Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Great Britain at the
1924 Summer Olympics

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IOC code| GBR
NOC| British Olympic Association
in Paris
Competitors| 267 (239 men and 28 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer| Arthur Hunt
Medals
Ranked 4th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

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Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. This was the first Summer Olympics in which 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.[1]

## Medallists

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Further information: 1924 Summer Olympics medal table

Medal  | Name  | Sport  | Event  | Date

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Gold | Harold Abrahams | Athletics | Men's 100 m | July 7
Gold | Eric Liddell | Athletics | Men's 400 m | July 11
Gold | Douglas Lowe | Athletics | Men's 800 m | July 7
Gold | Harry Mallin | Boxing | Men's middleweight | July 20
Gold | Harry Mitchell | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight | July 20
Gold | Jack Beresford | Rowing | Men's single sculls | July 17
Gold | Charles Eley, James MacNabb,
Robert Morrison, Terence Sanders | Rowing | Men's coxless four | July 17
Gold | Cyril Mackworth-Praed, Philip Neame,
Herbert Perry, Allen Whitty | Shooting | Men's 100 m team running deer, double shots | July 3
Gold | Lucy Morton | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | July 18
Silver | Harold Abrahams, Wilfred Nichol,
Walter Rangeley, Lancelot Royle | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | July 13
Silver | Herbert Johnston, Bertram Macdonald, George Webber | Athletics | Men's 3000 m team race | July 13
Silver | Gordon Goodwin | Athletics | Men's 10 km walk | July 13
Silver | James McKenzie | Boxing | Men's flyweight | July 20
Silver | John Elliott | Boxing | Men's middleweight | July 20
Silver | Cyril Alden | Cycling | Men's 50 km | July 27
Silver | Gladys Davis | Fencing | Women's foil | July 4
Silver | Harold Fowler, Edwin Jacob,
Thomas Riggs, Walter Riggs, Ernest Roney | Sailing | 8 m Class | July 26
Silver | Cyril Mackworth-Praed | Shooting | Men's 100 m running deer, single shots | June 30
Men's 100 m running deer, double shots | July 1
Silver | Phyllis Harding | Swimming | Women's 100 m backstroke | July 20
Silver | Florence Barker, Constance Jeans,
Grace McKenzie, Iris Tanner | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | July 18
Silver | Phyllis Covell, Kathleen McKane Godfree | Tennis | Women's doubles | July 19
Bronze | Eric Liddell | Athletics | Men's 200 m | July 9
Bronze | Guy Butler | Athletics | Men's 400 m | July 11
Bronze | H. B. Stallard | Athletics | Men's 1500 m | July 10
Bronze | Guy Butler, George Renwick,
Richard Ripley, Edward Toms | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | July 13
Bronze | Malcolm Nokes | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | July 10
Bronze | Harry Wyld | Cycling | Men's 50 km | July 27
Bronze | Harold Clarke | Diving | Men's plain high diving | July 15
Bronze | Great Britain national polo team

* Frederick W. Barrett
* Dennis Bingham
* Frederick Guest
* Percival Kinnear Wise

| Polo | July 12
Bronze | Gladys Carson | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | July 18
Bronze | Kathleen McKane Godfree | Tennis | Women's singles | July 20
Bronze | Evelyn Colyer, Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | Tennis | Women's doubles | July 19
Bronze | Archie MacDonald | Wrestling | Men's freestyle heavyweight | July 14

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Sixty-five athletes represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport; Great Britain was one of three nations, along with Greece and the United States, to have competed in each edition of the Olympic athletics competitions. With three gold medals and eleven total medals, the British athletes finished third in both counts behind the Americans and the Finns. Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, two of the British Olympic champions in the sport, would later be the subjects of the film Chariots of Fire for their competition in Paris.

