Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics

      Great Britain at the Olympic Games

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      IOC code  GBR
      NOC British Olympic Association
      Website www.olympics.org.uk
      At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris
      Competitors 267 (239 men and 28 women) in 18 sports
      Flag bearer Arthur Hunt
      Medals
      Rank: 4
      Gold
      9
      Silver
      13
      Bronze
      12
      Total
      34
      Olympic history (summary)
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      Winter Games

      The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as 'Great Britain and Ireland' 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.[1]

      Medalists

      Medal Name Sport Event Date
       Gold Abrahams, HaroldHarold Abrahams Athletics Men's 100 m 02013-07-07July 7
       Gold Liddell, EricEric Liddell Athletics Men's 400 m 02013-07-11July 11
       Gold Lowe, DouglasDouglas Lowe Athletics Men's 800 m 02013-07-07July 7
       Gold Mallin, HarryHarry Mallin Boxing Men's middleweight 02013-07-20July 20
       Gold Mitchell, HarryHarry Mitchell Boxing Men's light heavyweight 02013-07-20July 20
       Gold Beresford, JackJack Beresford Rowing Men's single sculls 02013-07-17July 17
       Gold Eley, CharlesCharles Eley, James MacNabb,
      Robert Morrison, Terence Sanders
      Rowing Men's coxless four 02013-07-17July 17
       Gold Mackworth-Praed, CyrilCyril Mackworth-Praed, Philip Neame,
      Herbert Perry, Allen Whitty
      Shooting Men's 100 m team running deer, double shots 02013-07-03July 3
       Gold Morton, LucyLucy Morton Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke 02013-07-18July 18
       Silver Abrahams, HaroldHarold Abrahams, William Nichol,
      Walter Rangeley, Lancelot Royle
      Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay 02013-07-13July 13
       Silver Johnston, HerbertHerbert Johnston, Bertram Macdonald, George Webber Athletics Men's 3000 m team race 02013-07-13July 13
       Silver Goodwin, GordonGordon Goodwin Athletics Men's 10 km walk 02013-07-13July 13
       Silver McKenzie, JamesJames McKenzie Boxing Men's flyweight 02013-07-20July 20
       Silver Elliott, JohnJohn Elliott Boxing Men's middleweight 02013-07-20July 20
       Silver Alden, CyrilCyril Alden Cycling Men's 50 km 02013-07-27July 27
       Silver Davies, GladysGladys Davies Fencing Women's foil 02013-07-04July 4
       Silver Fowler, HaroldHarold Fowler, Edwin Jacob,
      Thomas Riggs, Walter Riggs, Ernest Roney
      Sailing 8 m Class 02013-07-26July 26
       Silver Mackworth-Praed, CyrilCyril Mackworth-Praed Shooting Men's 100 m running deer, single shots 02013-06-30June 30
      Men's 100 m running deer, double shots 02013-07-01July 1
       Silver Harding, PhyllisPhyllis Harding Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke 02013-07-20July 20
       Silver Barker, FlorenceFlorence Barker, Constance Jeans,
      Grace McKenzie, Iris Tanner
      Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 02013-07-18July 18
       Silver Covell, PhyllisPhyllis Covell, Kathleen McKane Godfree Tennis Women's doubles 02013-07-19July 19
       Bronze Liddell, EricEric Liddell Athletics Men's 200 m 02013-07-09July 9
       Bronze Butler, GuyGuy Butler Athletics Men's 400 m 02013-07-11July 11
       Bronze Stallard, HenryHenry Stallard Athletics Men's 1500 m 02013-07-10July 10
       Bronze Butler, GuyGuy Butler, George Renwick,
      Richard Ripley, Edward Toms
      Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay 02013-07-13July 13
       Bronze Nokes, MalcolmMalcolm Nokes Athletics Men's hammer throw 02013-07-10July 10
       Bronze Wyld, HarryHarry Wyld Cycling Men's 50 km 02013-07-27July 27
       Bronze Clarke, HaroldHarold Clarke Diving Men's plain high diving 02013-07-15July 15
       Bronze national polo team, Great BritainGreat Britain national polo team
      Frederick W. Barrett   Frederick Guest
      Dennis Bingham   Percival Kinnear Wise
      Polo 02013-07-12July 12
       Bronze Carson, GladysGladys Carson Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke 02013-07-18July 18
       Bronze McKane Godfree, KathleenKathleen McKane Godfree Tennis Women's singles 02013-07-20July 20
       Bronze Colyer, EvelynEvelyn Colyer, Dorothy Shepherd-Barron Tennis Women's doubles 02013-07-19July 19
       Bronze MacDonald, ArchieArchie MacDonald Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight 02013-07-14July 14
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      Athletics

