| United States at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
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| Competitors | 299 (275 men and 24 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Pat McDonald |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
The United States competed at the1924 Summer Olympics inParis, France. 299 competitors, 275 men and 24 women, took part in 108 events in 18 sports.[1]
Ninety-six athletes represented the United States in 1924. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport. The United States was one of three nations, along with Great Britain and Greece, to have competed in each edition of the Olympic athletics program to that point. The American team had competitors in each of the 27 events, with the maximum number of entries in all but 3 of them (the United States did not send full teams for the steeplechase, the racewalk, or the triple jump). The United States had finalists in every event except the triple jump. The team swept the medals in two events: the pole vault and the shot put.
The United States won 32 medals overall, almost twice that of the next most successful nation (Finland). The 12 gold medals won by the Americans were two more than Finland won, putting the United States at the top of the leaderboard for the sport. Houser and Osborn were the most successful individuals, with two gold medals apiece. Earl Johnson and Scholz won two medals each. Thirty-three other athletes won medals, bringing the total to 37 of 96 participants taking medals.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Sixteen boxers represented the United States at the 1924 Games; the U.S. was one of four countries (along with France, Great Britain, and Italy) to send two boxers in each weight class. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. The two gold medals won by Americans matched Britain's pair of golds. The United States team won the most overall medals with six.
In two weight classes, both American boxers won medals. The featherweight final featured two Americans, with Fields coming out on top. LaBarba won the flyweight, with Fee taking the bronze in that weight class. All six medals came in the lightest four weight classes, with Tripoli's silver in the bantamweight and Boylstein's bronze in the lightweight rounding out the total.
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Five cyclists represented the United States in 1924. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport, matching France for most appearances.
| Cyclist | Event | Final | |
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| Result | Rank | ||
| John Boulicault | Time trial | 7:15:51.6 | 33 |
| Ignatius Gronkowski | Time trial | 7:34:41.8 | 45 |
| Gustav Hentschel | Time trial | 7:52:59.6 | 49 |
| Victor Hopkins | Time trial | 8:29:02.0 | 58 |
| John Boulicault Ignatius Gronkowski Gustav Hentschel Victor Hopkins | Team time trial | 22:43:33.0 | 12 |
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 | ||
| William Fenn | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
| Sprint | 13.6 | 1Q | Advanced directly | Unknown | 2r | Unknown | 2 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ignatius Gronkowski | 50 km | N/A | Unknown | 8–36 | |||||||||
Ten divers, five men and five women, represented the United States in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport; the United States was the only nation to have appeared at each Olympic diving competition to that point. The Americans were dominant, sweeping the medals in three of the five events and taking the top two places in a fourth. The United States entered three divers in each event for a total of 15 entries; 11 resulted in medals while all 15 advanced to the finals. White was the top individual diver, with gold medals in both of his events. Becker won a gold and a silver. Smith took a gold, while Pinkston took a pair of bronzes. Riggin, Fall, and Desjardins each won a silver, and Fletcher took a bronze. Thrash and Meany were the only two Americans to not win medals.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Pete Desjardins | 3 m board | 5 | 662.8 | 1Q | 8 | 693.2 |  |
| Plain high diving | 13.5 | 155 | 2Q | 28 | 141 | 6 | |
| David Fall | 10 m platform | 6 | 472.9 | 1Q | 11.5 | 486.5 | |
| Clarence Pinkston | 3 m board | 5 | 672 | 1Q | 15 | 653 |  |
| 10 m platform | 6 | 507.5 | 1Q | 16.5 | 473 | | |
| Plain high diving | 10 | 157 | 2Q | 41 | 125 | 9 | |
| Ben Thrash | Plain high diving | 17 | 146 | 2Q | 23.5 | 145 | 4 |
| Albert White | 3 m board | 5 | 681.9 | 1Q | 7 | 696.4 |  |
| 10 m platform | 5 | 491.8 | 1Q | 9 | 487.3 | | |
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston | 3 m board | 6 | 482.4 | 1Q | 8 | 474.5 | |
| 10 m platform | 11 | 161 | 1Q | 11 | 166 | | |
| Caroline Fletcher | 3 m board | 7 | 446.6 | 1Q | 16 | 436.4 | |
| Helen Meany | 10 m platform | 16.5 | 152 | 3Q | 22 | 148 | 5 |
| Aileen Riggin | 3 m board | 13 | 439.3 | 2Q | 12 | 460.4 | |
| Caroline Smith | 10 m platform | 5.5 | 160 | 1Q | 10.5 | 167 | |
Five equestrians represented the United States in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport; the United States was the only nation to have taken part in each Olympic equestrian competition to date. Doak won the individual eventing bronze, the United States's first medal since 1912 and matching their all-time best result in the sport. Doak and Carr, who finished eighth in the eventing, gave the United States a strong shot at silver in the team competition, but neither Barry nor Padgett finished and so the team did not get a score. Padgett, this time along with Bontecou, again did not finish in the show jumping competition, and the United States did not get a score in that competition either. Barry's 25th place was the best individual result in show jumping.
| Equestrian | Event | Final | ||
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| Score | Time | Rank | ||
| John Barry | Eventing | Did not finish | ||
| Jumping | 27.25 | 2:40.0 | 25 | |
| Frederic Bontecou | Jumping | Did not finish | ||
| Frank Carr | Eventing | 1727.0 | N/A | 8 |
| Sloan Doak | Eventing | 1845.5 | N/A | |
| Jumping | 32.00 | 2:23.0 | 29 | |
| Vernon Padgett | Eventing | Did not finish | ||
| Jumping | Did not finish | |||
| John Barry Frederic Bontecou Sloan Doak Vernon Padgett | Team eventing | Did not finish | ||
| John Barry Frank Carr Sloan Doak Vernon Padgett | Team eventing | Did not finish | ||
21 fencers, 19 men and 2 women, represented the United States in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport; the United States was one of nine nations to send women to the first Olympic women's fencing competition.
