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The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were held at Paris in France.[1]
The games were thought to be successful, but costly. The events were well attended.[2]
Participating nations
A total of 44 nations sent athletes to compete at the Paris games.[3]
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
Germany was not invited to participate.[4]
Related pages
References
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1924 Paris Summer Games"; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," 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.
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