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Men: 100m
Date: 6 July 1924 / 7 July 1924

Rank Name Nation Time
1 Harold Abrahams GBR 10.6
2 Jackson Scholz USA
3 Arthur Porritt NZL
4 Chester Bowman USA
5 Charles Paddock USA
6 Loren Murchison USA
Semi-finals
7 William Nichol GBR
7 Edwin Carr AUS
Men: 200m
Date: 8 July 1924 / 9 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Jackson Scholz USA 21.6
2 Charles Paddock USA
3 Eric Liddell GBR
4 George Hill USA
5 Bayes Norton USA
6 Harold Abrahams GBR
Semi-finals
7 Edwin Carr AUS
7 Andre Mourlon FRA
Men: 400m
Date: 10 July 1924 / 11 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Eric Liddell GBR 47.6
2 Horatio Fitch USA
3 Guy Butler GBR
4 David Johnson CAN
5 John Taylor USA
6 Josef Imbach SUI
Semi-finals
7 Charles Hoff NOR
7 Adriaan Paulen NED
Men: 800m
Date: 6 July 1924 / 7 July 1924 / 8 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Douglas Lowe GBR 1:52.4
2 Paul Martin SUI
3 Schuyler Enck USA
4 Henry Stallard GBR
5 William Richardson USA
6 Ray Dodge USA
7 John Watters USA
8 Charles Hoff NOR
Men: 1500m
Date: 9 July 1924 / 10 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Paavo Nurmi FIN 3:53.6
2 Willy Scharer SUI
3 Henry Stallard GBR
4 Douglas Lowe GBR
5 Raymond Buker USA
6 Lloyd Hahn USA
7 Ray Watson USA
8 Frej Liewendahl FIN
Men: 5000m
Date: 8 July 1924 / 10 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Paavo Nurmi FIN 14:31.2
2 Ville Ritola FIN
3 Edvin Wide SWE
4 John Romig USA
5 Eino Seppala FIN
6 Charles Clibbon GBR
7 Lucien Dolques FRA
8 Axel Eriksson SWE
Men: 10000m
Date: 6 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Ville Ritola FIN 30:23.2
2 Edvin Wide SWE
3 Eero Berg FIN
4 Vaino Sipila FIN
5 Ernest Harper GBR
6 Halland Britton GBR
7 Guillaume Tell FRA
8 Earle Johnson USA
Men: 110m Hurdles
Date: 8 July 1924 / 9 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Daniel Kinsey USA 15.4
2 Sydney Atkinson RSA
3 Sten Pettersson SWE
4 Carl-Axel Christiernsson SWE
5 Karl Anderson USA
6 George Guthrie USA
Semi-finals
7 Gabriel Sempe FRA
7 Franklin Johnson USA
7 Frederick Gaby GBR
Men: 400m Hurdles
Date: 6 July 1924 / 7 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Morgan Taylor USA 52.6
2 Erik "Erkka" Wilen FIN
3 Ivan Riley USA
4 Géo André FRA
5 Charles Brookins USA
5 Frederick Blackett GBR
Semi-finals
7 Luigi Facelli ITA
7 Chan Coulter USA
Men: 3000m Steeplechase
Date: 7 July 1924 / 9 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Ville Ritola FIN 9:33.6
2 Elias Katz FIN
3 Paul Bontemps FRA
4 Marvin Rick USA
5 Karl "Kalle" Ebb FIN
6 Evelyn Montague GBR
7 Michael Devaney USA
8 Albert Isola FRA
Men: 10km Walk
Date: 9 July 1924 / 11 July 1924 / 13 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Ugo Frigerio ITA 47:49.0
2 Gordon Goodwin GBR
3 Cecil McMaster RSA
4 Donato Pavesi ITA
5 Arthur Schwab SUI
6 Ernest Clarke GBR
7 Armando Valente ITA
8 Luigi Besatra ITA
Men: 4x100m Relay
Date: 12 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Loren Murchison; Louis Clarke; Frank Hussey; J. Alfred LeConey USA 41.0
2 Harold Abrahams; Walter Rangeley; William Nichol; Lancelot Royle GBR
3 Jan de Vries; Jacob Boot; Henricus Broos; Marinus van den Berge NED
4 Ferenc Gero; Lajos Kurunczy; Laszlo Muskat; Gusztav Rozsahegyi HUN
