1924 Summer Olympics
games of the VIII Olympiad, celebrated in Paris, France, in May–July 1924
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were held at Paris in France.[2]
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Host city | Paris, France | ||
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Nations | 44 | ||
Athletes | 3,089 (2,954 men, 135 women) | ||
Events | 126 in 17 sports (23 disciplines) | ||
Opening | 5 July | ||
Closing | 27 July | ||
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Stadium | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | ||
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The games were thought to be successful, but costly. The events were well attended.[3]
Participating nationsEdit
A total of 44 nations sent athletes to compete at the Paris games.[4]
- Argentina
- Australia
- Belgium
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Chile
- Cuba
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Great Britain
- Greece
- Haiti
- Hungary
- India
- Irish Free State
- Italy
- Empire of Japan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mexico
- Monaco
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Norway
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Union of South Africa
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United States
- Uruguay
- Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ International Olympic Committee (13 September 2013). "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad". Press release. https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1924 Paris Summer Games" Archived 2008-07-07 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 21 [6 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Taking part in the games for the first time were Ecuador, Haiti, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Philippines, Poland and Uruguay.
- ↑ Guttmann, Allen. (1992). The Olympics: A History of the Modern Games, p. 38.
Other websitesEdit
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