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1924 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

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1924 United States Olympic trials for track and field
Dates13–14 June
Host cityCambridge, Massachusetts
VenueHarvard Stadium

The 1924 United States Olympic trials for track and field were held from 13–14 June 1924 and decided the United States team for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. As women's athletics was not added to the Olympic programme until 1928, only a men's trials was held. The competitions took place in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard Stadium.

The meeting was separate from the 1924 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, which were held later in September in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]

A maximum of four athletes could be named to the team per event, unlike the three-athlete-limit of future Olympics. Also unlike future Olmypic trials, the 1924 trials results were not completely determinative of the team; in several cases athletes who finished outside of the top 4 were selected based on consistency of previous results.[1][4]

Unlike other events, six Americans were allowed to compete in the 1924 Olympic marathon. Five of those spots were decided from the 1924 Boston Marathon, including Clarence DeMar (1st), Charles Mellor (2nd), Frank Wendling (3rd), William Churchill (4th), and Ralph Williams (7th). The final runner, Frank Zuna, was selected based on his results from a marathon in Baltimore instead.[1]

Results

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Men

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Key:

  Indicates athlete was selected to event's Olympic team
Event First Second Third Fourth
100 m Chester Bowman 10.6 Charles Paddock 10.6 e none awarded Frank Hussey[a] 10.7 e
Jackson Scholz
200 m Jackson Scholz 21.0 Bayes Norton 21.2 e George Hill 21.3 e Louis Clarke[b] 21.4 e
400 m J. Coard Taylor 48.1 Horatio Fitch 48.4 e Ray Robertson 48.4 e Eric Wilson 48.5 e
800 m William Richardson 1:53.6 Schuyler Enck 1:53.7 e Ray Dodge 1:53.9 e Ray Watson[c] 1:55 e
1500 m Ray Buker 3:55.8 Lloyd Hahn 3:56.8 e William Spencer 3:57.1 e James Connolly[d]
5000 m John Romig 15:15.7 Harold Phelps 15:18.5 e Rilus Doolittle 15:19.2 e William Cox[e]
10,000 m Verne Booth 32:14.6 John Gray[f] 32:16.5 e August Fager[f] Wayne Johnson
110 m hurdles George Guthrie 15.0 Daniel Kinsey Franklin Johnson Karl Anderson
400 m hurdles F. Morgan Taylor 52.6 Charles Brookins 52.8 e Chan Coulter[g] Ivan Riley
3000 m steeplechase Russell Payne 9:47.1 Marvin Rick 9:48.0 e Michael Devaney 10:00.0 e Jens Jensen[h]
High jump Tom Poor 1.92 m none awarded Sam Campbell[i] 1.89 m none awarded
Harold Osborn Robert Juday[i]
Justin Russell[i]
Pole vault Glenn Graham 3.96 m none awarded none awarded none awarded
James Brooker
Ralph Spearow
Lee Barnes
Long jump William DeHart Hubbard 7.63 m Edward Gourdin 7.28 m Albert Rose 7.19 m William Dowding[j] 7.12 m
Triple jump Merwin Graham 14.32 m MacCullough Keeble[k] 14.21 m Earl Wilson 14.13 m Homer Martin[k] 14.12 m
Shot put Clarence Houser 15.22 m Glenn Hartranft 14.94 m Ralph Hills 14.93 m Norman Anderson 14.83 m
Discus throw Thomas Lieb 46.78 m Augustus Pope 45.97 m Charles Ashton[l] 44.07 m Clarence Houser 43.84 m
Hammer throw Fredrick Tootell 50.80 m Matthew McGrath 50.54 m Jack Merchant 49.58 m James McEachern 46.81 m
Javelin throw William Neufeld 58.25 m Lee Priester 56.58 m Homer Whelchel 55.65 m William Healy[m] 55.34 m
Decathlon Harold Osborn 7377.38 pts Emerson Norton 7023.94 pts Harry Frieda 6842.58 pts Otto Anderson 6636.02

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Notes

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  1. ^ Loren Murchison, who finished 7th in 10.8 estimated, was chosen for the 100 m team instead of Hussey.
  2. ^ Charles Paddock, who finished 6th in 21.6 estimated, was chosen for the 200 m team instead of Clarke.
  3. ^ John Watters was chosen for the 800 m team instead of Watson. Watters' exact trials placing is unknown, but he finished either 6th or 7th according to Track and Field News.
  4. ^ Ray Watson was chosen for the 1500 m team instead of Connolly. Watson didn't contest the 1500 m at the trials, but he finished 4th in the 800 m.
  5. ^ George Lermond, who finished 5th, was chosen for the 5000 m team instead of Cox.
  6. ^ a b Only three Americans competed on the 10,000 m team. Earl Johnson, who did not compete at the trials, was selected instead of Gray and Fager.
  7. ^ Only three Americans were named to the 400 m hurdles team, and Coulter was excluded over Riley.
  8. ^ Only the top three were named to the American steeplechase team.
  9. ^ a b c Only three Americans were named to the high jump team. Leroy Brown was injured but was excused from jumping in the final by the U.S. team coach, and he was selected instead of Campbell, Russell, and Juday.
  10. ^ William Comins, who finished 5th with 7.10 m, was selected instead of Dowding for the high jump team.
  11. ^ a b Only two athletes were selected for the American triple jump team, and Wilson was chosen ahead of Keeble despite finishing behind Keeble.
  12. ^ The trials 5th-placer Glenn Hartranft, who threw 43.20 m, was selected instead of Ashton.
  13. ^ Trials 5th-placer Eugene Oberst, who threw 54.94 m, was selected instead of Healy.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Olympic Trials History Introduction". Track & Field News. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Sites/Dates Of The U.S. Men's Nationals, 1876–2023". Track & Field News. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Sites & Dates Of The U.S. National Women's Championships". Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  4. ^ "1924 Cambridge - June 13-14 Results" (PDF). Track & Field News. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
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