Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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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]
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Host stadium (shown in 2009) | |
| Venue | Stade Yves-du-Manoir |
| Dates | 6-13 July |
| No. of events | 27 |
| Competitors | 386 from 34 nations |
There were no events in athletics for women at this edition of the Olympic Games.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| 2 |  Finland | 10 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 |  Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Sweden | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 |  Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 |  France | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 12 |  Estonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Norway | 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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