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Glenn Hartranft

Glenn Hartranft, American shot putter and discus thrower (died 1970)

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Born
December 3, 1901
Died
August 12, 1970
Zodiac sign
Sagittarius
Birth year
1901

About 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 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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Career and life highlights

Glenn Hartranft timeline

  1. He won the IC4A championships in both events in 1922 and 1924.
  2. 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.
  3. In 1924 he set a world record in the discus, which was not ratified because of high wind.

The world when Glenn Hartranft was born

Glenn Hartranft was born in 1901. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1901

  • Best-selling book"The Crisis" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst American League season
  • Top headlinePresident McKinley assassinated — Roosevelt becomes president
  • Technology milestoneFirst transatlantic radio signal by Marconi
  • World population~1.61B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley / Theodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population77.6M

1901 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Glenn Hartranft's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19012026
Population77.6M341 million

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