Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's individual cross country

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Men's individual cross country
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Ind cross country 1924 Summer Olympics.jpg
1924 individual cross country race. The left trio is Edvin Wide, Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
DateJuly 12
Competitors38 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Paavo Nurmi
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Ville Ritola
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Bronze medal icon.svg Earl Johnson
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1920

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]

Results

The first three runners for each nation to finish this event also counted towards the cross country team result.

The course was 10,650 metres (6.62 mi) 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 15 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]

PlaceAthleteTime
1Flag of Finland.svg  Paavo Nurmi  (FIN)32:54.8
2Flag of Finland.svg  Ville Ritola  (FIN)34:19.4
3US flag 48 stars.svg  Earl Johnson  (USA)35:21.0
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ernie Harper  (GBR)35:45.4
5Flag of France.svg  Henri Lauvaux  (FRA)36:44.8
6US flag 48 stars.svg  Arthur Studenroth  (USA)36:45.4
7Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Carlo Martinenghi  (ITA)37:01.0
8US flag 48 stars.svg  August Fager  (USA)37:40.6
9Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  Len Richardson  (RSA)37:46.0
10Flag of France.svg  Gaston Heuet  (FRA)37:52.0
11US flag 48 stars.svg  James Henigan  (USA)38:00.0
12Flag of Finland.svg  Heikki Liimatainen  (FIN)38:18.0
13Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Fabián Velasco  (ESP)39:07.6
14Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Miguel Peña  (ESP)41:34.0
15Flag of France.svg  Maurice Norland  (FRA)41:48.3
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  José Andía  (ESP)DNF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Arthur Sewell  (GBR)DNF
US flag 48 stars.svg  John Gray  (USA)DNF
Flag of France.svg  Robert Marchal  (FRA)DNF
Flag of Sweden.svg  Edvin Wide  (SWE)DNF
Flag of Finland.svg  Väinö Sipilä  (FIN)DNF
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sven Thuresson  (SWE)DNF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  John Benham  (GBR)DNF
US flag 48 stars.svg  Verne Booth  (USA)DNF
Flag of Ireland.svg  John Ryan  (IRL)DNF
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sidon Ebeling  (SWE)DNF
Flag of Sweden.svg  Gösta Bergström  (SWE)DNF
Flag of Finland.svg  Eino Rastas  (FIN)DNF
Flag of France.svg  André Lauseig  (FRA)DNF
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Jesús Diéguez  (ESP)DNF
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Carlo Speroni  (ITA)DNF
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Amador Palma  (ESP)DNF
Flag of Finland.svg  Eero Berg  (FIN)DNF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Eddie Webster  (GBR)DNF
Flag of France.svg  Lucien Dolquès  (FRA)DNF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Joseph Williams  (GBR)DNF
Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Alfredo Gomes  (BRA)DNF
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Miguel Palau  (ESP)DNF

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