| Australia at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AUS |
| NOC | Australian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Paris | |
| Competitors | 35 |
| Flag bearer | Edwin Carr |
| Medals Ranked 11th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games Australasia (1908–1912) | |
Australia competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Australian athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Nick Winter | Athletics | Men's triple jump | July 12 |
| Gold | Dick Eve | Diving | Men's plain high diving | July 15 |
| Gold | Boy Charlton | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | July 15 |
 Silver | Frank Beaurepaire , Boy Charlton, Moss Christie, Ernest Henry, Ivan Stedman | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | July 20 |
 Bronze | Boy Charlton | Swimming | Men's 400 m freestyle | July 18 |
| Bronze | Frank Beaurepaire | Swimming | Men's 1500 m freestyle | July 15 |
A single diver represented Australia in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. Eve won the gold medal in the plain high diving competition, Australia's first Olympic diving medal. He also finished fifth in the springboard event.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Dick Eve | 3 m board | 13 | 522.3 | 2 Q | 26 | 564.3 | 5 |
| Plain high diving | 13.5 | 157 | 1 Q | 13.5 | 160 | | |
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Frank Beaurepaire | 400 m freestyle | 5:38.0 | 2 Q | DNF | — | Did not advance | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 22:17.6 | 1 Q | 21:41.6 | 1 Q | 21:48.4 | | |
| Boy Charlton | 400 m freestyle | 5:30.2 | 2 Q | 5:32.6 | 2 Q | 5:06.6 | |
| 1500 m freestyle | 21:20.4 OR | 1 Q | 21:28.4 | 1 Q | 20:06.6 WR | | |
| Moss Christie | 100 m freestyle | 1:07.2 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | DNF | — | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 22:49.4 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ernest Henry | 100 m freestyle | 1:03.8 | 2 Q | 1:03.0 | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Ivan Stedman | 100 m freestyle | 1:06.2 | 2 Q | 1:06.0 | 5 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m breaststroke | 3:09.6 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Frank Beaurepaire Boy Charlton Moss Christie Ernest Henry Ivan Stedman* | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 10:21.2 | 1 Q | 10:27.0 | 1 Q | 10:02.2 | |
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.
Nine athletes represented Australia in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport (excluding appearances as part of Australasia). Winter took the nation's only athletics medal of the Games, a gold in the triple jump.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ernie Austen | 10 km walk | N/A | Disqualified | Did not advance | |||||
| Malcolm Boyd | 800 m | N/A | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | N/A | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| 5000 m | N/A | Unknown | 9 | Did not advance | |||||
| Slip Carr | 100 m | 11.0 | 2 Q | 10.9 | 2 Q | 10.7 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m | 22.6 | 1 Q | 21.8 | 1 Q | 22.1 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| Denis Duigan | Pentathlon | N/A | Eliminated-4 | ||||||
| Pentathlon | N/A | Did not finish | |||||||
| Richard Honner | 400 m | 53.1 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| 400 m hurdles | N/A | 58.5 | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
| Long jump | N/A | 6.635 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Charles Lane | 400 m | 51.4 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| Jack Newman | 800 m | N/A | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| 1500 m | N/A | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Roy Norman | 200 m | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m | 50.6 | 2 Q | 50.2 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| 800 m | N/A | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| Nick Winter | Triple jump | N/A | 15.18 | 1 Q | 15.525 | | |||
Three boxers represented Australia at the 1924 Games. It was the nation's debut in the sport, though an Australian had won a silver medal as part of the 1908 Australasia team. Sinclair was the only Australian to win a match in 1924; none of the Australian boxers advanced past the round of 16.
| Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | |
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| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Charles Jardine | Heavyweight | N/A |  von Porat (NOR)L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
| Raymond Jones | Middleweight |  Funk (USA)L | Did not advance | 17 | |||
| Charles Sinclair | Lightweight |  Huizenaar (NED)W |  Genon (BEL)L | Did not advance | 9 | ||
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Four cyclists represented Australia in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Sidney Ramsden | Time trial | 7:18:23.4 | 36 |
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Cyclist | Event | First round | First repechage | Quarterfinals | Second repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Robert Broadbent | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
| Walter Coppins | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
| Sprint | 13.6 | 1 Q | Advanced directly | Unknown | 3 r | Unknown | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
| George Dempsey | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
| Sprint | 13.8 | 1 Q | Advanced directly | 13.2 | 1 Q | Advanced directly | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | ||||
Ten rowers represented Australia in 1924. It was the nation's debut in the sport, though the 1912 Australasia team included rowers.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Event | Semifinals | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Arthur Bull | Single sculls | 7:19.0 | 1 Q | Advanced directly | Did not finish | 4 | |
| Frank Cummings Robert Cummings Herbert Graetz Walter Jarvis Walter Pfeiffer Arthur Scott William Sladden Alf Taeuber Ted Thomas | Eight | Unknown | 2 r | 6:47.0 | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
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| Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Opposition score | Rank | ||
| James Bayley | Singles |  Schildt (FIN)W 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 |  Bache (DEN)W 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 |  Gilbert (GBR)L 5–7, 7–9, 1–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| James Willard | Singles |  Raymond (RSA)W 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | Halot (BEL) W 8–6, 6–2, 6–2 |  Jacob (IND)L 1–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| James Bayley James Willard | Doubles | N/A |  von Kehrling / von Kelemen (HUN) W 6–8, 11–9, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | Richards / Hunter (USA) L 1–6, 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Claude Angelo | Featherweight | Bye | Stott (GBR) W |  Chilcott (CAN)L | Did not advance | ||
Argentina competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 77 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 11 sports.
Canada competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 52 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 9 sports. These games marked the introduction of winter sports to the Olympic program ; Canada won its first gold medal for ice hockey.
Canada competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 65 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 8 sports.
France was the host nation for the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the second time that France had hosted the Games, after the 1900 Summer Olympics, also in Paris. 401 competitors, 373 men and 28 women, took part in 128 events in 20 sports.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 234 competitors, 218 men and 16 women, took part in 84 events in 21 sports. British athletes won fifteen gold medals and 43 medals overall, finishing third.
Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Despite the name, athletes from the newly independent Irish Free State competed separately. Following the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the name changed (officially) to 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' but the Olympic team competed as Great Britain from the 1928 games onwards. 267 competitors, 239 men and 28 women, took part in 115 events in 18 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 159 competitors, 146 men and 13 women, took part in 84 events in 15 sports.
The United States competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 299 competitors, 275 men and 24 women, took part in 108 events in 18 sports.
Norway competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 62 competitors, 60 men and 2 women, took part in 43 events in 10 sports.
Italy competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 174 competitors, 173 men and 1 woman, took part in 79 events in 18 sports.
Italy competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 200 competitors, 196 men and 4 women, took part in 93 events in 18 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 77 competitors, all men, took part in 45 events in 13 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 141 competitors, 136 men and 5 women, took part in 74 events in 17 sports.
Hungary competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, returning to the Olympic Games after not being invited to the 1920 Games because of the nation's role in World War I. 89 competitors, 86 men and 3 women, took part in 54 events in 12 sports.
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 177 competitors, 168 men and 9 women, took part in 81 events in 17 sports.
Belgium competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 172 competitors, 166 men and 6 women, took part in 82 events in 17 sports.
Denmark competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 154 competitors, 150 men and 4 women, took part in 66 events in 14 sports.
The Union of South Africa competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 30 competitors, all men, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.
Greece competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 39 competitors, 38 men and 1 woman, took part in 37 events in 9 sports. Greek athletes did not win any medals, but the gold medal was awarded to sculptor Konstantinos Dimitriadis for his work Discobole Finlandais. Art competitions were part of the Olympic program from 1912 to 1948. A copy of Dimitriadis's sculpture is situated opposite the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens.
Spain competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. 95 competitors, 93 men and 2 women, took part in 44 events in 15 sports.