Samuel Glenn "Tiny" Hartranft (December 3, 1901 – August 12, 1970) was an American athlete. He competed in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

and discus throw at the

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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

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in 1942 and the school's head baseball coach from 1944 to 1945.

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* 1901 births 1970 deaths American male discus throwers American male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in track and field San Jose State Spartans athletic directors San Jose State Spartans baseball coaches San Jose State Spartans football coaches Stanford Cardinal men's track and field athletes Track and field athletes from California Track and field athletes from San Jose, California {{US-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub