Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's team cross country
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The men's team 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.
Six nations competed as they have at least three competitors participating in the individual cross country race.
counted towards the team results. The placings and points were only given to the first three runners of the teams that had already three finishers. Their placings were summed, and the team with the lowest sum won.
Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics
At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:657 athletes from 40 nations competed. Ten nations competed in athletics for the first time...
at the 1924 Summer Olympics
1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France...
. It was the third and last appearance of this event. The competition was held on Saturday, July 12, 1924.
Six nations competed as they have at least three competitors participating in the individual cross country race.
Results
The first three runners for each nation to finish in the individual cross country raceAthletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's individual cross country
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...
counted towards the team results. The placings and points were only given to the first three runners of the teams that had already three finishers. Their placings were summed, and the team with the lowest sum won.
| Place | Team | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Final | |||
| 1 | 11 | ||
| Paavo Nurmi Paavo Nurmi Paavo Johannes Nurmi was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns," a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running... |
1 | ||
| Ville Ritola Ville Ritola Vilho Eino Ritola was a Finnish athlete, specialised in the long distance events. In the 1920s, he won 8 Olympic medals... |
2 | ||
| Heikki Liimatainen Heikki Liimatainen (athlete) Heikki Liimatainen was a Finnish athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for Finland in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the Cross Country where he won the bronze medal and helped the Finnish team of multiple gold medalist Paavo Nurmi and Teodor... |
8 | ||
| Väinö Sipilä | DNF | ||
| Eino Rastas | DNF | ||
| Eero Berg Eero Berg Eero Berg was a Finnish athlete who mainly competed in the 10,000 metres during his career.He competed for Finland at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France where he won the bronze medal in the men's 10,000 metres competition.-References:*... |
DNF | ||
| 2 | 14 | ||
| Earl Johnson Earl Johnson (athlete) Richard Earle "Earl" Johnson was an American athlete who competed mainly in the cross country team.... |
3 | ||
| Arthur Studenroth Arthur Studenroth Arthur Addison Studenroth was an American athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the Cross Country Team where he won the silver medal with his team mates Earl Johnson and August Fager.... |
5 | ||
| August Fager August Fager August Oliver Fager was an American athlete who competed mainly in long distance races.He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France in the Cross Country Team where he won the silver medal with his team mates Earl Johnson and Arthur Studenroth.... |
6 | ||
| Jimmy Henigan | (11) | ||
| John Gray | DNF | ||
| Verne Booth | DNF | ||
| 3 | 20 | ||
| Henri Lauvaux Henri Lauvaux Gustave Henri Lauvaux was a French distance runner who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team event.... |
4 | ||
| Gaston Heuet Gaston Heuet Gaston Heuet was a French athlete who competed mainly in the Cross Country Team.He competed for France in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France where he won the bronze medal in the Cross Country Team with his team mates Henri Lauvaux and Maurice Norland.-References:*... |
7 | ||
| Maurice Norland Maurice Norland Maurice Norland was a French athlete who competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Auxerre.... |
9 | ||
| Robert Marchal | DNF | ||
| André Lausseigh | DNF | ||
| Lucien Dolquès | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| Fabián Velasco | (13) | ||
| Miguel Peña | (14) | ||
| José Andía | DNF | ||
| Jesús Diéguez | DNF | ||
| Amador Palma | DNF | ||
| Miguel Palau | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| Ernie Harper | (4) | ||
| Arthur Sewell | DNF | ||
| John Benham | DNF | ||
| Eddie Webster | DNF | ||
| Joseph Williams | DNF | ||
| — | DNF | ||
| Edvin Wide Edvin Wide Emil Edvin Wide was a Swedish long-distance runner.Born in Finland, Wide competed for Sweden at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium, in the 3000 metre team, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Eric Backman and Sven Lundgren.He returned to the Olympics four years later... |
DNF | ||
| Sven Thuresson | DNF | ||
| Sidon Ebeling | DNF | ||
| Gösta Bergström | DNF | ||