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Athletics at the Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from 6 to 13 July.[1]
| Athletics at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
Host stadium (shown in 2009) | |
| Dates | 6-13 July |
| No. of events | 27 |
| Competitors | 386 from 34 nations |
There were no events in athletics for women at this edition of the Olympic Games.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (15 entries) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 81 | |
657 athletes from 40 nations competed. Ten nations competed in athletics for the first time. Cuba, Lithuania, Romania, Uruguay and Germany were the only five nations not to compete in athletics.
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