Liddell won the 400 metres, breaking the world record in the final. Abrahams took the gold medal in the 100 metres, matching the Olympic record in three of the four rounds. Lowe took the third championship for Great Britain, in the 800 metres. The 4 × 100 metre relay team, including Abrahams, briefly took the world record, though relinquished it to the American team which beat the British squad in the final.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete  | Event  | Heats  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Harold Abrahams | 100 m | 11.0  | 1 Q | 10.6 =OR | 1 Q | 10.6 =OR | 1 Q | 10.6 =OR |
200 m | 22.2  | 1 Q | 22.0  | 1 Q | 21.9  | 3 Q | 22.3  | 6
Charles Beckwith | Shot put | N/A  | 12.48  | 7  | did not advance
John Benham | Cross country | N/A  | did not finish
Frederick Blackett | 400 m hurdles | N/A  | 56.9  | 2 Q | 58.4  | 3 Q | Disqualified
Halland Britton | 10000 m | N/A  | 32:06.0  | 6
David Burghley | 110 m hurdles | N/A  | Unknown  | 3  | did not advance
Guy Butler | 400 m | 50.2  | 1 Q | 49.8  | 1 Q | 47.9  | 2 Q | 48.6  |
James Campbell | Pole vault | N/A  | 3.20  | 7  | did not advance
Ernest Clark | 10 km walk | N/A  | Unknown  | 5 Q | 49:59.2  | 6
Charles Clibbon | 5000 m | N/A  | 15:35.6  | 4 Q | 15:29.0  | 6
10000 m | N/A  | Unknown  | 14
David Cummings | 3000 m steeplechase | N/A  | Unknown  | 5  | did not advance
Jock Dalrymple | Javelin throw | N/A  | 46.92  | 12  | did not advance
Henri Dauban de Silhouette | Javelin throw | N/A  | 44.70  | 13  | did not advance
Robert Dickinson | High jump | N/A  | 1.75  | 5  | did not advance
Cyril Ellis | 1500 m | N/A  | 4:08.1  | 3  | did not advance
Arthur Farrimond | Marathon | N/A  | 3:05:15.0  | 17
Samuel Ferris | Marathon | N/A  | 2:52:26.0  | 5
Fred Gaby | 110 m hurdles | N/A  | 15.6  | 1 Q | 15.7  | 3  | did not advance
Gordon Goodwin | 10 km walk | N/A  | 49:04.0  | 1 Q | 48:37.9  |
Ernie Harper | 10000 m | N/A  | 31:58.0  | 5
Cross country | N/A  | 35:45.4  | 4
Eric Harrison | 110 m hurdles | N/A  | Unknown  | 2 Q | 15.7  | 4  | did not advance
Jack Higginson | Triple jump | N/A  | 13.34  | 7  | did not advance
Harry Houghton | 800 m | N/A  | 1:58.4  | 2 Q | 1:57.3  | 2 Q | 1:58.0  | 9
Charles Johnstone | 5000 m | N/A  | 15:27.4  | 5  | did not advance
Crawford Kerr | High jump | N/A  | No mark  | 5  | did not advance
Harold Langley | Triple jump | N/A  | 12.74  | 8  | did not advance
Ernest Letherland | Marathon | N/A  | did not finish
Eric Liddell | 200 m | 22.2  | 1 Q | Unknown  | 2 Q | 21.8  | 2 Q | 21.9  |
400 m | 50.2  | 1 Q | 49.3  | 2 Q | 48.2  | 1 Q | 47.6 WR |
Douglas Lowe | 800 m | N/A  | 1:58.0  | 1 Q | 1:56.8  | 1 Q | 1:52.4  |
1500 m | N/A  | 4:07.2  | 2 Q | 3:57.0  | 4
Christopher MacKintosh | Long jump | N/A  | 6.88  | 3 Q | 6.92  | 6
Thomas Matthewman | 200 m | Unknown  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
Jack McKenna | Marathon | N/A  | 3:30:40.0  | 27
Albert Mills | Marathon | N/A  | did not finish
Evelyn Montague | 3000 m steeplechase | N/A  | 9:48.0  | 3 Q | 9:58.0  | 6
Edgar Mountain | 800 m | N/A  | Unknown  | 3 Q | Unknown  | 7  | did not advance
Sidney Newey | 3000 m steeplechase | N/A  | Unknown  | 3 Q | Unknown  | 9
Wilfred Nichol | 100 m | 11.0  | 1 Q | 11.0  | 2 Q | 11.3  | 4  | did not advance
200 m | 22.6  | 1 Q | 22.6  | 2 Q | 22.4  | 5  | did not advance
Malcolm Nokes | Hammer throw | N/A  | 48.875  | 2 Q | 48.875  |
John Odde | Triple jump | N/A  | 13.40  | 6  | did not advance
Leopold Partridge | 110 m hurdles | N/A  | Unknown  | 3  | did not advance
Walter Rangeley | 100 m | 11.0  | 1 Q | 11.0  | 3  | did not advance
George Renwick | 400 m | 50.3  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
Lancelot Royle | 100 m | 11.0  | 1 Q | Unknown  | 3  | did not advance
Frank Saunders | 5000 m | N/A  | 15:37.0  | 4 Q | 15:54.0  | 10
Arthur Sewell | Cross country | N/A  | did not finish
Donald Slack | Pentathlon | N/A  | Elim-3
Decathlon | N/A  | 5148.105  | 25
Percy Spark | Pentathlon | N/A  | Elim-3
Decathlon | N/A  | did not finish
Sonny Spencer | 1500 m | N/A  | 4:09.0  | 2 Q | 4:03.7  | 11
H. B. Stallard | 800 m | N/A  | 1:57.6  | 1 Q | 1:54.2  | 1 Q | 1:53.0  | 4
1500 m | N/A  | 4:11.8  | 1 Q | 3:55.6  |
Ralph Starr | 5000 m | N/A  | Unknown  | 6  | did not advance
Wilfrid Tatham | 400 m hurdles | N/A  | 58.5  | 3  | did not advance
Edward Toms | 400 m | 49.9  | 2 Q | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
Gordon Watts | 10 km walk | N/A  | Disqualified  | did not advance
Eddie Webster | 10000 m | N/A  | did not finish
Cross country | N/A  | did not finish
Joseph Williams | Cross country | N/A  | did not finish
Arthur Willis | High jump | N/A  | No mark  | 3  | did not advance
Rex Woods | Shot put | N/A  | 11.77  | 7  | did not advance
Dunky Wright | Marathon | N/A  | did not finish
Harold Abrahams
Wilfred Nichol
Walter Rangeley
Lancelot Royle | 4 × 100 m relay | N/A  | 42.0 WR | 1 Q | 41.8  | 1 Q | 42.5  |
Guy Butler
George Renwick
Richard Ripley
Edward Toms | 4 × 400 m relay | N/A  | 3:22.0  | 1 Q | 3:17.4  |
John Benham
Ernie Harper
Arthur Sewell
Eddie Webster
Joseph Williams  | Team cross country | N/A  | did not finish
Arthur Clark
Herbert Johnston
Bertram Macdonald
Walter Porter
William Seagrove
George Webber | 3000 m team | N/A  | 15  | 2 Q | 14  |

