Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| 100 metres |  Harold AbrahamsGreat Britain (GBR) |
10.6 |  Jackson ScholzUnited States (USA) |
10.7 |  Arthur PorrittNew Zealand (NZL) |
10.8 |
| 200 metres | Jackson Scholz United States (USA) |
21.6 | Charles Paddock United States (USA) |
21.7 | Eric Liddell Great Britain (GBR) |
21.9 |
| 400 metres | Eric Liddell Great Britain (GBR) |
47.6 | Horatio Fitch United States (USA) |
48.4 | Guy Butler Great Britain (GBR) |
48.6 |
| 800 metres | Douglas Lowe Great Britain (GBR) |
1:52.4 |  Paul MartinSwitzerland (SUI) |
1:52.6 | Schuyler Enck United States (USA) |
1:53.0 |
| 1500 metres |  Paavo NurmiFinland (FIN) |
3:53.6 | Willy Scharer Switzerland (SUI) |
3:55.0 | Henry Stallard Great Britain (GBR) |
3:55.6 |
| 3000 metre team race | Finland (FIN) |
8 | Great Britain (GBR) |
14 | United States (USA) |
25 |
| 5000 metres | Paavo Nurmi Finland (FIN) |
14:31.2 | Ville Ritola Finland (FIN) |
14:31.4 |  Edvin WideSweden (SWE) |
15:01.8 |
| 10000 metres | Ville Ritola Finland (FIN) |
30:23.2 | Edvin Wide Sweden (SWE) |
30:55.2 | Eero Berg Finland (FIN) |
31:43.0 |
| Marathon | Albin Stenroos Finland (FIN) |
2:41:22.6 |  Romeo BertiniItaly (ITA) |
2:47:19.6 | Clarence DeMar United States (USA) |
2:48:14.0 |
| 110 metre hurdles | Daniel Kinsey United States (USA) |
15.0 |  Sidney AtkinsonSouth Africa (RSA) |
15.0 | Sten Pettersson Sweden (SWE) |
15.4 |
| 400 metre hurdles | Frederick Morgan Taylor United States (USA) |
52.6 | Erik Vilen Finland (FIN) |
53.8 | Ivan Riley United States (USA) |
54.2 |
| 3000 metre steeplechase | Ville Ritola Finland (FIN) |
9:33.6 | Elias Katz Finland (FIN) |
9:44.0 |  Paul BontempsFrance (FRA) |
9:45.2 |
| Individual cross-country | Paavo Nurmi Finland (FIN) |
32:54.8 | Ville Ritola Finland (FIN) |
34:19.4e | Earl Johnson United States (USA) |
35:21.0 |
| Team cross-country | Finland (FIN) |
11 | United States (USA) |
14 | France (FRA) |
20 |
| 4×100 metre relay | United States (USA) |
41.0 | Great Britain (GBR) |
41.2 |  Netherlands (NED) |
41.8 |
| 4×400 metre relay | United States (USA) |
3:16.0 | Sweden (SWE) |
3:17.0 | Great Britain (GBR) |
3:17.4 |
| 10 km walk | Ugo Frigerio Italy (ITA) |
47:49.0 | Gordon Goodwin Great Britain (GBR) |
Cecil McMaster South Africa (RSA) |
||
| High jump | Harold Osborn United States (USA) |
6'6" | Leroy Brown United States (USA) |
6'4¾" | Pierre Lewdon France (FRA) |
6'3¼" |
| Long jump | William DeHart Hubbard United States (USA) |
24'5" | Edward Gourdin United States (USA) |
23'10¾" |  Sverre HansenNorway (NOR) |
23'9¾" |
| Triple jump |  Anthony WinterAustralia (AUS) |
50'11¼" |  Luis BrunetoArgentina (ARG) |
50'7¼" | Vilho Tuulos Finland (FIN) |
50'5" |
| Pole vault | Lee Barnes United States (USA) |
12'11½" | Glen Graham United States (USA) |
12'11½" | James Brooker United States (USA) |
12'9½" |
| Shot put | Clarence Houser United States (USA) |
49'2" | Glenn Hartranft United States (USA) |
49'1¾" | Ralph Hills United States (USA) |
48'¼" |
| Discus throw | Clarence Houser United States (USA) |
151'5" | Vilho Nittymaa Finland (FIN) |
147'5½" | Thomas Lieb United States (USA) |
147'½" |
| Hammer throw | Frederick Tootell United States (USA) |
174'10" | Matthew McGrath United States (USA) |
166'9½" | Malcolm Nokes Great Britain (GBR) |
158'3½" |
| Javelin throw | Jonni Myyra Finland (FIN) |
206'6½" | Gunnar Lindstrom Sweden (SWE) |
199'10" | Eugene Oberst United States (USA) |
191'5" |
| Pentathlon | Eero Lehtonen Finland (FIN) |
14 |  Elemer SomfayHungary (HUN) |
16 | Robert LeGendre United States (USA) |
18 |
| Decathlon | Harold Osborn United States (USA) |
7710.775 | Emerson Norton United States (USA) |
7350.895 |  Aleksander KlumbergEstonia (EST) |
7329.360 |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) |
10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) |
3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Australia (AUS) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) |
0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Switzerland (SUI) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | South Africa (RSA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Argentina (ARG) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | France (FRA) |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Estonia (EST) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| New Zealand (NZL) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway (NOR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athletics at the Summer Olympics |
| 1896 | 1900 | 1904 | 1906 | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 |
| Events at the 1924 Summer Olympics (Paris) |
|
Athletics | Boxing | Cycling | Equestrian | Fencing | Football | Gymnastics | Modern pentathlon | Polo | Rowing | Rugby union | Sailing | Shooting | Swimming | Tennis | Weightlifting | Wrestling | |
