1924 Summer Olympics
Games of the VIII Olympiad, in Paris, France
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were held at Paris in France.[2]
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 nations
changeA 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
- United Kingdom
- Kingdom of Greece
- Haiti
- Hungary
- British India
- Irish Free State
- Italy
- 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
- Yugoslavia
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 13 September 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. 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 websites
changeMedia related to 1924 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons