Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
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Men's shot put at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
Date | July 8 | |||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 15 nations | |||||||||
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The men's shot put event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1924. 28 shot putters from 15 nations competed.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation was 4. The event was won by Bud Houser of the United States, the nation's sixth victory in the men's shot put (having won every Games except 1920). Glenn Hartranft took silver and Ralph Hills took bronze to complete the Americans' fourth medal sweep in the event.