| Rowing at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
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| Dates | 13–17 July 1924 |
| Competitors | 181 from 14 nations |
| Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
The rowing competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris featured seven events, all for men only. The competitions were held from Sunday to Thursday, 13 to 17 July. [1]
A total of 181 rowers from 14 nations competed at the Paris Games:
Argentina (9)
Australia (10)
Belgium (15)
Brazil (2)
Canada (14)
France (22)
Great Britain (21)
Hungary (7)
Italy (17)
Netherlands (17)
Poland (6)
Spain (10)
Switzerland (11)
United States (20)| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 | |
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