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Sixteen boxers represented Great Britain at the 1924 Games; Great Britain was one of four nations to have two wrestlers in each weight class (along with France, Italy, and the United States). It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Great Britain matched the United States for most gold medals, at two, and most silver medals, also at two; those were all the medals won by the British team, however, while the United States also took a pair of bronzes to take the top medal spot with six to Great Britain's four. Mallin's middleweight championship came after a quarterfinal win by disqualification (Brousse bit Mallin) and a bout against countryman Elliott in the final. Mitchell took the light heavyweight crown without being bitten.

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
Alf Barber | Bantamweight | Bye  |  Smit (NED)
W |  Ces (FRA)
L | did not advance  | 5
James Basham | Welterweight |  Dwyer (IRL)
L | did not advance  | 17
Arthur Beavis | Featherweight |  Flammang (LUX)
W |  Quartucci (ARG)
L | did not advance  | 9
Arthur Clifton | Heavyweight | N/A  |  Eagan (USA)
W |  Petersen (DEN)
L | did not advance  | 5
John Courtis | Light heavyweight | Bye  |  Maurer (LUX)
W |  Saraudi (ITA)
L | did not advance  | 5
Harry Dingley | Featherweight | Bye  |  Tuns (BEL)
W |  Devergnies (BEL)
L | did not advance  | 5
John Elliott | Middleweight | Bye  |  Givel (SUI)
W |  Henning (CAN)
W |  Black (CAN)
W |  Mallin (GBR)
L |
Harry Mallin | Middleweight |  Stokstad (NOR)
W |  Siebert (SUI)
W |  Brousse (FRA)
W |  Beecken (BEL)
W |  Elliott (GBR)
W |
James McKenzie | Flyweight | Bye  |  Turksma (NED)
W |  MacGregor (CAN)
W |  Fee (USA)
W |  LaBarba (USA)
L |
Harry Mitchell | Light heavyweight |  Miljon (NED)
W |  Fouquet (FRA)
W |  Rossignon (FRA)
W |  Saraudi (ITA)
W |  Petersen (DEN)
W |
Patrick O'Hanrahan | Welterweight |  Dubois (FRA)
W |  Delarge (BEL)
L | did not advance  | 9
Cornelis O'Kelly | Heavyweight | N/A  |  Bertazzolo (ITA)
L | did not advance  | 9
George Shorter | Lightweight | Bye  |  Boylstein (USA)
L | did not advance  | 9
Les Tarrant | Bantamweight | Bye  |  Tripoli (USA)
L | did not advance  | 9
Ernest Warwick | Flyweight |  LaBarba (USA)
L | did not advance  | 17
William White | Lightweight |  Copello (ARG)
L | did not advance  | 17

| Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent

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Argentina | 0 | 2 | .000
Belgium | 2 | 2 | .500
Canada | 3 | 0 | 1.000
Denmark | 1 | 1 | .500
France | 4 | 1 | .800
Ireland | 0 | 1 | .000
Italy | 1 | 2 | .333
Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 1.000
Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 1.000
Norway | 1 | 0 | 1.000
Switzerland | 2 | 0 | 1.000
United States | 2 | 4 | .333
Total international | 21 | 13 | .618
Great Britain | 1 | 1 | .500
Total | 22 | 14 | .611
| Round | Wins | Losses | Percent

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Round of 32 | 4 | 3 | .571
Round of 16 | 8 | 5 | .615
Quarterfinals | 4 | 4 | .500
Semifinals | 4 | 0 | 1.000
Final | 2 | 2 | .500
Bronze match | 0 | 0 | –
Total | 22 | 14 | .611

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Twelve cyclists represented Great Britain in 1924, the most of any nation. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. The British cyclists took two medals—the silver and bronze in the 50 kilometres.

