Glenn Hartranft
Samuel Glenn "Tiny" Hartranft (December 3, 1901 – August 12, 1970) was an American athlete. 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.
Hartranft in 1924 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | December 3, 1901 Aberdeen, South Dakota, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Died | August 12, 1970 (aged 68) San Diego, California, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | Stanford University | |||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
| Event(s) | Discus throw, shot put | |||||||||||
| Club | Stanford Cardinal | |||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | DT – 48.18 m (1924) SP – 15.53 m (1924) | |||||||||||
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Hartranft was head football coach at San Jose State University in 1942 and the school's head baseball coach from 1944 to 1945.
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