Games of the VIII Olympiad
Host city	Paris, France
Nations participating	44
Athletes participating	3,089 (2,954 men, 135 women)
Events	126 in 17 sports
Opening ceremony	May 4
Closing ceremony	July 27
Officially opened by	President Gaston Doumergue
Athlete's Oath	Georges André
Stadium	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Pierre-Paul-Henri-Gaston Doumergue (Aigues-Vives Gard, 1 August 1863 18 June 1937 in Aigues-Vives was a French Politician of the Third Republic. The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. Georges "Géo" Ivan André ( August 13, 1889 – May 4, 1943) was a French athlete who competed mainly in The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. The Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir in Colombes, near Paris, France (also known as the Stade Olympique de Colombes, or simply Colombes Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The home town of Pierre de Coubertin which had already hosted the 1900 Games was chosen over bids of Amsterdam, Berlin, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro and Rome. Pierre de Frédy Baron de Coubertin (1 January 1863 &ndash 2 September 1937 was a French Pedagogue and historian who is best known as the founder of the Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2

The cost of the Games of the VIII Olympiad were estimated at 10,000,000₣. The franc (represented by the franc sign ₣ or more commonly just F) is a former Currency of France. With total receipts at 5,496,610₣, the Olympics resulted in a hefty loss despite crowds that reached 60,000 people at a time. ^[1]

Contents 1 Highlights 2 Medals awarded 2.1 Demonstration sports 3 Participating nations 4 Medal count 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

Highlights

• The opening ceremony and several sporting events took place in the Olympic Stadium of Colombes which had a capacity of 45,000 in 1924. Colombes is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France.
• This VIII Olympiad was the last one organised under the presidency of Pierre de Coubertin. Pierre de Frédy Baron de Coubertin (1 January 1863 &ndash 2 September 1937 was a French Pedagogue and historian who is best known as the founder of the
• The "Flying Finns" dominated the long distance running whilst the British and Americans dominated the shorter events. "The Flying Finn " (Lentävä suomalainen was a nickname given to several Finnish middle and long-distance runners 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). Paavo Johannes Nurmi ( ( 13 June 1897 &ndash 2 October 1973) was a Finnish runner. Ville Ritola won the 10000 m and the 3000 m steeplechase, while finishing second to Nurmi on the 5000 m and cross country. Vilho ("Ville" Eino Ritola ( 18 January 1896 &ndash 24 April 1982) was a Finnish athlete, specialised in The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing Albin Stenroos won the marathon, while the Finnish team (with Nurmi and Ritola) was victorious in the 3000 m and cross country team events. Oskar Albinus ("Albin" Stenroos ( February 25, 1889 &ndash April 30, 1971) was a Finnish athlete, The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe.
• British runners Harold Abrahams won the 100 m and Eric Liddell the 400 m. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Harold Maurice Abrahams, CBE ( December 15, 1899 &ndash January 14, 1978) was a British athlete. Eric Henry Liddell ( January 16, 1902 – February 21, 1945) was a Scottish athlete and Rugby Union international Their stories are depicted in the 1981 movie Chariots of Fire. For the instrumental theme see Chariots of Fire (instrumental. In addition Douglas Lowe won the 800 m
• The marathon distance was fixed at 42. Douglas Gordon Arthur Lowe ( August 7, 1902 &ndash March 30, 1981) was a British athlete, a double winner of 800 m The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 195 km, from the distance run at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• The 1924 Olympics were the first to use the standard 50 metre pool with marked lanes.
• Swimmer Johnny Weissmuller won three gold medals in swimming and one bronze in water polo. Johnny Weissmuller (June 2 1904 &ndash January 20 1984 was an American swimmer and Actor who was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s winning Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Water polo is a team water sport A team consists of six field players and one Goalkeeper.
• Fencer Roger Ducret of France won five medals, of which three were gold. Fencing is the art of armed Combat involving Cutting, Stabbing, or slapping bludgeoning Weapons directly manipulated by hand This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• In gymnastics 24 men score a perfect 10. Twenty-three of them scored it in the now discontinued event of rope-climbing. Albert Seguin scored a 10 here and also a perfect 10 on side vault.
• The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" (Faster, Higher, Stronger), was used for the first time.
• Ireland was given formal recognition as an independent nation in the Olympic Movement in Paris in 1924 and it was at these games that Ireland made its first appearance in an Olympic Games as an independent nation. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
• Originally called Semaine des Sports d'Hiver ("International Winter Sports Week") and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions held in Chamonix between 25 January and 5 February 1924 were later designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the I Olympic Winter Games. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or more commonly Chamonix (ʃamɔni in French is a Town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (1924 Winter Olympics)
• This edition was the first to build an Olympic Village. The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix Frequently an Olympic Village is built within an Olympic Park or elsewhere in a host city