### Road cycling

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Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist  | Event  | Final

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Result  | Rank
Samuel Hunter | Time trial | 7:16:35.0  | 34
Dave Marsh | Time trial | 6:56:52.4  | 24
Eric Pilcher | Time trial | 6:54:02.0  | 23
Andy Wilson | Time trial | 6:53:52.4  | 22
Samuel Hunter
Dave Marsh
Eric Pilcher
Andy Wilson  | Team time trial | 20:44:46.8  | 7

### Track cycling

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Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist  | Event  | First round  | First repechage  | Quarterfinals  | Second repechage  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Cyril Alden | 50 km | N/A  | Unknown  |
Herbert Fuller | Sprint | 13.8  | 1 Q | Advanced directly  | 13.0  | 1 Q | Advanced directly  | Unknown  | 2  | did not advance
George Owen | Sprint | Unknown  | 2 r | Unknown  | 1 Q | Unknown  | 3 r | Unknown  | 4  | did not advance
Harry Wyld | 50 km | N/A  | Unknown  |
Frederick Habberfield
Thomas Harvey | Tandem | N/A  | Unknown  | 2  | did not advance
Frederick Habberfield
Thomas Harvey
Henry Lee
William Stewart | Team pursuit | Unknown  | 2  | N/A  | did not advance  | N/A  | did not advance

## Diving

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Main article: Diving at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Eleven divers, five men and six women, represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Clarke's bronze in the plain high diving competition resulted in Great Britain winning a single medal for the third consecutive Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men
Diver  | Event  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Score  | Rank  | Points  | Score  | Rank
Harold Clarke | Plain high diving | 9  | 162  | 1 Q | 15.5  | 158  |
Albert Dickin | Plain high diving | 25.5  | 141  | 6  | did not advance
Albert Knight | 10 m platform | 19  | 394.5  | 4  | did not advance
Plain high diving | 12  | 156  | 3 Q | 31  | 137  | 7
Eric MacDonald | 3 m board | 29  | 433.2  | 6  | did not advance
10 m platform | 25  | 345.5  | 5  | did not advance
Gregory Matveieff | 3 m board | 21  | 414.1  | 4  | did not advance

Women
Diver  | Event  | Semifinals  | Final

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Points  | Score  | Rank  | Points  | Score  | Rank
Beatrice Armstrong | 10 m platform | 27.5  | 141  | 6  | did not advance
Amelia Hudson | 3 m board | 23  | 345.2  | 5  | did not advance
Gladys Luscombe | 3 m board | 40.5  | 244.0  | 8  | did not advance
Verrall Newman | 10 m platform | 18  | 154  | 4  | did not advance
Cecily O'Bryen | 3 m board | 35  | 258.8  | 7  | did not advance
Isabelle White | 10 m platform | 9.5  | 150  | 2 Q | 28.5  | 140  | 6

## Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Six equestrians represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1912. Bowden-Smith matched the country's best result to date with a fourth-place finish in the jumping event.

Equestrian  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Time  | Rank
Philip Bowden-Smith | Eventing | 878.0  | N/A  | 29
Jumping | 10.50  | 2:41.4  | 4
Geoffrey Brooke | Jumping | 29.75  | 3:02.6  | 27
Capel Brunker | Jumping | 25.50  | 2:45.0  | 24
Edward de Fonblanque | Eventing | 1728.5  | N/A  | 6
Keith Hervey | Eventing | 1354.0  | N/A  | 19
Jumping | did not finish
Alec Tod | Eventing | 982.0  | N/A  | 22
Philip Bowden-Smith
Geoffrey Brooke
Capel Brunker
Keith Hervey  | Team jumping | 65.75  | N/A  | 7
Philip Bowden-Smith
Edward de Fonblanque
Keith Hervey
Alec Tod  | Team eventing | 4064.5  | N/A  | 6

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

20 fencers, 16 men and 4 women, represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. Great Britain was one of nine nations to enter women in the first Olympic women's fencing competition; Davis took second in the event to give Great Britain its first individual fencing medal, and first fencing medal since the épée team took silver in 1912.

Men

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer  | Event  | Round 1  | Round 2  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Charles Biscoe | Épée | 6–3  | 2 Q | N/A  | 4–5  | 6 Q | 4–7  | 7  | did not advance
Archibald Corble | Sabre | N/A  | 3–4  | 5  | did not advance
Robin Dalglish | Sabre | N/A  | 3–3  | 3 Q | 3–5  | 7  | did not advance
Philip Doyne | Foil | 3–1  | 2 Q | 2–3  | 4  | did not advance
Robert Frater | Épée | 6–2  | 1 Q | N/A  | 2–8  | 10  | did not advance
Martin Holt | Épée | 4–4  | 5 Q | N/A  | 2–8  | 11  | did not advance
Cecil Kershaw | Sabre | N/A  | 3–3  | 5  | did not advance
Robert Montgomerie | Épée | 2–6  | 8  | N/A  | did not advance
Foil | 2–1  | 2 Q | 4–1  | 2 Q | 2–3  | 5  | did not advance
Edgar Seligman | Foil | 4–0  | 1 Q | 5–0  | 1 Q | 4–1  | 1 Q | 4–1  | 2 Q | did not start
Sabre | N/A  | 3–2  | 3 Q | did not finish  | did not advance
Frederick Sherriff | Foil | 2–2  | 3 Q | 0–5  | 6  | did not advance
Philip Doyne
Robert Montgomerie
Edgar Seligman
Frederick Sherriff
Roland Willoughby | Team foil | Bye  | N/A  | 0–2  | 3  | did not advance
Charles Biscoe
Archibald Craig
Robert Frater
Martin Holt
Robert Montgomerie
Charles Notley | Team épée | 1–0  | 2 Q | N/A  | 0–2  | 4  | did not advance
Edward Brookfield
Archibald Corble
Robin Dalglish
William Hammond
Cecil Kershaw
William Marsh | Team sabre | 0–2  | 3  | N/A  | did not advance

Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer  | Event  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Gladys Daniell | Foil | 5–0  | 1 Q | 1–4  | 5  | did not advance
Gladys Davis | Foil | 4–2  | 2 Q | 5–0  | 1 Q | 4–1  |
Muriel Freeman | Foil | 4–1  | 2 Q | 4–1  | 2 Q | 2–3  | 4
Alice Walker | Foil | 1–4  | 6  | did not advance

## Gymnastics

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Main article: Gymnastics at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Eight gymnasts represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport, matching France for most appearances to that point.

### Artistic

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Gymnast  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Harold Brown | All-around | 87.059  | 40
Horizontal bar | 14.206  | 43
Parallel bars | 18.20  | 49
Pommel horse | 14.370  | 45
Rings | 15.533  | 47
Rope climbing | 8 (9.4 s)  | 24
Sidehorse vault | 7.83  | 59
Vault | 8.92  | 19
Henry Finchett | All-around | 81.710  | 43
Horizontal bar | 12.290  | 54
Parallel bars | 16.83  | 58
Pommel horse | 15.300  | 41
Rings | 17.760  | 33
Rope climbing | 2 (11.4 s)  | 51
Sidehorse vault | 9.08  | 33
Vault | 8.45  | 22
Frank Hawkins | All-around | 73.796  | 49
Horizontal bar | 9.733  | 68
Parallel bars | 18.20  | 49
Pommel horse | 13.263  | 47
Rings | 14.500  | 56
Rope climbing | 7 (9.6 s)  | 31
Sidehorse vault | 7.83  | 59
Vault | 3.27  | 63
Thomas Hopkins | All-around | 72.350  | 54
Horizontal bar | 10.840  | 64
Parallel bars | 16.20  | 61
Pommel horse | 11.210  | 53
Rings | 13.750  | 57
Rope climbing | 2 (11.4 s)  | 51
Sidehorse vault | 9.13  | 31
Vault | 9.22  | 16
Samuel Humphreys | All-around | 64.656  | 64
Horizontal bar | 10.933  | 63
Parallel bars | 12.36  | 70
Pommel horse | 11.100  | 54
Rings | 15.493  | 48
Rope climbing | 2 (11.2 s)  | 50
Sidehorse vault | 8.17  | 54
Vault | 4.60  | 59
Edward Leigh | All-around | 69.200  | 55
Horizontal bar | 12.120  | 57
Parallel bars | 17.21  | 53
Pommel horse | 13.200  | 48
Rings | 18.500  | 26
Rope climbing | 0 (12.2 s)  | 62
Sidehorse vault | 8.17  | 54
Vault | 0.00  | 67
Stanley Leigh | All-around | 91.266  | 35
Horizontal bar | 18.350  | 13
Parallel bars | 20.28  | 23
Pommel horse | 17.490  | 25
Rings | 18.666  | 25
Rope climbing | 2 (11.6 s)  | 55
Sidehorse vault | 9.41  | 25
Vault | 5.07  | 56
Alfred Spencer | All-around | 64.253  | 65
Horizontal bar | 12.893  | 51
Parallel bars | 11.90  | 71
Pommel horse | 14.060  | 46
Rings | 11.750  | 64
Rope climbing | 1 (11.8 s)  | 58
Sidehorse vault | 7.50  | 65
Vault | 5.15  | 55
Harold Brown
Henry Finchett
Frank Hawkins
Thomas Hopkins
Samuel Humphreys
Edward Leigh
Stanley Leigh
Alfred Spencer  | Team | 637.790  | 6

## Modern pentathlon

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Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Four pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Great Britain was one of six nations to have competed in each edition of the Olympic modern pentathlon to that time.

Pentathlete  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Frederick Barton | Individual | 122.5  | 28
Brian Horrocks | Individual | 98.5  | 19
David Turquand-Young | Individual | 84.5  | 13
George Vokins | Individual | 64.5  | 7

## Polo

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Main article: Polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Great Britain sent a polo team to the Olympics for the fourth time in 1924. Great Britain was the only nation to send poloists to each Olympic polo tournament. The team beat both of the other European teams, France and Spain, but lost to each of the American teams, Argentina and the United States, in the round-robin tournament to finish with the bronze medal.

Ranks given are within the pool.

