1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were held at Paris in France.^[2]

Games of the VIII Olympiad

Emblem of the 1924 Summer Olympics
Host city	Paris, France
Nations	44
Athletes	3,089 (2,954 men, 135 women)
Events	126 in 17 sports (23 disciplines)
Opening	5 July
Closing	27 July
Opened by	President Gaston Doumergue[1]
Stadium	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Summer
← Antwerp 1920 Amsterdam 1928 →
Winter
← Chamonix 1924 St Moritz 1928 →

John Weismuller became notable when he won three gold medals in swimming at the 1924 games

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

Germany was not invited to participate.^[5]

Related pages

• List of IOC country codes