5 Rene Mourlon; Andre Mourlon; Maurice Degrelle; Albert Heise FRA
6 Josef Imbach; Karl Borner; Heinz Hemmi; David Moriaud SUI
Semi-finals
7 Curt Branting; Nils Engdahl; Thor Osterdahl; Gustaf Wejnarth SWE
7 George Hester; Laurie Armstrong; Cyril Coaffee; Anthony Vince CAN
7 Enrico Torre; Ernesto Bonacina; Giovanni Frangipane; Pietro Pastorino ITA
Men: 4x400m Relay
Date: 12 July 1924 / 13 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Alan Helffrich; Commodore Cochran; Oliver MacDonald; William Stevenson USA 3:16.0
2 Artur Svensson; Erik Bylehn; Gustaf Wejnarth; Nils Engdahl SWE
3 Edward Toms; George Renwick; Guy Butler; Richard Ripley GBR
4 Allan Christie; David Johnson; Horace Aylwin; William Maynes CAN
5 Barthelemy Favaudon; Francis Galtier; Gaston Fery; Raymond Fritz FRA
6 Alfredo Gargiullo; Ennio Maffiolini; Guido Cominotto; Luigi Facelli ITA
Heats
7 Eero Lehtonen; Erik Astrom; Erik "Erkka" Wilen; Hirsch Drisin FIN
Men: 3000m Team Race
Date: 11 July 1924 / 13 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Points
1 Paavo Nurmi; Ville Ritola; Elias Katz; Sameli Tala; Frej Liewendahl { + Eino Seppala} FIN 8
2 Bernard MacDonald; Herbert Johnston; George Webber; Walter Porter; Arthur Clark; William Seagrove GBR 14
3 Edward Kirby; William Cox; Willard Tibbetts; Leo Larrivee; Joie Ray; James Connolly USA 25
4 Paul Bontemps; Armand Burtin; Leonard Mascaux; Camille Barbaud; Jean Keller; Lucien Duquesne FRA 31
Heats
5 Hans Gundhus; Nils Andersen; Haakon Jansen; Johan Badendyck NOR 27
5 Edvin Wide; Axel Eriksson; Sven Emil Lundgren; Sven Thuresson; Stig Reutersward SWE 21
7 Angelo Davoli; Ferruccino Bruni; Giovanni Garaventa; Ernesto Ambrosini ITA 31
7 Jesus Dieguez; Josa Andia; Fabian Velasco; Miguel Pena ESP 30
Men: Marathon
Date: 13 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Albin Stenroos FIN 2:41:22.6
2 Romeo Bertini ITA 2:47:19.6
3 Clarence DeMar USA 2:48:14.0
4 Lauri Halonen FIN 2:49:47.4
5 Samuel Ferris GBR 2:52:26.0
6 Manuel Plaza CHI 2:52:54.0
7 Boughera El Ouafi FRA 2:54:19.6
8 Gustav Kinn SWE 2:54:33.4
Men: Cross-Country
Date: 12 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Paavo Nurmi FIN 32:54.4
2 Ville Ritola FIN 34:49.2
3 Earle Johnson USA 35:21.0
4 Ernest Harper GBR 35:45.2
5 Gustave Lauvaux FRA 36:44.4
6 Arthur Studenroth USA 36:45.2
7 Carlo Martinenghi ITA 37:01.0
8 August Fager USA 37:40.3
Men: Cross-Country Team
Date: 12 July 1924
Rank Name Nation
1 Paavo Nurmi; Ville Ritola; Heikki Liimatainen; Vaino Sipila; Eino Rastas; Eero Berg FIN
2 Earle Johnson; Arthur Studenroth; August Fager; Jimmy Henigan; John Gray; Verne Booth USA
3 Gustave Lauvaux; Gaston Heuet; Maurice Norland; Roger Marchal; Andre Lausseig; Lucien Dolques FRA
Men: High Jump
Date: 6 July 1924 / 7 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Harold Osborn USA 1.98m [6' 6"]
2 Leroy Brown USA 1.95m [6' 4 ¾"]
3 Pierre Lewden FRA 1.92m [6' 3 ½"]
4 Thomas Poor USA 1.88m [6' 2"]
5 Jeno Gaspar HUN 1.88m [6' 2"]
6 Helge Jansson SWE 1.85m [6' ¾"]
7 Pierre Guilloux FRA 1.85m [6' ¾"]
8 Lawrence Roberts RSA 1.83m [6' 0"]
8 Sverre Helgesen NOR 1.83m [6' 0"]
Men: Pole Vault
Date: 9 July 1924 / 10 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Lee Barnes USA 3.95m [12' 11 ½"]
2 Glen Graham USA 3.95m [12' 11 ½"]
