Glenn Hartranft

Glenn Hartranft ( Samuel Glenn "Tiny" Hartranft ; born December 3, 1901 in Aberdeen , South Dakota , † August 12, 1970 ) was an American shot putter and discus thrower .

At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, he won silver in the shot put and finished sixth in the discus throw. On May 2, 1925, in San Francisco, he increased the world record of his compatriot Thomas Lieb by 28 centimeters to 47.89 meters. In the same year he was starting NCAA champion in the shot put for Stanford University .

Personal best

Shot put: 15.53 m, April 12, 1924, Palo Alto
Discus throw: 48.18 m, May 31, 1925, Cambridge

Web links

Glenn Hartranft in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )

personal data
SURNAME	Hartranft, Glenn
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Hartranft, Samuel Glenn; Tiny
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American shot putter and discus thrower
DATE OF BIRTH	December 3, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH	Aberdeen , South Dakota
DATE OF DEATH	August 12, 1970