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Frederick Barrett
Dennis Bingham
Fred Guest
Kinnear Wise | Men's polo | 2  | 2  | 33  | 24  |

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United States| 10–2| Great Britain

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Great Britain| 16–2| France

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Great Britain| 10–3| Spain

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Argentina| 9–5| Great Britain

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## Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

21 rowers represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, tying Belgium and Canada for most appearances. For the first time, some of the British rowers competed without winning medals; prior to 1924, Great Britain won 15 medals with its 15 entries. In 1924, the rowers took only two gold medals in their five entries.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower  | Event  | Semifinals  | Repechage  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Jack Beresford | Single sculls | Unknown  | 2 r | 8:00.4  | 1 Q | 7:49.2  |
Gordon Killick
Cyril Southgate | Coxless pair | Unknown  | 2 r | Walkover  | Did not start  | 3[2]
Maxwell Eley
James MacNabb
Robert Morrison
Terence Sanders | Coxless four | 6:43.0  | 1 Q | N/A  | 7:08.6  |
Harry Barnsley
Vince Bovington
Bernard Croucher
Thomas Monk
John Townend | Coxed four | Unknown  | 2 r | Unknown  | 2  | did not advance
Reginald Bare
Edward Chandler
Horace Debenham
Peter Dulley
Ian Fairbairn
Jack Godwin
Arthur Long
Harold Morphy
Charles Rew | Eight | 6:04.0  | 1 Q | Advanced directly  | Unknown  | 4

## Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Five sailors represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The British team finished with a silver medal; it was the first time Great Britain competed in sailing but did not win any gold medals in the sport.

Sailor  | Event  | Qualifying  | Final

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Harold Fowler | Olympic monotype | 4  | 2 Q | N/A  | 6  | 6  | 12  | 7
Harold Fowler
Edwin Jacob
Thomas Riggs
Walter Riggs
Ernest Roney | 8 metre class | 3  | 1 Q | 3  | 8  | 2  | 3  | 5  |

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Twenty-two sport shooters represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport; Great Britain was one of three countries (along with Denmark and France) to have competed in each Olympic shooting contest. Mackworth-Praed took a pair of silver medals in the individual running deer competitions and led the British team to the gold medal in the double shots running deer event.

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William Artis | 50 m rifle, prone | 369  | 52
Charles Bounton | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 17  | 9
Frederick Bracegirdle | 50 m rifle, prone | 367  | 55
John Clift | 50 m rifle, prone | 365  | 57
Henry Douglas | 600 m free rifle | 80  | 34
John Faunthorpe | 100 m deer, single shots | 31  | 21
Peter Griffiths | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 13  | 40
Enoch Jenkins | Trap | 94  | 11
David Lewis | 50 m rifle, prone | 371  | 49
Charles Mackie | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 16  | 21
Cyril Mackworth-Praed | 100 m deer, single shots | 39  |
100 m deer, double shots | 72  |
Trap | Unknown  | 31–44
Alexander Martin | 600 m free rifle | 87  | 9
Thomas Northcote | 600 m free rifle | 82  | 24
John O'Leary | Trap | 89  | 24
Herbert Perry | 100 m deer, double shots | 59  | 13
Ted Ranken | 100 m deer, single shots | 30  | 22
100 m deer, double shots | 51  | 22
Alexander Rogers | 100 m deer, single shots | 26  | 26
Allen Whitty | 100 m deer, double shots | 56  | 18
John Faunthorpe
Cyril Mackworth-Praed
John O'Leary
Alexander Rogers  | Team deer, single shots | 136  | 4
Cyril Mackworth-Praed
Philip Neame
Herbert Perry
Allen Whitty | Team deer, double shots | 263  |
William Grosvenor
Enoch Jenkins
Hans Larsen
Cyril Mackworth-Praed
George Neal
John O'Leary  | Team clay pigeons | 328  | 8

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men
Swimmer  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Harold Annison | 400 m freestyle | 5:32.6  | 2 Q | 5:39.4  | 4  | did not advance
1500 m freestyle | 22:38.4  | 1 Q | 23:11.8  | 4  | did not advance
Charles Baillie | 100 m freestyle | 1:08.2  | 4  | did not advance
Albert Dickin | 100 m freestyle | 1:06.0  | 5  | did not advance
Reginald Flint | 200 m breaststroke | 3:05.2  | 1 Q | 3:06.8  | 5  | did not advance
Jack Hatfield | 400 m freestyle | 5:32.6  | 2 Q | 5:30.4  | 3 q | 5:32.0  | 5
1500 m freestyle | 22:26.8  | 2 Q | 21:53.4  | 3 q | 21:55.6  | 4
Edward Maw | 200 m breaststroke | 3:07.2  | 2 Q | 3:07.0  | 4  | did not advance
John McDowall | 100 m backstroke | 1:21.8  | 2 Q | 1:22.0  | 5  | did not advance
Edward Peter | 400 m freestyle | 5:38.6  | 3  | did not advance
Alfred Pycock | 100 m freestyle | 1:05.2  | 2 Q | 1:05.0  | 4  | did not advance
Austin Rawlinson | 100 m backstroke | 1:18.8  | 1 Q | 1:19.2  | 2 Q | 1:20.0  | 5
William Stoney | 200 m breaststroke | 3:10.3  | 5  | did not advance
John Taylor | 1500 m freestyle | 23:16.6  | 2 Q | 23:13.8  | 6  | did not advance
James Worthington | 100 m backstroke | 1:23.2  | 3 q | 1:24.2  | 4  | did not advance
Harold Annison
Albert Dickin
Edward Peter
Leslie Savage*
John Thomson | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 10:52.6  | 2 Q | 10:31.2  | 2 Q | 10:29.4  | 5

* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.

