Glenn Hartranft
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]
 Hartranft in 1924 | |||||||||||
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| Born | December 3, 1901 Aberdeen, South Dakota | ||||||||||
| Died | August 12, 1970 (aged 68) San Diego, California | ||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | |||||||||||
| Personal best(s) | DT – 48.18 m (1924) SP – 15.53 m (1924)[1][2] | ||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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| San Jose State Spartans (California Collegiate Athletic Association) (1942) | |||||||||
| 1942 | San Jose State | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2nd | |||||
| San Jose State: | 7–2 | 1–1 | |||||||
| Total: | 7–2 | ||||||||
References
- 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
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