Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	GBR
Nocname:	British Olympic Association
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1924
Flagcaption:	Flag of the United Kingdom
Location:	Paris
Competitors:	267 (239 men and 28 women)
Sports:	18
Flagbearer:	Arthur Hunt
Rank:	4
Gold:	9
Silver:	13
Bronze:	12
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games

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

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
			Men's 100 m
			Men's 400 m
			Men's 800 m
			Men's middleweight
			Men's light heavyweight
			Men's single sculls
	, James MacNabb, Robert Morrison, Terence Sanders		Men's coxless four
	, Philip Neame, Herbert Perry, Allen Whitty		Men's 100 m team running deer, double shots
			Women's 200 m breaststroke
			Men's 4 × 100 m relay
			Men's 3000 m team race
			Men's 10 km walk
			Men's flyweight
			Men's middleweight
			Men's 50 km
			Women's foil
	, Edwin Jacob, Thomas Riggs, Walter Riggs, Ernest Roney		8 m Class
			Men's 100 m running deer, single shots
			Men's 100 m running deer, double shots
			Women's 100 m backstroke
	, Constance Jeans, Grace McKenzie, Iris Tanner		Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
	, Kathleen McKane Godfree		Women's doubles
			Men's 200 m
			Men's 400 m
			Men's 1500 m
	, George Renwick, Richard Ripley, Edward Toms		Men's 4 × 400 m relay
			Men's hammer throw
			Men's 50 km
			Men's plain high diving

			Women's 200 m breaststroke
			Women's singles
	, Dorothy Shepherd-Barron		Women's doubles
			Men's freestyle heavyweight

Athletics

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

Boxing

See 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
Boxer	Weight class	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Alf Barber	Bantamweight	Bye	W	L	align=center colspan=2	did not advance	5
James Basham	Welterweight	L	align=center colspan=4	did not advance	17
Arthur Beavis	Featherweight	W	L	align=center colspan=3	did not advance	9
Arthur Clifton	Heavyweight	N/A	W	L	align=center colspan=2	did not advance	5
John Courtis	Light heavyweight	Bye	W	L	align=center colspan=2	did not advance	5
Harry Dingley	Featherweight	Bye	W	L	align=center colspan=2	did not advance	5
John Elliott	Middleweight	Bye	W	W	W	L
Harry Mallin	Middleweight	W	W	W	W	W
James McKenzie	Flyweight	Bye	W	W	W	L
Harry Mitchell	Light heavyweight	W	W	W	W	W
Patrick O'Hanrahan	Welterweight	W	L	align=center colspan=3	did not advance	9
Cornelis O'Kelly	Heavyweight	N/A	L	align=center colspan=3	did not advance	9
George Shorter	Lightweight	Bye	L	align=center colspan=3	did not advance	9
Les Tarrant	Bantamweight	Bye	L	align=center colspan=3	did not advance	9
Ernest Warwick	Flyweight	L	align=center colspan=4	did not advance	17
William White	Lightweight	L	align=center colspan=4	did not advance	17

Opponent nation	Wins	Losses	Percent
	0	2	.000
	2	2	.500
	3	0	1.000
	1	1	.500
	4	1	.800
	0	1	.000
	1	2	.333
	2	0	1.000
	3	0	1.000
	1	0	1.000
	2	0	1.000
	2	4	.333

Total international	21	13	.618
	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

Cycling

See 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

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	Final
Cyclist	Event	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

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist	Event	First round		First repechage		Quarterfinals		Second repechage		Semifinals		Final
Cyclist	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Cyril Alden	50 km	align=center colspan=10	N/A	Unknown
Herbert Fuller	Sprint	13.8	1 Q	align=center colspan=2	Advanced directly	13.0	1 Q	align=center colspan=2	Advanced directly	Unknown	2	align=center colspan=2	did not advance
George Owen	Sprint	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	1 Q	Unknown	3 r	Unknown	4	align=center colspan=4	did not advance
Harry Wyld	50 km	align=center colspan=10	N/A	Unknown
Frederick Habberfield Thomas Harvey	Tandem	align=center colspan=8	N/A	Unknown	2	align=center colspan=2	did not advance
Frederick Habberfield Thomas Harvey Henry Lee William Stewart	Team pursuit	Unknown	2	align=center colspan=2	N/A	align=center colspan=2	did not advance	align=center colspan=2	N/A	align=center colspan=4	did not advance

Diving

See 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
Diver	Event	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	align=center colspan=3	did not advance
Albert Knight	10 m platform	19	394.5	4	align=center colspan=3	did not advance
Albert Knight	Plain high diving	12	156	3 Q	31	137	7
Eric MacDonald	3 m board	29	433.2	6	align=center colspan=3	did not advance
Eric MacDonald	10 m platform	25	345.5	5	align=center colspan=3	did not advance
Gregory Matveieff	3 m board	21	414.1	4	align=center colspan=3	did not advance

Women

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

Equestrian

See 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
Equestrian	Event	Score	Time	Rank
Philip Bowden-Smith	Eventing	878.0	N/A	29
Philip Bowden-Smith	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
Keith Hervey	Jumping	align=center colspan=3	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

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

Women

Ranks given are within the pool.

