Samuel Glenn "Tiny" Hartranft (December 3, 1901 – August 12, 1970) was an American athlete.[3] He competed in the shot put and discus throw at the 1924 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the shot put, placing sixth in the discus. He won the IC4A championships in both events in 1922 and 1924. In 1924 he set a world record in the discus, which was not ratified because of high wind. He set an official world record next year at 47.89 m.[1]
glenn, hartranft, samuel, glenn, tiny, hartranft, december, 1901, august, 1970, american, athlete, competed, shot, discus, throw, 1924, summer, olympics, silver, medal, shot, placing, sixth, discus, ic4a, championships, both, events, 1922, 1924, 1924, world, r. Samuel Glenn Tiny Hartranft December 3 1901 August 12 1970 was an American athlete 3 He competed in the shot put and discus throw at the 1924 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the shot put placing sixth in the discus He won the IC4A championships in both events in 1922 and 1924 In 1924 he set a world record in the discus which was not ratified because of high wind He set an official world record next year at 47 89 m 1 Glenn HartranftHartranft in 1924Personal informationBorn 1901 12 03 December 3 1901Aberdeen South Dakota U S DiedAugust 12 1970 1970 08 12 aged 68 San Diego California U S Alma materStanford UniversityHeight190 cm 6 ft 3 in Weight115 kg 254 lb SportSportAthleticsEvent s Discus throw shot putClubStanford CardinalAchievements and titlesPersonal best s DT 48 18 m 1924 SP 15 53 m 1924 1 2 Medal record Representing the United StatesOlympic Games1924 Paris Shot putHartranft was head football coach at San Jose State University in 1942 and the school s head baseball coach from 1944 to 1945 Contents 1 Head coaching record 1 1 Football 2 References 3 External linksHead coaching record editFootball edit Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl playoffsSan Jose State Spartans California Collegiate Athletic Association 1942 1942 San Jose State 7 2 1 1 2ndSan Jose State 7 2 1 1Total 7 2References edit a b Glenn Hartranft Archived March 3 2016 at the Wayback Machine sports reference com Glenn Hartranft trackfield brinkster net Glenn Hartranft Olympedia Retrieved October 1 2021 External links editGlenn Hartranft at Find a GraveRecordsPreceded by nbsp Thomas Lieb Men s Discus World Record HolderMay 2 1925 April 2 1926 Succeeded by nbsp Bud Houser nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a track and field Olympic medalist of the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glenn Hartranft amp oldid 1152066254, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
