120
24	Rex Woods	GBR	11.770
25	José Galimberti	BRA	11.300
26	Dimitrios Karampatis	GRE	10.955
27	Jesús Aguirre	MEX	9.470
NM	Octávio Zani	BRA	–

Qualifying Round, Group A (8 July 1924)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Bud Houser	USA	14.995
2	Ralph Hills	USA	14.505
3	Ville Pörhölä	FIN	14.100
4	Bertil Jansson	SWE	13.760
5	Harald Tammer	EST	13.280
6	Ketil Askildt	NOR	13.090
7	Daniel Pierre	FRA	13.070
8	John O'Grady	IRL	12.750
9	Arvīds Ķibilds	LAT	12.530
10	Jesús Aguirre	MEX	9.470

Qualifying Round, Group B (8 July 1924)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Hannes Torpo	FIN	14.450
2	Glenn Hartranft	USA	14.405
3	Elmer Niklander	FIN	14.265
4	Raoul Paoli	FRA	13.535
5	Sixten Sundström	SWE	13.530
6	Veljko Narančić	YUG	13.215
7	Charles Beckwith	GBR	12.480
8	Otto Garnus	SUI	12.120
9	José Galimberti	BRA	11.300
10	Dimitrios Karampatis	GRE	10.955

Qualifying Round, Group C (8 July 1924)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Norman Anderson	USA	14.290
2	Akseli Takala	FIN	13.315
3	Christos Vrettos	GRE	13.125
4	Pál Bedő	HUN	12.660
5	Werner Nüesch	SUI	12.450
6	Maxime Bousselaire	FRA	12.265
7	Rex Woods	GBR	11.770
NM	Octávio Zani	BRA	–

Final Round (8 July 1924 — 15:00)

Pos	Athlete	NOC	Distance
1	Bud Houser	USA	14.995
2	Glenn Hartranft	USA	14.895
3	Ralph Hills	USA	14.640
4	Hannes Torpo	FIN	14.450
5	Norman Anderson	USA	14.290
6	Elmer Niklander	FIN	14.260