| Athletics at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
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| Dates | 6-13 July |
| No. of events | 27 |
| Competitors | 386 from 34 nations |
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Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
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]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 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 | |
Participating nations
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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References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
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