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1924 Summer Olympics
The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. Paris was chosen to host the Games over bids of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Prague and Rome.
Summer Olympics
| Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
| Nations participating | 44 |
| Athletes participating | 3,092 (2,956 men, 136 women) |
| Events | 126 in 17 sports |
| Opening ceremonies | May 4, 1924 |
| Closing ceremonies | July 27, 1924 |
| Officially opened by | President Gaston Doumergue[?] |
| Athlete's Oath | Georges André[?] |
| Judge's Oath | not applicable |
| Olympic Torch | not applicable |
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- The "Flying Finns" dominated long distance running. Paavo Nurmi won the 1500 m and 5000 m (which were held with only an hour between them) and the cross country run (held in extremely hot weather). Ville Ritola won the 10000 m and the 3000 m steeplechase, while finishing second to Nurmi on the 5000 m and cross country. Albin Stenroos[?] won the marathon, while the Finnish team (with Nurmi and Ritola) was victorious in the 3000 m and cross country team events.
- British runners Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell[?] won medals in the 100 and 400 m, respectively. Their stories are depicted in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire.
- The marathon distance was fixed at 42 km and 195 m, from the distance run at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.
- Swimmer Johnny Weissmuller won three gold medals and a bronze one in water polo.
- Fencer Roger Ducret[?] of France won five medals, of which three gold.
- The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" (Faster, Higher, Stronger), was used for the first time.
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
- Aquatics[?]
- Athletics[?]
- Boxing[?]
- Cycling[?]
- Equestrian[?]
- Fencing[?]
- Football[?]
- Gymnastics[?]
- Modern Pentathlon[?]
- Polo[?]
- Rowing[?]
- Rugby[?]
- Sailing[?]
- Shooting[?]
- Tennis[?]
- Weightlifting[?]
- Wrestling[?]
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | United States | 45 | 27 | 27 | 99 |
| 2 | Finland | 14 | 13 | 10 | 37 |
| 3 | France | 13 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 9 | 13 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | Italy | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 7 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| 7 | Norway | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 8 | Sweden | 4 | 13 | 12 | 29 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 10 | Belgium | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 11 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | Denmark | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 13 | Hungary | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 16 | Argentina | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 17 | Estonia | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 18 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 19 | Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 | Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 27 | Haiti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 126 | 127 | 125 | 378 |
Internal Links
- Olympic Games
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- WikiProject Sports Olympics
- IOC country codes
External Links
- IOC Site on 1924 Summer Olympics (http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1924)
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