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Liddell Chaired
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$4 May-27 Jul 1924: Paavo Nurmi (right) of Finland is followed by Edvin Wide #746 of Sweden and Vilho Ritola (right) of Finland during the Individual Cross Country event at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. Nurmi won the gold and Ritola the silver medal.\ Mandatory Credit: IOC Olympic Museum /Allsport$
Nurmi Being Followed By Wide And Ritola During The Individual Cross Country Even...
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Johnny Weissmuller (USA)
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Paavo Nurmi (FIN)
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High Jump Gold
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USA Take Gold In Olympic Rugby - USA Vs France
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$Paavo Nurmi\'s Golden Olympic History$
Paavo Nurmi\'s Golden Olympic History
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$At the Paris 1924 Olympic Games, track cycling was a distant relative to what we see in the current Olympics. Cyclists competed in an outdoor velodrome without any the protective gear such as helmets, which we see for current athletes.   For 50 kilometer race, the Dutch duo Ko Willems and Jan Maas had previously defined a race plan in which Maas would attack for the lead, getting other athletes fatigued earlier in the race. Meanwhile Willems, who was a strong sprinter, would finish the race.   As cyclists were lapped by the front pack, they would leave the track which narrowed down the competition to the final 15 athletes. In the final laps, the competitors began their sprint lead by Wyld and Alden from Great Britain, De Martino from Italy and Willems on the outside, all equal.   Following their initial plan, Ko Willems\' sprint put him ahead of the three taking the gold medal for the Netherlands.  $
Ko Willems Sprints For Cycling Gold - Track Cycling - Paris 1924 Olympic Games
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Morgan Taylor’s First Olympic Gold - 400m Hurdles
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Georges Andre\'s Olympic Achievements
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TOP MEDALISTS

ATHLETE MEDALS	NOC	Medals
Paavo NURMI	FIN	5
Ville RITOLA	FIN	4 2
Roger François DUCRET	FRA	3 2
Johnny WEISSMULLER	USA	3
Ole Andreas LILLOE-OLSEN	NOR	2 1

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Opening date	04 May 1924
Closing date	27 July 1924
Country of the host city	France

The Paris Games signalled the acceptance of the Games as a major event with widespread appeal.

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Mass appeal

The number of participating National Olympic Committees jumped from 29 to 44, signalling the advent of the Olympic Games as a major event with widespread appeal. This newfound popularity was confirmed by the presence of over 1,000 journalists.

Closing Ceremony

These Games introduced the Closing Ceremony ritual as we know it today. This involves the raising of three flags: the flag of the International Olympic Committee, the flag of the host nation and the flag of the next host nation.

No time to lose

Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi won five gold medals to add to the three he had won in 1920. His most spectacular performance occurred on 10 July. First, he easily won the 1500m and then, a mere 55 minutes later, he returned to the track to win the 5,000m.

Hollywood material

American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller won two golds. He claimed two further golds at the 1928 Games and went on to become famous playing Tarzan of the Apes in 12 movies. The Paris Games themselves became immortalised in “Chariots of Fire”, the Oscar-winning film about principled British runner Eric Liddell.

NOCs 44
Athletes 3,089 (135 women, 2,954 men)
Events 126
Volunteers n/a
Media 1,000 journalists

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Immortalised by a film

These Games were better known as the Olympic Games of Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, the "Chariots of Fire" Games, immortalised on the silver screen by Hugh Hudson.

Protocol ceremony

At the Closing Ceremony, the practice of raising three flags (one for the International Olympic Committee, one for the host country and one for the future host country of the Games) was instigated.

Artistic heights

The art competition reached its apogee.

Tennis

Last appearance of tennis until the 1988 Games.

Athletes' accommodation

First time that the athletes were accommodated in an Olympic Village, a group of wood cabins.

The mass media of the era

First broadcast.

The interest of the public and the media

625,000 spectators and 1 000 journalists.

A future film star

Peter John “Johnny” Weissmuller made his first Olympic appearance. He also participated in the 1928 Games and then went on to Hollywood where he famously became Tarzan.