1924 Summer Olympics

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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.

Highlights

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.

Medals Awarded

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

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

References

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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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