      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 4x100 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
      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 1
      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
      Fred 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 3
      James Campbell Pole vault N/A 3.20 7 Did not advance
      Ernie 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 Farris 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 2
      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 3
      400 m 50.2 1 Q 49.3 2 Q 48.2 1 Q 47.6 WR 1
      Douglas Lowe 800 m N/A 1:58.0 1 Q 1:56.8 1 Q 1:52.4 1
      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
      William 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 3
      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 Did not start 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
      Henry 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 3
      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
      Duncan Wright Marathon N/A Did not finish
      Harold Abrahams
      William Nichol
      Walter Rangeley
      Lancelot Royle
      4x100 m relay N/A 42.0 WR 1 Q 41.8 1 Q 42.5 2
      Guy Butler
      George Renwick
      Richard Ripley
      Edward Toms
      4x400 m relay N/A 3:22.0 1 Q 3:17.4 3
      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 2
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      Boxing

      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
      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
      Joseph 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
      2
      Harry Mallin Middleweight  Stokstad (NOR)
      W
       Siebert (SUI)
      W
       Brousse (FRA)
      W
       Beecken (BEL)
      W
       Elliott (GBR)
      W
      1
      James McKenzie Flyweight Bye  Turksma (NED)
      W
       MacGregor (CAN)
      W
       Fee (USA)
      W
       LaBarba (USA)
      L
      2
      Harry Mitchell Light heavyweight  Miljon (NED)
      W
       Foquet (FRA)
      W
       Rossignon (FRA)
      W
       Saraudi (ITA)
      W
       Petersen (DEN)
      W
      1
      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
      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
      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
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      Cycling

      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

      Ranks given are within the heat.

      Cyclist Event Final
      Result Rank
      Samuel Hunter Time trial 7:16:35.0 34
      Dave Marsh Time trial 6:56:52.4 24
      Ernest 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

      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
      Cyril Alden 50 km N/A Unknown 2
      Henry 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 3
      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
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      Diving

      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
      Points Score Rank Points Score Rank
      Harold Clarke Plain high diving 9 162 1 Q 15.5 158 3
      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
      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
      Catherine 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
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      Equestrian

      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
      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
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      Fencing

      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
      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
      Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
      Gladys Daniell Foil 5–0 1 Q 1–4 5 Did not advance
      Gladys Davies Foil 4–2 2 Q 5–0 1 Q 4–1 2
      Muriel Freeman Foil 4–1 2 Q 4–1 2 Q 2–3 4
      Alice Walker Foil 1–4 6 Did not advance
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      Gymnastics

      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

      Gymnast Event Final
      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
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      Modern pentathlon

      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
      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
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      Polo

      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.

      Players Event Round robin
      Wins Losses Points for Points against Rank
      Frederick Barrett
      Dennis Bingham
      Fred Guest
      Kinnear Wise
      Men's polo 2 2 33 24 3
      July 3
      United States 10–2 Great Britain
      July 5
      Great Britain 16–2 France
      July 7
      Great Britain 10–3 Spain
      July 9
      Argentina 9–5 Great Britain
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      Rowing

      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
      Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
      Jack Beresford Single sculls Unknown 2 r 8:00.4 1 Q 7:49.2 1
      Gordon Killick
      Cyril Southgate
      Coxless pairs Unknown 2 r Walkover Did not start 3[2]
      Charles Eley
      James MacNabb
      Robert Morrison
      Terence Sanders
      Coxless fours 6:43.0 1 Q N/A 7:08.6 1
      HL (Joe) Barnsley
      Vince Bovington
      Bernard Croucher
      T (Stan) Monk
      John Townend
      Coxed fours Unknown 2 r Unknown 2 Did not advance
      Reginald Bare
      Edward Chandler
      Horace Debenham
      Ian Fairbairn
      John Godwin
      Arthur Long
      Harold Morphy
      Charles Rew
      Eights 6:04.0 1 Q Advanced directly Unknown 4
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      Sailing

      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
      Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total Race 1 Race 2 Total Rank
      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 2
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      Shooting

      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.