Women
Swimmer  | Event  | Heats  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Florence Barker | 100 m freestyle | 1:20.8  | 2 Q | 1:21.4  | 5  | did not advance
Helen Boyle | 100 m backstroke | —  | 1:43.0  | 3  | did not advance
Gladys Carson | 200 m breaststroke | —  | 3:30.0  | 1 Q | 3:35.4  |
Irene Gilbert | 200 m breaststroke | —  | 3:32.8  | 2 Q | 3:38.0  | 5
Phyllis Harding | 100 m backstroke | —  | 1:29.4  | 2 Q | 1:27.4  |
Constance Jeans | 100 m freestyle | 1:16.0  | 1 Q | 1:16.6  | 2 Q | 1:15.4  | 4
400 m freestyle | 6:34.6  | 2 Q | 6:37.8  | 4  | did not advance
Ellen King | 100 m backstroke | —  | 1:38.2  | 4  | did not advance
Doris Molesworth | 400 m freestyle | 6:28.6  | 2 Q | 6:19.8  | 2 Q | 6:25.4  | 4
Lucy Morton | 200 m breaststroke | —  | 3:29.4  | 1 Q | 3:33.2  |
Iris Tanner | 100 m freestyle | 1:22.4  | 2 Q | 1:18.6  | 3 q | 1:20.8  | 5
400 m freestyle | 6:35.4  | 2 Q | 6:34.0  | 3  | did not advance
Florence Barker
Constance Jeans
Grace McKenzie
Iris Tanner | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | —  | 5:17.0  |

## Tennis

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Main article: Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Men
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
John Gilbert | Singles |  Đurđenski (YUG)
W 8–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2  |  Leembruggen (NED)
W 6–1, 12–10, 6–1  |  Bayley (AUS)
W 7–5, 9–7, 6–1  |  Harada (JPN)
L 8–10, 6–2, 9–11, 2–6  | did not advance
Algernon Kingscote | Singles |  Rohrer (TCH)
W 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3  |  Müller (SWE)
W 6–2, 7–5, 6–2  |  Granholm (FIN)
W 6–2, 6–0, 6–2  |  Borotra (FRA)
L 1–6, 3–6, 1–6  | did not advance
John Wheatley | Singles |  Fukuda (JPN)
L 2–6, 4–6, 3–6  | did not advance
Max Woosnam | Singles | Bye  |  Thalbitzer (DEN)
W 6–1, 6–1, 6–2  |  Spence (RSA)
L 6–4, 8–10, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6  | did not advance
Leslie Godfree
Max Woosnam  | Doubles | —  |  Rohrer /
Gottlieb (TCH)
L 3–6, 4–6, 2–6  | did not advance
Algernon Kingscote
John Wheatley  | Doubles | —  |  J. Alonso /
M. Alonso (ESP)
L 4–6, 3–6, 1–6  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 64  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Phyllis Covell | Singles |  Wallis (IRL)
W 3–6, 6–0, 6–2  |  Várady-Péter (HUN)
W 6–1, 6–3  |  Golding (FRA)
L 3–6, 6–3, 2–6  | did not advance
Kathleen McKane | Singles | Bye  |  de Borman (BEL)
W 6–0, 6–2  |  Fick (SWE)
W 6–1, 6–1  |  Jessup (USA)
W 6–2, 6–0  |  Vlasto (FRA)
L 6–0, 5–7, 1–6  | Bronze medal final
Golding (FRA)
W 5–7, 6–3, 6–0  |
Phyllis Satterthwaite | Singles | Bye  | Bye  |  Wills Moody (USA)
L 1–6, 1–6  | did not advance
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | Singles | Bye  |  Storms (BEL)
W 6–1, 6–1  |  Gagliardi (ITA)
W 6–1, 6–0  |  Vlasto (FRA)
L 4–6, 2–6  | did not advance
Evelyn Colyer
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron | Doubles | —  | Bye  | Bye  |  Golding /
Vaussard (FRA)
W 6–2, 6–2  |  Wills Moody /
Wightman (USA)
L 3–6, 6–1, 5–7  | Bronze medal final
Billout /
Bourgeois (FRA)
W 6–1, 6–2  |
Phyllis Covell
Kathleen McKane | Doubles | —  |  Jessup /
Goss (USA)
W 6–1, 6–2  |  de Borman /
Storms (BEL)
W 6–1, 6–2  |  Fick /
von Essen (USA)
W 6–2, 6–3  |  Billout /
Bourgeois (FRA)
W 6–2, 6–2  |  Wills Moody /
Wightman (USA)
L 5–7, 6–8  |

