1924 Winter Olympics

The I Olympic Winter Games were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. This was, though only called thus in retrospect, the first celebration of the Olympic Winter Games.

Opening ceremonies held: January 25, 1924

Closing ceremonies held: February 5, 1924

Number of nations participating: 16

Number of athletes participating: 258 (245 men, 13 women)

Officially opened by: Gaston Vidal, French Under-secretary for Physical Education

Athlete who took the Athlete's Oath: Camille Mandrillon

Judge who took the Judge's Oath: not applicable

Person who lit the Olympic Torch: not applicable

Number of events: 16 in 7 sports + 2 events in 2 demonstration sports

Medals awarded

Bobsleigh

Four-man

1. Eduard Scherrer, Alfred Neveu, Alfred Schläppi, Heinrich Schläppi (SUI)
2. Ralph Broome, Thomas Arnold, Alexander Richardson, Rodney Soher (GBR)
3. Charles Mulder, René Mortiaux, Paul van den Broeck, Victor Verschueren, Henri Willems (BEL)

Bobs with five men were also allowed.

Cross-country skiing

18 km men

1. Thorleif Haug (NOR)
2. Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)
3. Tapani Niku (FIN)

50 km, men

1. Thorleif Haug (NOR)
2. Thoralf Strømstad (NOR)
3. Johan Grøttumsbråten (NOR)

Ski jumping

Normal hill, men

1. Jacob Thullin Thams (NOR)
2. Narve Bonna (NOR)
3. Anders Haugen (USA)

Medal count

1	Norway	4	7	6	17
2	Finland	4	4	3	11
3	Austria	2	1	0	3
4	Switzerland	2	0	1	3
5	United States	1	2	1	4
6	Great Britain	1	1	2	4
7	Sweden	1	1	0	2
8	Canada	1	0	0	1
9	France	0	0	3	3
10	Belgium	0	0	1	1

Internal links

• Olympic Games
• Winter Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee
• WikiProject Sports Olympics
• IOC country codes

External links

• IOC Chamonix 1924 page
• Official Report