Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's individual cross country
April 12, 2024
The men's individual cross country event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third and last appearance of this event. The competition was held on Saturday, July 12, 1924. Thirty-eight runners from ten nations competed.[1]
The course was unusually difficult, including stone paths that were covered in knee-high thistles and weeds. This, combined with extreme weather conditions of over 40 °C and noxious fumes emitted from a power plant near the course, resulted in only fifteen of the 38 starters crossing the finish line. [3] After the event, both the Red Cross and local police spent hours searching for runners who had passed out on the course.[3]
^. sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^Hutchinson, Andrew Boyd (7 January 2020). "The 1924 Olympic Cross Country Course — Colombes, France". Medium.
^ abWallechinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of The Olympics. United States: Penguin Books. p. 118. ISBN0140066322.
External linksedit
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
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athletics, 1924, summer, olympics, individual, cross, country, individual, cross, country, event, part, track, field, athletics, programme, 1924, summer, olympics, third, last, appearance, this, event, competition, held, saturday, july, 1924, thirty, eight, ru. The men s individual cross country event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics It was the third and last appearance of this event The competition was held on Saturday July 12 1924 Thirty eight runners from ten nations competed 1 Men s individual cross countryat the Games of the VIII Olympiad1924 individual cross country race The left trio is Edvin Wide Ville Ritola and Paavo NurmiVenueStade Olympique Yves du ManoirDateJuly 12Competitors38 from 10 nationsMedalistsPaavo Nurmi FinlandVille Ritola FinlandEarl Johnson United States 1920Results editThe first three runners for each nation to finish this event also counted towards the cross country team result The course was 10 650m in length 2 The course was unusually difficult including stone paths that were covered in knee high thistles and weeds This combined with extreme weather conditions of over 40 C and noxious fumes emitted from a power plant near the course resulted in only fifteen of the 38 starters crossing the finish line 3 After the event both the Red Cross and local police spent hours searching for runners who had passed out on the course 3 Place Athlete Time1 nbsp Paavo Nurmi FIN 32 54 82 nbsp Ville Ritola FIN 34 19 43 nbsp Earl Johnson USA 35 21 04 nbsp Ernie Harper GBR 35 45 45 nbsp Henri Lauvaux FRA 36 44 86 nbsp Arthur Studenroth USA 36 45 47 nbsp Carlo Martinenghi ITA 37 01 08 nbsp August Fager USA 37 40 69 nbsp Len Richardson RSA 37 46 010 nbsp Gaston Heuet FRA 37 52 011 nbsp James Henigan USA 38 00 012 nbsp Heikki Liimatainen FIN 38 18 013 nbsp Fabian Velasco ESP 39 07 614 nbsp Miguel Pena ESP 41 34 015 nbsp Maurice Norland FRA 41 48 3 nbsp Jose Andia ESP DNF nbsp Arthur Sewell GBR DNF nbsp John Gray USA DNF nbsp Robert Marchal FRA DNF nbsp Edvin Wide SWE DNF nbsp Vaino Sipila FIN DNF nbsp Sven Thuresson SWE DNF nbsp John Benham GBR DNF nbsp Verne Booth USA DNF nbsp John Ryan IRL DNF nbsp Sidon Ebeling SWE DNF nbsp Gosta Bergstrom SWE DNF nbsp Eino Rastas FIN DNF nbsp Andre Lauseig FRA DNF nbsp Jesus Dieguez ESP DNF nbsp Carlo Speroni ITA DNF nbsp Amador Palma ESP DNF nbsp Eero Berg FIN DNF nbsp Eddie Webster GBR DNF nbsp Lucien Dolques FRA DNF nbsp Joseph Williams GBR DNF nbsp Alfredo Gomes BRA DNF nbsp Miguel Palau ESP DNFReferences edit Athletics at the 1924 Paris Games Men s Cross Country Individual sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 30 January 2018 Hutchinson Andrew Boyd 7 January 2020 The 1924 Olympic Cross Country Course Colombes France Medium a b Wallechinsky David 1984 The Complete Book of The Olympics United States Penguin Books p 118 ISBN 0140066322 External links editOlympic Report Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Archived from the original on 14 October 2008 Retrieved 14 October 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics Men 27s individual cross country amp oldid 1114480878, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