Fencer	Event	Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Gladys Daniell	Foil	5–0	1 Q	1–4	5	align=center colspan=2	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	align=center colspan=4	did not advance

Gymnastics

See 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

Gymnast	Event	Final
Gymnast	Event	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

See 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
Pentathlete	Event	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

See 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.

Rowing

See 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
Rower	Event	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	align=center colspan=2	Walkover	Did not start	3^[2]
Maxwell Eley James MacNabb Robert Morrison Terence Sanders	Coxless four	6:43.0	1 Q	align=center colspan=2	N/A	7:08.6
Harry Barnsley Vince Bovington Bernard Croucher Thomas Monk John Townend	Coxed four	Unknown	2 r	Unknown	2	align=center colspan=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	align=center colspan=2	Advanced directly	Unknown	4

Sailing

See 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
Sailor	Event	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Total	Race 1	Race 2	Total	Rank
Harold Fowler	Olympic monotype	4	2 Q	align=center colspan=2	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

See 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.

Shooter	Event	Final
Shooter	Event	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
	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
Ted Ranken	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

See main article: Swimming at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

Swimmer	Event	Heats		Semifinals		Final
Swimmer	Event	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
Swimmer	Event	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

See 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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
John Gilbert	Singles	W 8–6, 6–1, 2–6, 6–2	W 6–1, 12–10, 6–1	W 7–5, 9–7, 6–1	L 8–10, 6–2, 9–11, 2–6	did not advance
Algernon Kingscote	Singles	W 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3	W 6–2, 7–5, 6–2	W 6–2, 6–0, 6–2	L 1–6, 3–6, 1–6	did not advance
John Wheatley	Singles	L 2–6, 4–6, 3–6	did not advance
Max Woosnam	Singles		W 6–1, 6–1, 6–2	L 6–4, 8–10, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6	did not advance
Leslie Godfree Max Woosnam	Doubles		L 3–6, 4–6, 2–6	did not advance
Algernon Kingscote John Wheatley	Doubles		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
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Phyllis Covell	Singles	W 3–6, 6–0, 6–2	W 6–1, 6–3	L 3–6, 6–3, 2–6	did not advance
Kathleen McKane	Singles		W 6–0, 6–2	W 6–1, 6–1	W 6–2, 6–0	L 6–0, 5–7, 1–6	Bronze medal final W 5–7, 6–3, 6–0
Phyllis Satterthwaite	Singles			L 1–6, 1–6	did not advance
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	Singles		W 6–1, 6–1	W 6–1, 6–0	L 4–6, 2–6	did not advance
Evelyn Colyer Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	Doubles				W 6–2, 6–2	L 3–6, 6–1, 5–7	Bronze medal final W 6–1, 6–2
Phyllis Covell Kathleen McKane	Doubles		W 6–1, 6–2	W 6–1, 6–2	W 6–2, 6–3	W 6–2, 6–2	L 5–7, 6–8

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Phyllis Covell Leslie Godfree	Doubles	W 6–2, 6–4		L 1–6, 5–7	did not advance
John Gilbert Kathleen McKane	Doubles		W 9–7, 1–6, 7–6	W 6–1, 7–5	L 6–2, 6–8, 1–6	Bronze medal final L Retired	4

Water polo

See 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

First round

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

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
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

See main article: Wrestling at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Freestyle wrestling

Men's

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Edgar Bacon	Welterweight			L	did not advance
Ernest Bacon	Lightweight		L	did not advance
Harry Darby	Bantamweight		W	L	Silver medal semifinal L	did not advance
John Davis	Welterweight		W	L	Bronze medal semifinal L	did not advance
George Gardiner	Lightweight		W	W	L Bronze medal semifinal W	Bronze medal final L	4
Victor Lay	Light heavyweight		L	did not advance
Archie MacDonald	Heavyweight			L	Silver medal semifinal Bye Bronze medal semifinal Bye	Silver medal final L Bronze medal final Bye
George MacKenzie	Featherweight		L	did not advance
Noel Rhys	Middleweight			W	L	Silver medal semifinal L	did not advance
Bernard Rowe	Middleweight		L	did not advance
Alex Sangwine	Heavyweight		L	did not advance
Harold Sansum	Bantamweight		W	L	Bronze medal semifinal L	did not advance
George Stott	Featherweight		L	did not advance
Walter Wilson	Light heavyweight		L	Did not advance	Silver medal semifinal W Bronze medal semifinal Retired	Silver medal final L	Did not advance

Art Competitions

See main article: Art competitions at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

External links

Great Britain Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games

Notes and References

Web site: Great Britain at the 1924 Paris Summer Games . 2012-06-22 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121021020900/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GBR/summer/1924/ . 2012-10-21 .
No bronze was awarded in the event, as the British team did not start in the final.