PARIS 1924
The Games of the VIII Summer Olympiad. May 4 - July 27, 1924. Paris, France.
Athletics Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics Polo Rowing Shooting Swimming Tennis Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling Medal Count
400 m: 1.Eric Liddell (Great Britain)
100 m: 1.Harold Abrahams (Great Britain)
200 m
3.Eric Liddell (Great Britain)
1500 m
1.Paavo Nurmi (Finland)
5000 m
1.Paavo Nurmi (Finland)
2.Ville Ritola (Finland)
10000 m: 1.Ville Ritola (Finland)
3000 m steeplechase: 1.Ville Ritola (Finland)
4 x 100 m
1.USA (Alfred LeConey)
2.Great Britain (Harold Abrahams)
3000 m team
1.Finland (Paavo Nurmi, Ville Ritola)
Marathon
1.Albin Stenroos (Finland)
10 km walk
1.Ugo Frigerio (Italy)
Individual cross country
1.Paavo Nurmi (Finland)
2.Ville Ritola (Finland)
Team cross country
1.Finland (Paavo Nurmi, Ville Ritola)
High jump
1.Harold Osborn (USA)
Pentathlon
3.Robert LeGendre (USA)
Decathlon
1.Harold Osborn (USA)
ROAD
Team time trial
1.France (Andre Leducq)
TRACK
Team pursuit
2.Poland
MEN
3 m springboard: 1.Albert White (USA)
10 m platform: 1.Albert White (USA)
WOMEN
3 m springboard
2.Aileen Riggin (USA)
Individual dressage
3.Xavier Lesage (France)
17.Vladimir Stoychev (Bulgaria)
Team eventing
1.Netherlands (Charles Pahud de Mortanges)
MEN
Individual epee
2.Roger Ducret (France)
Team epee
1.France (Lucien Gaudin, Roger Ducret)
2.Belgium (Paul Anspach)
Individual foil
1.Roger Ducret (France)
Team foil
1.France (Lucien Gaudin, Roger Ducret)
Individual sabre
2.Roger Ducret (France)
First Round
Italy - Spain 1:0
1.Uruguay (Andres Mazali, Jose Nasazzi, Pedro Arispe, Humberto Tomasina, Jose Leandro Andrade, Jose Vidal, Alfredo Zibechi, Alfredo Ghierra, Santos Urdinaran, Jose Naya, Hector Scarone, Pedro Petrone, Pedro Cea, Angel Romano)
Andres Mazali (Uruguay)
Jose Leandro Andrade (Uruguay)
Alfredo Ghierra (Uruguay)
Pedro Petrone (Uruguay)
Pedro Cea (Uruguay)
5-8.Italy
17-22.Spain
Individual all-around
1.Leon Stukelj (Yugoslavia)
Team all-around
3.Switzerland (Georges Miez)
Horizontal bar
1.Leon Stukelj (Yugoslavia)
1.Argentina (Arturo Kenny, Juan Miles, Juan Nelson, Enrique Padilla)
Single sculls
1.Jack Beresford (Great Britain)
Double sculls
1.Paul Costello / John B. Kelly, Sr (USA)
600 m free rifle
1.Morris Fisher (USA)
Team free rifle
1.USA (Morris Fisher)
2.France (Paul Colas)
Team running deer, single shots
1.Norway (Ole Lilloe-Olsen)
Running deer, double shots
1.Ole Lilloe-Olsen (Norway)
Team running deer, double shots
2.Norway (Ole Lilloe-Olsen)
MEN
100 m freestyle
1.Johnny Weissmuller (USA)
2.Duke Kahanamoku (USA)
400 m freestyle
1.Johnny Weissmuller (USA)
2.Arne Borg (Sweden)
3.Boy Charlton (Australia)
1500 m freestyle
1.Boy Charlton (Australia)
2.Arne Borg (Sweden)
4 x 200 m freestyle
1.USA (Johnny Weissmuller)
2.Australia (Boy Charlton)
3.Sweden (Arne Borg)
WOMEN
100 m backstroke
3.Aileen Riggin (USA)
Men’s singles
2.Henri Cochet (France)
Men’s doubles
2.Jacques Brugnon / Henri Cochet (France)
3.Jean Borotra / Rene Lacoste (France)
Women’s singles
1.Helen Wills (USA)
Women’s doubles: 1.Hazel Wightman / Helen Wills (USA)
Mixed doubles: 1.Hazel Wightman / R. Norris Williams (USA)
3.USA (Johnny Weissmuller)
60 kg
1.Pierino Gabetti (Italy)
75 kg
2.Alfred Neuland (Estonia)
82.5+ kg
1.Guiseppe Tonani (Italy)
GRECO-ROMAN
58 kg
1.Eduard Putsep (Estonia)
67 kg
1.Oskari Friman (Finland)
75+ kg
1.Henri Deglane (France)
1.USA (45-27-27)
2.FINLAND (14-13-10)
3.FRANCE (13-15-10)
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