Medals awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

Athletics Boxing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Football Gymnastics Modern pentathlon Polo

Rowing Rugby Sailing Shooting Swimming Tennis Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling

Demonstration sports

• Basque pelota
• Canoeing
• Jeu de paume
• La canne
• Savate

Participating nations

A total of 44 nations were represented at the 1924 Games. At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested all for men only These are the results of the Boxing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. The Cycling competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris consisted of two road cycling events and four Track cycling At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, five Diving events were contested The Equestrian Events at the 1924 Paris Olympics included Eventing (individual and team medals Show jumping (individual and team medals and Dressage At the 1924 Summer Olympics, seven Fencing events were contested At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, Uruguay dominated the Football (soccer tournament winning the Gold At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, nine events in Gymnastics were contested all for men only At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, a single Modern pentathlon event was contested A Polo tournament was contested at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. The rowing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris featured 7 events all for men only Rugby union was played at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Three teams entered - France Romania and the United States At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, only three events in Sailing were contested a large decrease from the fourteen events contested at the At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, ten events in shooting were contested At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, eleven Swimming events were contested six for men and five for women Final results of the Tennis competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Final results for the Water polo tournament at the 1924 Summer Olympics: Medal summary Results The Weightlifting competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris consisted of five weight classes all for men only At the 1924 Summer Olympics, thirteen Wrestling events were contested for all men Canoeing was a Demonstration sport at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Germany was still absent, having not been invited by the Organizing Committee. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. ^[2] Ecuador, Haiti, Ireland, Lithuania, the Philippines and Uruguay attended the Olympic Games for the first time. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Ecuador topics. Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole: Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Latvia and Poland attended the Summer Olympic Games for the first time (appeared earlier at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix). Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a Winter Multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or more commonly Chamonix (ʃamɔni in French is a Town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie

Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile Cuba Czechoslovakia Denmark Ecuador Egypt Estonia Finland

France Great Britain Greece Haiti Hungary India Ireland Italy Japan Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Mexico Monaco Netherlands

New Zealand Norway Philippines Poland Portugal Romania South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United States Uruguay Yugoslavia

Medal count

Main article: 1924 Summer Olympics medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at these Games. Argentina competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Australia competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Austria competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the Belgium competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Brazil competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Bulgaria competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Canada competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Chile competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Results by event Boxing Cuba competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It was the first time in 20 years that Cuban athletes had competed Czechoslovakia competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Denmark competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Ecuador competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Egypt competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Results by event Boxing Estonia competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Finland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. France was the host nation for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as 'Great Britain and Ireland' at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Greece competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Haiti competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The country's delegation consisted of two officials and eleven competitors Hungary competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the India competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Ireland, then known as the Irish Free State, competed as an independent nation for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics Italy competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Medalists Gold Ugo Japan competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Medalists Bronze Latvia competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Lithuania competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Luxembourg competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Mexico competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Monaco competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. New Zealand competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Norway competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The Philippines competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France Poland competed at the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Portugal competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Romania competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. South Africa competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Spain competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Sweden competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Switzerland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Turkey competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The United States competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Uruguay competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Athletes from the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	45	27	27	99
2	Finland	14	13	10	37
3	France (host nation)	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

See also

• International Olympic Committee
• IOC country codes

References

1. ^ Zarnowski, C. The United States competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Finland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. France was the host nation for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as 'Great Britain and Ireland' at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Italy competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Medalists Gold Ugo Switzerland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Norway competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Sweden competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Belgium competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC) uses Three letter acronym country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic Frank (Summer 1992). "A Look at Olympic Costs". Citius, Altius, Fortius 1 (1): 16-32.  
2. ^ Guttmann, Allen (1992). The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games. Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, p. 38. ISBN 0-252-01701-3.  

External links

• IOC Site on 1924 Summer Olympics
• 1924 medal winners - from CBS
• Picture of the Olympic Stadium of Colombes
• History of the Olympic Stadium (French)
• Original footage of the opening ceremony of the 1924 Summer Olympics (by Polygoon) (Dutch)

Preceded by Antwerp

Summer Olympic Games Host City VIII Olympiad

Succeeded by Amsterdam

The Dutch Polygoon-Profilti was a well known cinema Newsreel company in the Netherlands from 1919 to 1987 The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1920 The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928

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