The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme

Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:657 athletes from 40 nations competed. Ten nations competed in athletics for the first time...

 at the 1924 Summer Olympics

1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...

. The competition was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924.

32 discus throwers from 18 nations competed.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1924 Summer Olympics.

World Record	47.58	James Duncan James Duncan (athlete) James Duncan was an American athlete, a member of the Mohawk Athletic Club, the Bradhurst Field Club and the Irish American Athletic Club. He competed mainly in the discus throw. Duncan was a member of the U.S...	New York New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	May 27, 1912
	48.18(*)	Glenn Hartranft Glenn Hartranft Samuel Glenn "Tiny" Hartranft was an American athlete who competed in the shot put and discus throw....	Cambridge, MA Cambridge, Massachusetts Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...  (USA United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... )	May 31, 1924
Olympic Record	45.21	Armas Taipale Armas Taipale Armas Rudolf Taipale was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw....	Stockholm Stockholm Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...  (SWE Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... )	July 12, 1912

(*) unofficial

In the qualification Bud Houser set a new Olympic record with 46.155 metres.

Qualification

The best six throwers, all three groups counted together, qualified for the final. The throwing order and the throwing series are notavailable.

Group 1

Place	Athlete	Distance	Overall Rank	Qual.
1		44.83	3	Q
2		41.16	8
3		41.09	9
4		40.215	12
5		39.78	13
6		38.93	14
7		37.465	17
8		37.35	18
9		35.985	21
10		35.72	23
11		35.16	26
12		32.40	31
—		NM	—

Group 2

Place	Athlete	Distance	Overall Rank	Qual.
1		44.42	4	Q
2		42.49	6	Q
3		42.09	7
4		40.82	10
5		38.46	15
6		38.205	16
7		36.52	20
8		34.985	27
9		34.20	28
10		34.08	29
11		34.02	30

Group 3

Place	Athlete	Distance	Overall Rank	Qual.
1		46.155 OR	1	Q
2		44.95	2	Q
3		43.405	5	Q
4		40.42	11
5		37.015	19
6		35.79	22
7		35.71	24
8		35.29	25

Final

The final was held on the same day.

No competitor was able to improve his mark from the qualification.

Place	Athlete	Qual. Width	Final Width	Distance
1		46.155		46.155
2		44.95		44.95
3		44.83		44.83
4		44.42		44.42
5		43.405		43.405
6		42.49		42.49