1924 Summer Olympics
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 nations
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
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
1924 Summer Olympics Media
Stade olympique de Colombes en 1924
Overall map of the Olympic venues
The "Olympic Number" of Life, 10 Jul 1924.
Pictograms of Olympic sports - Fencing. This is unofficial sample picture. Images of official Olympic pictograms for 1948 Summer Olympics and all Summer Olympics since 1964 can be found in corresponding Official Reports.
Map of the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
Participating Countries of the 1924 Olympiad
Olympische Sommerspiele 1924 — Anzahl der Athleten
Related pages
References
- ↑ 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 websites
Media related to 1924 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
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