| I Olympic Winter Games | |
 Location of Chamonix, France, |
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| Host city | Chamonix, France |
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| Nations participating | 16 |
| Athletes participating | 258 |
| Events | 16 in 9 sports |
| Opening ceremony | January 25 |
| Closing ceremony | February 4 |
| Officially opened by | Gaston Vidal |
| Athlete's Oath | Camille Mandrillon |
| Stadium | Stade Olympique |
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were heald in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or more commonly Chamonix (ʃamɔni in French is a Town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie 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 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. Camille Mandrillon (1890-1969 was a French Biathlete who competed in the early 1920s The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. Stade Olympique de Chamonix is an equestrian Stadium in Chamonix, France. The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or more commonly Chamonix (ʃamɔni in French is a Town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Originally called Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver ("International Winter Sports Week") and held in association with the 1924 Summer Olympics, the sports competitions held at the foot of Mont Blanc in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France between 25 January and 5 February 1924, organised by the French Olympic Committee, were in retrospect designated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the I Olympic Winter Games. The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Mont Blanc Massif The Mont Blanc ( French for white mountain) or Monte Bianco ( Italian 'White Mountain' also Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or more commonly Chamonix (ʃamɔni in French is a Town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie ( Arpitan: Savouè d’Amont / Hiôta-Savouè) is a French department, named for its location in This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. 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.
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Highlights
Prologue
Although Figure Skating had been an Olympic event in both London and Antwerp, and Ice Hockey had been an event in Antwerp, the winter sports had always been rather limited by the season. In 1921, on the convention of the IOC in Lausanne, there was a call for equality for winter sports, and after much discussion it is decided to organize an "international week of winter sport" in 1924 in Chamonix. Lausanne ( pronounced, Losanna is a city in Romandy, the French -speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva
Day 2
The very first gold medal awarded in the Olympic Winter games was won by Charles Jewtraw, in the opening event, the 500 meter speedskating. Charles Jewtraw ( 5 May 1900 in Clinton County New York – 26 January 1996 in Palm Beach Florida) was an American The rest of the speed skating events were won by Julius Skutnabb and Clas Thunberg. Julius Ferninand Skutnabb ( 12 June 1889 &ndash 26 February 1965) was a Finnish speed skater who won several Olympic Arnold Clas Robert Thunberg ( 5 April 1893 &ndash 28 April 1973) was a Finnish speed skater who won five Olympic gold
Day 4
Sonja Henie, at just eleven years old, skates in the ladies' figure skating competition. Sonja Henie ( April 8, 1912 - October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress Although she finishes last, she becomes popular with fans, and will take the gold at the next three Winter Olympics.
Day 6
Finding himself in a unique situation, the figure skater Gillis Grafström is the first one ever to successfully defend his Summer Olympics title at the Winter Olympics. Gillis Grafström ( June 7, 1893 in Stockholm, Sweden – April 14, 1938 in Potsdam, Germany) was
Day 8
The Canadian ice-hockey team finished their qualifying round with 4 wins, and had a total score of 110-3 against Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, and Great Britain. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Day 10
Finding themselves in the same situation as Gillis Grafström, the Canadian ice-hockey team is the last ever to successfully defend its Summer Olympics title at the Winter Olympics. Canada would dominate ice hockey in early Olympic competition, winning six of the first seven gold medals awarded.
Epilogue
At the closing of the games a prize was awarded for a sport that didn't lend itself very well for tournaments: Pierre de Coubertin presented a prize for alpinisme to Charles Granville Bruce, the leader of the expedition that tried to climb Mount Everest in 1922. 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 Brigadier-General Charles Granville Bruce, CB, MVO ( 7 April 1866 at London – 12 July 1939 at London Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in
In 1925, the IOC decided to organize Olympic Winter Games every four years, independent of the Olympic Games proper, and recognized the International Winter Sports Week as the first Olympic Winter games in retrospect.
In 1974 the final medal of Chamonix 1924 was presented. Anders Haugen, who until then had been recorded as finishing fourth in the ski jumping event, received a bronze medal. Anders Haugen ( October 24, 1888 &ndash April 14, 1984) was an American Ski jumper who competed in the 1924 Winter The only Ski jumping event held at the 1924 Winter Olympics was unusual as the bronze medallist was not properly rewarded until 50 years later After fifty years an error had been discovered in the score of Thorleif Haug, winner of the bronze, which caused the two men to change places. Thorleif Haug ( September 28, 1894 - December 12, 1934) was a Norwegian skier who competed in Nordic combined and
In 2006, the IOC retroactively awarded medals to the 1924 curling teams. Curling is a team Sport with similarities to Bowls and Shuffle board, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared The IOC decided that curling was officially part of the program, after the Glasgow Herald newspaper filed a claim on behalf of the families of the team. The Herald is a national Broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland. [1]
Events
Medals were awarded in 16 events, and 7 sports. Many sources do not list curling and the military patrol, or list them as demonstration events. However, no such designation was made in 1924. In February 2006 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled that curling was a full part of the olympic program, and have included the medals awarded in the official count.
Venues
Participating nations
Athletes from 16 nations competed in the first Winter Olympic Games. At the 1924 Winter Olympics, only one Bobsleigh event was contested the four man event The Curling event at the 1924 Winter Olympics was contested only by men The three Figure skating events held at the 1924 Winter Olympics were not the first figure skating events contested at the Olympic Games, as At the 1924 Winter Olympics, an Ice hockey tournament was contested At the 1924 Winter Olympics, in Chamonix, France, in 1924, a Military patrol competition was held At the 1924 Winter Olympics, four Nordic skiing events were contested &ndash two Cross-country skiing events one Ski jumping At the 1924 Winter Olympics, two Cross-country skiing events were held At the 1924 Winter Olympics, the Nordic combined event consisted of 18 km Cross country skiing and the ski jump. The only Ski jumping event held at the 1924 Winter Olympics was unusual as the bronze medallist was not properly rewarded until 50 years later At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, five Speed skating events were contested all for men La Piste de Bobsleigh des Pellerins (Pellerins Bobsleigh Track in) was a Bobsleigh track constructed for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France Stade Olympique de Chamonix is an equestrian Stadium in Chamonix, France.
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One athlete from Estonia had entered the speed skating competition but did not compete. Austria competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Belgium competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Canada competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Czechoslovakia was one of the 16 nations to compete at the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Finland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. France was the host nation for the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Hungary competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Italy competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Latvia competed at the inaugural 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Norway competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Poland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Switzerland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Athletes from Sweden competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. The United States competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. The Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes was represented at the inaugural Winter Olympic Games in 1924 in Chamonix Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
Medal count
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 |  Finland |
4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 |  Austria |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  United States |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Great Britain |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 |  Sweden |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  France (host nation) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
External links
- IOC Chamonix 1924 page
- Official Report
- 1924 Olympic Curling Medals Count: CBC News February 8, 2006
- Olympic Games in Chamonix 1.924
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