Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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The cycling competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.[1] The 50 km track event was held for the last time at these Games, having only been introduced in 1920.
VenuesParis and surrounding area
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Vélodrome de Vincennes
Date23 –27 July 1924
Competitors139 from 24 nations
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| Venues | Paris and surrounding area Vélodrome de Vincennes |
| Date | 23 –27 July 1924 |
| Competitors | 139 from 24 nations |
Medal summary
Road cycling
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual time trial |
Armand Blanchonnet France |
Henri Hoevenaers Belgium |
René Hamel France |
| Team time trial |
France Armand Blanchonnet René Hamel André Leducq Georges Wambst |
Belgium Henri Hoevenaers Auguste Parfondry Jean Van Den Bosch Fernand Saivé |
 SwedenGunnar Sköld Erik Bohlin Ragnar Malm Erik Bjurberg |
Track cycling
Participating nations
A total of 139 cyclists from 24 nations competed at the Paris Games:[1]
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |