Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw
| Men's hammer throw at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Date | July 10 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
The men's hammer throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, July 10, 1924. 15 hammer throwers from ten nations competed.[1]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 57.77 |  Patrick Ryan
|
New York (USA) | August 17, 1913 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 54.74 | Matt McGrath
|
Stockholm (SWE) | July 14, 1912 |
Results
Qualification
The best six throwers qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available.
| Place | Athlete | Distance | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fred Tootell (USA) |
50.60 | Q |
| 2 |  Malcolm Nokes (GBR) |
48.875 | Q |
| 3 |  Erik Eriksson (FIN) |
47.975 | Q |
| 4 | Matt McGrath (USA) |
47.075 | Q |
| 5 |  Ossian Skiöld (SWE) |
45.075 | Q |
| 6 | James McEachern (USA) |
44.935 | Q |
| 7 | Carl Johan Lind (SWE) |
44.785 | |
| 8 |  John Murdoch (CAN) |
42.48 | |
| 9 | Jack Merchant (USA) |
41.455 | |
| 10 |  Robert Saint-Pé (FRA) |
36.27 | |
| 11 |  Karl Jensen (DEN) |
36.265 | |
| 12 | Pierre Zaïdin (FRA) |
36.155 | |
| 13 |  Camilio Zemi (ITA) |
35.00 | |
| 14 |  Octávio Zani (BRA) |
33.895 | |
| — |  Henk Kamerbeek (NED) |
NM |
Final
The final was held on the same day.
| Place | Athlete | Qual. Width | Final Width | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Tootell (USA) |
50.60 | 53.285 | 53.285 |
| 2 | Matt McGrath (USA) |
47.075 | 50.84 | 50.84 |
| 3 | Malcolm Nokes (GBR) |
48.875 | 48.875 | |
| 4 | Erik Eriksson (FIN) |
47.975 | 48.74 | 48.74 |
| 5 | Ossian Skiöld (SWE) |
45.075 | 45.285 | 45.285 |
| 6 | James McEachern (USA) |
44.935 | 45.225 | 45.225 |
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Hammer Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
Sources
- Official Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 17 March 2008.