The men's shot put

Shot put

The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....

event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:657 athletes from 40 nations competed. Ten nations competed in athletics for the first time...

 at the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924.

28 shot putters from 15 nations competed.

Records

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

World Record	15.54	Ralph Rose Ralph Rose Ralph Waldo Rose was an American track and field athlete.He was born in Healdsburg, California....	San Francisco San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	August 21, 1909
	16.56(*)	Ralph Rose Ralph Rose Ralph Waldo Rose was an American track and field athlete.He was born in Healdsburg, California....	Healdsburg Healdsburg, California Healdsburg is a city located in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a population of 11,254...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	June 26, 1909
Olympic Record	15.34	Pat McDonald	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 10, 1912

(*) unofficial, set in an exhibition

Qualification

The best six shot putters, 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		14.995	1	Q
2		14.505	2	Q
3		14.10	7
4		13.76	8
5		13.28	12
6		13.09	15
7		13.07	16
8		12.75	17
9		12.53	19
10		9.47	27

Group 2

Place	Athlete	Distance	Overall Rank	Qual.
1		14.45	3	Q
2		14.405	4	Q
3		14.265	6	Q
4		13.535	9
5		13.53	10
6		13.215	13
7		12.48	20
8		12.12	23
9		11.30	25
10		10.955	26

Group 3

Place	Athlete	Distance	Overall Rank	Qual.
1		14.29	5	Q
2		13.315	11
3		13.125	14
4		12.66	18
5		12.45	21
6		12.265	22
7		11.77	24
—		NM	—

Final

The final was held on the same day.

Only two competitors were able to improve their qualification width. Glenn Hartranft

Glenn Hartranft

Samuel Glenn "Tiny" Hartranft was an American athlete who competed in the shot put and discus throw....

jumped from a fourth rank to the silver medal.

Place	Athlete	Qual. Width	Final Width	Distance
1		14.995		14.995
2		14.405	14.895	14.895
3		14.505	14.64	14.64
4		14.45		14.45
5		14.29		14.29
6		14.265		14.265