3 James Brooker USA 3.90m [12' 9 ½"]
4 Henry Petersen DEN 3.90m [12' 9 ½"]
5 Victor Pickard CAN 3.80m [12' 5 ½"]
6 Ralph Spearow USA 3.70m [12' 1 ¾"]
7 Maurice Henrijean BEL 3.66m [12' 0"]
Qualifying
8 Paul Dufauret FRA 3.55m [11' 7 ¾"]
8 Maurice Vautier FRA 3.55m [11' 7 ¾"]
8 Irving Francis CAN 3.55m [11' 7 ¾"]
Men: Long Jump
Date: 8 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 DeHart Hubbard USA 7.45m [24' 5"]
2 Edward Gourdin USA 7.28m [23' 10 ½"]
3 Sverre Hansen NOR 7.26m [23' 9 ¾"]
4 Vilho "Ville" Tuulos FIN 7.07m [23' 2 ¼"]
5 Louis Wilhelme FRA 6.99m [22' 11 ¼"]
6 Christopher Mackintosh GBR 6.92m [22' 8 ½"]
7 Virgilio Tommasi ITA 6.89m [22' 7 ¼"]
Qualifying
8 Jacob Boot NED 6.86m [22' 6"]
Men: Triple Jump
Date: 12 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Anthony Winter AUS 15.53m [50' 11 ¼"]
2 Luis Brunetto ARG 15.43m [50' 7 ¼"]
3 Vilho "Ville" Tuulos FIN 15.37m [50' 5"]
4 Vaino Rainio FIN 15.01m [49' 3"]
5 Folke Janson SWE 14.97m [49' 1 ¼"]
6 Mikio Oda JPN 14.35m [47' 1"]
Qualifying
7 Earle Wilson USA 14.23m [46' 8 ¼"]
8 Ivar Sahlin SWE 14.16m [46' 5 ½"]
Men: Shot Put
Date: 8 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Bud Houser USA 14.99m [49' 2 ¼"]
2 Glenn Hartranft USA 14.89m [48' 10 ½"]
3 Ralph Hills USA 14.64m [48' ½"]
4 Hannes Torpo FIN 14.45m [47' 5"]
5 Norman Anderson USA 14.29m [46' 10 ½"]
6 Elmer Niklander FIN 14.27m [46' 9 ½"]
Qualifying
7 Ville Porhola FIN 14.10m [46' 3"]
8 Bertil Jansson SWE 13.76m [45' 1 ¾"]
Men: Discus Throw
Date: 13 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Bud Houser USA 46.16m [151' 5 ¼"]
2 Vilho Niittymaa FIN 44.95m [147' 5 ¾"]
3 Thomas Lieb USA 44.83m [147' 1"]
4 Augustus Pope USA 44.42m [145' 8 ¾"]
5 Ketil Askildt NOR 43.41m [142' 4 ¾"]
6 Glenn Hartranft USA 42.49m [139' 4 ¾"]
Qualifying
7 Elmer Niklander FIN 42.09m [138' 1"]
8 Heikki Malmivirta FIN 41.16m [135' ½"]
Men: Hammer Throw
Date: 10 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Frederic Tootell USA 53.29m [174' 10"]
2 Matt McGrath USA 50.84m [166' 9 ½"]
3 Malcolm Nokes GBR 48.88m [160' 4 ¼"]
4 Erik Eriksson FIN 48.74m [159' 11"]
5 Ossian Skiold SWE 45.28m [148' 6 ¾"]
6 James McEachern USA 45.23m [148' 4 ½"]
Qualifying
7 Carl Johan Lind SWE 44.78m [146' 11"]
8 John Murdoch CAN 42.48m [139' 4 ½"]
Men: Javelin Throw
Date: 6 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Jonni Myyra FIN 62.96m [206' 6 ¾"]
2 Gunnar Lindstrom SWE 60.92m [199' 10 ½"]
3 Eugene Oberst USA 58.35m [191' 5 ¼"]
4 Yrjo Ekgvist FIN 57.56m [188' 10 ¼"]
5 William Neufeld USA 56.96m [186' 10 ½"]
6 Erik Blomqvist SWE 56.85m [186' 6 ¼"]
Qualifying
7 Urho Peltonen FIN 55.67m [182' 7 ¾"]
8 Paavo Johansson FIN 55.10m [180' 9 ¼"]
Men: Decathlon
Date: 11 July 1924 / 12 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Points
1 Harold Osborn USA 7710.775
2 Emerson Norton USA 7350.895
3 Aleksander Klumberg EST 7329.360
4 Antti Hussari FIN 7005.175
5 Edward Sutherland RSA 6794.142
6 Ernst Gerspach SUI 6743.530
7 Helge Jansson SWE 6656.160
8 Harry Frieda USA 6618.300
Men: Pentathlon
Date: 7 July 1924
Rank Name Nation Points
1 Eero Lehtonen FIN 14
2 Elemer Somfay HUN 16
3 Robert LeGendre USA 18
4 Leo Leino FIN 23
5 Morton Kaer USA 24
6 Hugo Lahtinen FIN 27
7 Brutus Hamilton USA 24
8 Goran Unger SWE 30