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

Men's discus throw at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
File:Clarence Houser (1901 - 1994) (14324459320) (cropped).jpg Bud Houser (1928)
Venue	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Date	July 13
Competitors	32 from 18 nations
Winning distance	46.155 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bud Houser File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Vilho Niittymaa File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Thomas Lieb File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States

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. The maximum number of athletes per nation was four. The event was won by Bud Houser of the United States, the nation's fourth victory in the men's discus throw (and first since 1908); the Americans had medalled in each of the Olympic discus throw events to date. Houser had also won the shot put. Vilho Niittymaa took silver, keeping Finland on the podium in the event for the third straight Games. Thomas Lieb gave the United States its second discus throw medal of 1924, with his bronze.

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. The three medalists from 1920 all returned: gold medalist Elmer Niklander and silver medalist Armas Taipale of Finland, and bronze medalist Gus Pope of the United States. Brazil, Estonia, Ireland, Latvia, Portugal, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the men's discus throw. The United States made its seventh appearance, having competed in every edition of the Olympic men's discus throw to date.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the single, divided-final format in use since 1896. Each athlete received three throws, with the top six receiving an additional three throws.

Records

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

World record	James Duncan (USA)	47.58	New York, United States	27 May 1912
Olympic record	File:Flag of Russia.svg Armas Taipale (FIN)	45.21	Stockholm, Sweden	12 July 1912

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
Sunday, 13 July 1924	16:00	Qualifying Final

Results

The best six throwers, all three groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available. The final was held on the same day. No competitor was able to improve his mark from the qualification.

Rank	Athlete	Nation	Qualifying	Final	Distance	Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)	Bud Houser	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	46.155	Unknown	46.155	OR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)	Vilho Niittymaa	File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland	44.95	Unknown	44.95
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)	Thomas Lieb	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	44.83	Unknown	44.83
4	Gus Pope	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	44.42	Unknown	44.42
5	Ketil Askildt	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	43.405	Unknown	43.405
6	Glenn Hartranft	File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	42.49	Unknown	42.49
7	Elmer Niklander	File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland	42.09	Did not advance	42.09
8	Heikki Malmivirta	File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland	41.16	Did not advance	41.16
9	Sándor Toldi	File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary	41.09	Did not advance	41.09
10	Kálmán Marvalits	File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Hungary	40.82	Did not advance	40.82
11	Paddy Bermingham	File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland	40.42	Did not advance	40.42
12	Armas Taipale	File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland	40.215	Did not advance	40.215
13	Karl Jensen	File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	39.78	Did not advance	39.78
14	Paul Béranger	File:Flag of France.svg France	38.93	Did not advance	38.93
15	Gustav Kalkun	File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia	38.46	Did not advance	38.46
16	Werner Nüesch	File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland	38.205	Did not advance	38.205
17	Camillo Zemi	File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy	37.465	Did not advance	37.465
18	Veljko Narančić	File:Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia	37.35	Did not advance	37.35
19	Daniel Pierre	File:Flag of France.svg France	37.015	Did not advance	37.015
20	José Galimberti	File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil	36.52	Did not advance	36.52
21	Teodors Sukatnieks	File:Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg Latvia	35.985	Did not advance	35.985
22	Arvīds Ķibilds	File:Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg Latvia	35.79	Did not advance	35.79
23	Octávio Zani	File:Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg Brazil	35.72	Did not advance	35.72
24	Sławosz Szydłowski	File:Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg Poland	35.71	Did not advance	35.71
25	Armando Poggioli	File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy	35.29	Did not advance	35.29
26	Otto Garnus	File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland	35.16	Did not advance	35.16
27	Albino Pighi	File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy	34.985	Did not advance	34.985
28	Gabino Lizarza	File:Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg Spain	34.20	Did not advance	34.20
29	František Janda-Suk	File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia	34.08	Did not advance	34.08
30	Georgios Zacharopoulos	File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece	34.02	Did not advance	34.02
31	António Martins	File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	32.40	Did not advance	32.40
—	Dimitrios Karabatis	File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Greece	No mark	Did not advance	No mark

Sources

• French Olympic Committee (c. 1925). "TITRE III / ATHLÉTISME / ÉPREUVE No 18: LANCEMENT DU DISQUE". In M.A. Avé (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924: rapport officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. p. 140. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-05. Retrieved 2013-05-22.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
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