      Shooter Event Final
      Score Rank
      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 2
      100 m deer, double shots 72 2
      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 1
      William Grosenor
      Enoch Jenkins
      Herbert Larsen
      Cyril Mackworth-Praed
      G. R. Neal
      John O'Leary
      Team clay pigeons 328 8
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      Swimming

      Ranks given are within the heat.

      Men
      Swimmer Event Heats Semifinals Final
      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 Baillee 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
      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 N/A 1:43.0 3 Did not advance
      Gladys Carson 200 m breaststroke N/A 3:30.0 1 Q 3:35.4 3
      Irene Gilbert 200 m breaststroke N/A 3:32.8 2 Q 3:38.0 5
      Phyllis Harding 100 m backstroke N/A 1:29.4 2 Q 1:27.4 2
      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 N/A 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 N/A 3:29.4 1 Q 3:33.2 1
      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 N/A 5:17.0 2
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      Tennis

      Men
      Athlete Event Round of 128 Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
      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 N/A  Rohrer /
      Gottlieb (TCH)
      L 3–6, 4–6, 2–6
      Did not advance
      Algernon Kingscote
      John Wheatley
      Doubles N/A  Alonso /
      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
      Opposition
      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
      3
      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 N/A 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
      3
      Phyllis Covell
      Kathleen McKane
      Doubles N/A  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
      2
      Mixed
      Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
      Opposition
      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
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      Water polo

      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
      First round
      Hungary  7 – 6  Great Britain Piscine des Tourelles
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      Weightlifting

      Athlete Event 1H Snatch 1H Clean & Jerk Press Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
      Charles Attenborough Men's -75 kg 65 65 80 75 102.5 387.5 17
      John 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
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      Wrestling

      Freestyle wrestling

      Men's
      Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Opposition
      Result
      Rank
      Edgar Bacon Welterweight N/A Bye  Stockton (CAN)
      L
      Did not advance
      Ernest Bacon Lightweight N/A  Belet (SUI)
      L
      Did not advance
      Harry Darby Bantamweight N/A  Tordera (ITA)
      W
       Pihlajamäki (FIN)
      L
      Silver medal semifinal
       Mäkinen (FIN)
      L
      Did not advance
      James Davis Welterweight N/A  Lundsten (FIN)
      W
       Lookabough (USA)
      L
      Bronze medal semifinal
       Johnson (USA)
      L
      Did not advance
      George Gardiner Lightweight N/A  Käpp (EST)
      W
       Belet (SUI)
      W
       Wikström (FIN)
      L
      Bronze medal semifinal
       Jourdain (FRA)
      W
      Bronze medal final
       Haavisto (FIN)
      L
      4
      Victor Lay Light heavyweight N/A  Mylläri (FIN)
      L
      Did not advance
      Andrew McDonald Heavyweight N/A Bye  Steele (USA)
      L
      Silver medal semifinal
      Bye
      Bronze medal semifinal
      Bye
      Silver medal final
       Wernli (SUI)
      L
      Bronze medal final
      Bye
      3
      George MacKenzie Featherweight Bye  Torgensen (DEN)
      L
      Did not advance
      Noel Rhys Middleweight N/A Bye  Nilsson (SWE)
      W
       Hagemann (SUI)
      L
      Silver medal semifinal
       Ollivier (BEL)
      L
      Did not advance
      Bernard Rowe Middleweight N/A  Tognetti (SUI)
      L
      Did not advance
      Alex Sangwine Heavyweight N/A  Richthoff (SWE)
      L
      Did not advance
      Harold Sansum Bantamweight N/A  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
      Walter Wilson Light heavyweight N/A  Spellman (USA)
      L
      Did not advance Silver medal semifinal
       Rumple (CAN)
      W
      Bronze medal semifinal
      Retired
      Silver medal final
       Svensson (SWE)
      L
      Did not advance
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