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The third day of competition was sunny, although in the afternoon Paris was enveloped in a blanket of fog and the sky turned gray.
Stade de Colombes, Paris, July 8, 1924
800 METRES
Tough Two-Lap Race – Lowe Strongest
800 METRES
Tough Two-Lap Race – Lowe Strongest
Lowe defeats Martin in the fierce battle in the homestretch.
The 800 metres was a fierce battle for the Olympic gold medal. Doctor H.B. Stallard of Great Britain took off like a bullet. The rest of the field followed as best they could and started to drift to the outside lanes as the homestretch began, while Stallard began to feel the effects of his early pace. First, Paul Martin of Switzerland made a move, and then newcomer, lawyer Douglas Lowe of Great Britain attacked immediately after. After a hard-fought battle, Lowe narrowly edged out Martin to win his first Olympic gold in a time of 1:52.4, which was close to the world record.
Norwegian pole vault world record holder Charles Hoff suffered from injuries, so he competed in a number of other events in Paris. In the 800 metres, the guy finished eighth, just like everyone else.
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SHOT PUT
American Big Guns take the MEdals, Finns left disappointed
SHOT PUT
American Big Guns take the MEdals, Finns left disappointed
Clarence "Bud" Houser.
After the shot put competition in Paris, the Finnish spectators in Colombes were left feeling sour.
Although the United States and Finland filled the top seven places, the results were far from ideal for the Finnish fans. The Americans, Bud Houser, Glenn Hartranft and Ralph Hills, took the top three spots, leaving Hannes Torpo, veteran Olympic champion Elmer Niklander and defending Olympic champion Ville Pörhölä in fourth, sixth and seventh place respectively.
"We didn't expect our shot putters' results to be so low," grumbled a journalist from the Uusi Suomi newspaper in Finland. "How can it be explained that Pörhölä only managed 14.10m?"
The Americans' results had dropped after their journey to the Old Continent. The American trio had thrown 15.22m (49-11), 14.94m (49-¼) and 14.94m in the US Olympic trials. In Paris, they managed "only" 14.995m (49-2 1/2), 14.895m (48-10 1/2) and 14.64m (48-0 1/2). The difference could be due to the poor conditions at the Colombes stadium.
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LONG JUMP
Hubbard wins the long jump – first ever Afro-American gold
LONG JUMP
Hubbard wins the long jump – first ever Afro-American gold
Hubbard jumped the furthest.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the winner was DeHart Hubbard, the African-American who had dominated the long jump for the past two years. He jumped 7.445m (24-6). Robert LeGendre, who set the world record of 7.765 (25-5 1/2) in the pentathlon, did not compete in the long jump. He was focusing solely on the pentathlon and did not even compete in the American long jump trials.
Vilho Tuulos was the only Finn to reach the final in his secondary event. He jumped 7.07m (23-2 1/2) in the qualifying round, which was good enough for a fine fourth place.
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Day 3 Newspaper Stories
Day 3 Newspaper Stories
Helsingin Sanomat, July 9, 1924 (in Finnish)
Uusi Suomi, July 9, 1924 (in Finnish)
Turun Sanomat, July 9, 1924 (in Finnish)
Aamulehti, July 9, 1924 (in Finnish)
Idrottsbladet, July 9, 1924 (in Swedish)
Hufvudstadsbladet, July 9, 1924 (in Swedish)
Viikko-Sanomat, July 12, 1924 (in Finnish)
Helsingin Sanomat, July 15, 1924 (in Finnish)
Uusi Suomi, July 16, 1924 (in Finnish)
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