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Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Opposition
Score  | Rank
Phyllis Covell
Leslie Godfree  | Doubles |  Blair-White /
Ireland (IRL)
W 6–2, 6–4  | Bye  |  Bouman /
Timmer (NED)
L 1–6, 5–7  | did not advance
John Gilbert
Kathleen McKane  | Doubles | Bye  |  Perelli /
de Morpurgo (ITA)
W 9–7, 1–6, 7–6  |  Wallis /
McCrea (IRL)
W 6–1, 7–5  |  Wightman /
Williams (USA)
L 6–2, 6–8, 1–6  | Bronze medal final
Bouman /
Timmer (NED)
L Retired  | 4

## Water polo

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Main article: Water polo at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Great Britain made its fifth Olympic water polo appearance (having missed only the 1904 tournament). The team, which had won the gold medal in all four of its prior appearances, lost a one-goal game to Hungary in the first round, eliminating it from medal contention early.

Roster

* Harold Annison
* John Budd
* Charles Bugbee
* Smith D. Edward
* R. Haston
* Richard Hodgson
* Arthur Hunt
* William Peacock
* Paul Radmilovic
* Charles Sydney

First round
| Hungary | 7-6  |  Great Britain | Piscine des Tourelles

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## Weightlifting

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Main article: Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | 1H Snatch  | 1H Clean & Jerk  | Press  | Snatch  | Clean & Jerk  | Total  | Rank

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Charles Attenborough | Men's -75 kg | 65  | 65  | 80  | 75  | 102.5  | 387.5  | 17
Jack Austin | Men's -75 kg | 55  | 70  | 60  | 75  | 100  | 360  | 22
Alfred Baxter | Men's -60 kg | 55  | 65  | 70  | 75  | 105  | 370  | 7
Augustus Cummins | Men's -60 kg | 55  | 65  | 62.5  | 67.5  | 87.5  | 337.5  | 16
Robert Lowes | Men's -75 kg | 50  | 65  | 70  | 70  | 95  | 350  | 23
William Randall | Men's -67.5 kg | 50  | 60  | 67.5  | 65  | 90  | 332.5  | 20
Thomas Taylor | Men's -60 kg | 50  | 55  | 57.5  | 65  | 90  | 317.5  | 17
John Tooley | Men's -67.5 kg | 50  | 65  | 65  | 70  | 95  | 345  | 19
Harold Wood | Men's +82.5 kg |  |  |  |  |  | 417.5  | 17
William Wyatt | Men's -67.5 kg | 55  | 65  | 65  | 72.5  | 95  | 352.5  | 17

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics

### Freestyle wrestling

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Men's
Athlete  | Event  | Round of 32  | Round of 16  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final

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Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Edgar Bacon | Welterweight | —  | Bye  |  Stockton (CAN)
L | did not advance
Ernest Bacon | Lightweight | —  |  Belet (SUI)
L | did not advance
Harry Darby | Bantamweight | —  |  Tordera (ITA)
W |  Pihlajamäki (FIN)
L | Silver medal semifinal
Mäkinen (FIN)
L | did not advance
John Davis | Welterweight | —  |  Lundsten (FIN)
W |  Lookabough (USA)
L | Bronze medal semifinal
Johnson (USA)
L | did not advance
George Gardiner | Lightweight | —  |  Käpp (EST)
W |  Belet (SUI)
W |  Wikström (FIN)

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Bronze medal semifinal
Jourdain (FRA)
W | Bronze medal final
Haavisto (FIN)
L | 4
Victor Lay | Light heavyweight | —  |  Mylläri (FIN)
L | did not advance
Archie MacDonald | Heavyweight | —  | Bye  |  Steele (USA)
L | Silver medal semifinal
Bye

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Bronze medal semifinal
Bye  | Silver medal final
Wernli (SUI)

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Bronze medal final
Bye  |
George MacKenzie | Featherweight | Bye  |  Torgensen (DEN)
L | did not advance
Noel Rhys | Middleweight | —  | Bye  |  Nilsson (SWE)
W |  Hagemann (SUI)
L | Silver medal semifinal
Ollivier (BEL)
L | did not advance
Bernard Rowe | Middleweight | —  |  Tognetti (SUI)
L | did not advance
Alex Sangwine | Heavyweight | —  |  Richthoff (SWE)
L | did not advance
Harold Sansum | Bantamweight | —  |  Trifunov (CAN)
W |  Mäkinen (FIN)
L | Bronze medal semifinal
Ducayla (FRA)
L | did not advance
George Stott | Featherweight | Bye  |  Angelo (AUS)
L | did not advance
William Wilson | Light heavyweight | —  |  Spellman (USA)
L | Did not advance  | Silver medal semifinal
Rumple (CAN)

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Bronze medal semifinal
Retired  | Silver medal final
Svensson (SWE)
L | Did not advance

## Art Competitions

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Main article: Art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Great Britain at the 1924 Paris Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
2. ^ No bronze was awarded in the event, as the British team did not start in the final.

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