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1924 (Paris) Olympic Games - some results
Track Events - MEN |
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
100 metres | Harold Abrahams GB | 10.6s |
Jackson Scholz USA | 10.8s | Arthur Porritt New Zealand | 10.9s |
200 metres | Jackson Scholz USA | 21.6s | Charles Paddock USA | 21.7s | Eric Liddel GB | 21.9s |
400 metres | Eric Liddel GB | 47.6s | Horatio Fitch USA | 48.4s | Guy Butler GB | 48.6s |
800 metres | Douglas Lowe GB | 1m 52.4s | Paul Martin Switzerland | 1m 52.5s | Schuyler Enck USA | 1m 53.0s |
1500 metres | Paavo Nurmi Finland | 3m 53.6s | Willy Scharer Switzerland | 3m 55.0s | Henry Stallard GB | 3m 55.6s |
5000 metres | Paavo Nurmi Finland | 14m 31.2s | Ville Ritola Finland | 14m 31.4s | Edvin Wide Sweden | 15m 1.8s |
10000 metres | Ville Ritola Finland | 30m 23.2s | Edvin Wide Sweden | 30m 55.2s | Eero Berg Finland | 31m 43.0s |
Marathon (42,195 metres) | Albin Stenroos Finland | 2h 41m 22s | Romeo Bertini Italy | 2h 47m 19s | Clarence DeMar USA | 2h 48m 14s |
Steeplechase (3000 metres) | Ville Ritola Finland | 9m 33.6s | Elias Katz Finland | 9m 44.0s | Paul Bontemps France | 9m 45.2s |
Field Events - MEN |
| | Ht/Dist | | Ht/Dist | | Ht/Dist |
High Jump | Harold Osborn USA | 1.98 m | Leroy Brown USA | 1.95 m | Pierre Lewden France | 1.92 m |
Long Jump | William DeHart Hubbard USA | 7.44 m | Edward Gourdin USA | 7.27 m | Sverre Hansen Norway | 7.26 m |
Pole Vault | Lee Barnes USA | 3.95 m | Glenn Graham USA | 3.95 m | James Brooker USA | 3.90 m |
Shot | Clarence Houser USA | 14.99 m | Glenn Hartranft USA | 14.89 m | Ralph Hills USA | 14.64 m |
Discus | Clarence Houser USA | 46.15 m | Vilho Niittymaa Finland | 44.95 m | Thomas Lieb USA | 44.83 m |
Javelin | Jonni Myyra Finland | 62.96 m | Gunnar Lindstrom Sweden | 60.92 m | Eugene Oberst USA | 58.35 m |
There are a few disagreements about times (and lengths) given by different authorities for the Silver and Bronze, but not for the Gold. |
There were NO Women's events in these Games
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