Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Date | July 13 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 32 from 18 nations | |||||||||
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Bud Houser United States
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Vilho Niittymaa Finland
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Thomas Lieb United States
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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.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.
(*) unofficial
In the qualification Bud Houser set a new Olympic record with 46.155 metres.
The best six throwers, all three groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are not available.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
The final was held on the same day.
No competitor was able to improve his mark from the qualification.
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