1924 United States Olympic trials (track and field)

1924 United States Olympic trials for track and field
1924 United States Olympic trials for track and field
Dates	13–14 June
Host city	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Venue	Harvard Stadium
	← 1923 USA Championships; 1920 trials 1925 USA Championships; 1928 trials →

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 Olympic 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

Men

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
100 m	Chester Bowman	10.6	Jackson Scholz	10.6 e	none awarded		Frank Hussey^[a]	10.7 e
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]
	Harold Osborn				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

Notes

^ Loren Murchison, who finished 7th in 10.8 estimated, was chosen for the 100 m team instead of Hussey.
^ Charles Paddock, who finished 6th in 21.6 estimated, was chosen for the 200 m team instead of Clarke.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ George Lermond, who finished 5th, was chosen for the 5000 m team instead of Cox.
^ ^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.
^ Only three Americans were named to the 400 m hurdles team, and Coulter was excluded over Riley.
^ Only the top three were named to the American steeplechase team.
^ ^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.
^ William Comins, who finished 5th with 7.10 m, was selected instead of Dowding for the high jump team.
^ ^a ^b Only two athletes were selected for the American triple jump team, and Wilson was chosen ahead of Keeble despite finishing behind Keeble.
^ The trials 5th-placer Glenn Hartranft, who threw 43.20 m, was selected instead of Ashton.
^ Trials 5th-placer Eugene Oberst, who threw 54.94 m, was selected instead of Healy.

References

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

Results

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"Track and Field Statistics: USA Olympic Trials, Cambridge 1924 Men, Field". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
"Podiums for us olympic trials: 1924 us olympic trials ot ". Athletics Podium.
"USATF Outdoor Champions". USA Track & Field. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

[5] Loren Murchison, who finished 7th in 10.8 estimated, was chosen for the 100 m team instead of Hussey.

[6] Charles Paddock, who finished 6th in 21.6 estimated, was chosen for the 200 m team instead of Clarke.

[7] 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.

[8] 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.

[9] George Lermond, who finished 5th, was chosen for the 5000 m team instead of Cox.

[ten-10] 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.

[11] Only three Americans were named to the 400 m hurdles team, and Coulter was excluded over Riley.

[12] Only the top three were named to the American steeplechase team.

[hj-13] 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.

[14] William Comins, who finished 5th with 7.10 m, was selected instead of Dowding for the high jump team.

[tj-15] Only two athletes were selected for the American triple jump team, and Wilson was chosen ahead of Keeble despite finishing behind Keeble.

[16] The trials 5th-placer Glenn Hartranft, who threw 43.20 m, was selected instead of Ashton.

[17] Trials 5th-placer Eugene Oberst, who threw 54.94 m, was selected instead of Healy.

[th-1] "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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