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 | ||
| Harold Bloomer | Foil | 1–2 | 3Q | 1–4 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
| Burke Boyce | Foil | 2–2 | 2Q | 1–3 | 5 | Did not advance | |||||
| George Breed | Épée | 5–4 | 4Q | N/A | 1–8 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| George Calnan | Épée | 5–4 | 3Q | N/A | 3–7 | 8 | Did not advance | ||||
| Foil | 3–1 | 2Q | 4–1 | 1Q | 3–2 | 3Q | 1–4 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Laurence Castner | Sabre | N/A | 3–2 | 3Q | 1–7 | 9 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ernest Gignoux | Sabre | N/A | 3–3 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Thomas Jeter | Foil | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||||
| Arthur Lyon | Épée | 3–5 | 7 | N/A | Did not advance | ||||||
| Sabre | N/A | 1–6 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||||
| Chauncey McPherson | Sabre | N/A | 2–4 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Allen Milner | Épée | 5–3 | 2Q | N/A | 5–5 | 5Q | 4–7 | 12 | Did not advance | ||
| Philip Allison Burke Boyce George Breed George Calnan Thomas Jeter Alfred Walker | Team foil | 1–0 | 2Q | N/A | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| George Breed George Calnan Arthur Lyon Allan Milner William Russell Leon Shore Donald Waldhaus | Team épée | 1–0 | 2Q | N/A | 1–0 | 2Q | 0–2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Laurence Castner Edwin Fullinwider Ernest Gignoux Arthur Lyon Chauncey McPherson Joseph Parker Albert Strauss Harold Van Buskirk | Team sabre | 2–1 | 2Q | N/A | 0–2 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Ranks given are within the pool.
| Fencer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Adelaide Gehrig | Foil | 2–3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Irma Hopper | Foil | 2–4 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
The United States competed in the Olympic football tournament for the second time in 1924.
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| Petrone 10' 44' Scarone 15' | Report |
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Eight gymnasts represented the United States in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Kriz took the nation's only medal, with the gold in the vault.
Four pentathletes represented the United States in 1924. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. The United States was one of six nations to have competed in each edition of the Olympic modern pentathlon to that point.
| Pentathlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| George Bare | Individual | 76.5 | 11 |
| Ernest Harmon | Individual | 130.5 | 31 |
| Frederick Pitts | Individual | 138.5 | 34 |
| Donald Scott | Individual | 111.5 | 26 |
The United States sent a polo team to the Olympics for the third time in 1924. The Americans won their first three games, against the three European sides, and faced Argentina in their final game. Despite having a late lead, the United States was unable to finish off the Argentinians, who came from behind to beat the United States. The United States finished with the silver medal.
Ranks given are within the pool.
| Players | Event | Round robin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Points for | Points against | Rank | ||
| Elmer Boeseke Tommy Hitchcock, Jr. Fred Roe Rodman Wanamaker | Men's polo | 3 | 1 | 43 | 11 | |
20 rowers represented the United States in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. All five of the American boats won medals: two golds, a silver, and a pair of bronzes.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Event | Semifinals | Repechage | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| William Gilmore | Single sculls | 7:03.2 | 1Q | Advanced directly | 7:54.0 | | |
| Paul Costello Jack Kelly | Double sculls | 6:34.0 | 1Q | N/A | 6:34.0 | | |
| Leon Butler Edward Jennings Harold Wilson | Coxed pair | Unknown | 2Q | N/A | Unknown | | |
| Bob Gerhardt Sid Jelinek John Kennedy Ed Mitchell Henry Welsford | Coxed four | 7:19.0 | 1Q | Advanced directly | Unknown | | |
| Leonard Carpenter Howard Kingsbury Alfred Lindley John Miller James Rockefeller Frederick Sheffield Laurence Stoddard Benjamin Spock Alfred Wilson | Eight | 5:51.0 | 1Q | Advanced directly | 6:33.4 | | |
The United States sent a rugby team to the Olympics for the second time in 1924. The defending champions won their first game against Romania, 37 to 0. As France had already beaten Romania, the three-team round-robin finished with the France-United States match. The Americans won 17 to 3 to become the first team to successfully defend an Olympic rugby championship.
Ranks given are within the pool.
| Team | Event | Round robin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | Losses | Points for | Points against | Rank | ||
| United States | Men's rugby union | 2 | 0 | 54 | 3 | |
Twenty-one sport shooters represented the United States in 1924.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Swimmer | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ralph Breyer | 400 m freestyle | 5:22.4OR | 1Q | DNS | — | Did not advance | |
| Dick Howell | 1500 m freestyle | 22:48.2 | 3q | DNS | — | Did not advance | |
| Duke Kahanamoku | 100 m freestyle | 1:04.2 | 1Q | 1:01.6 | 1Q | 1:01.4 | |
| Samuel Kahanamoku | 100 m freestyle | 1:03.2 | 1Q | 1:02.2 | 2Q | 1:01.8 | |
| Warren Kealoha | 100 m backstroke | 1:13.4OR | 1Q | 1:13.6 | 1Q | 1:13.2OR | |
| Bill Kirschbaum | 200 m breaststroke | 3:01.0OR | 1Q | 3:02.6 | 2Q | 3:01.0 | |
| Henry Luning | 100 m backstroke | DSQ | — | Did not advance | |||
| Bob Skelton | 200 m breaststroke | 2:56.0OR | 1Q | 3:00.2 | 1Q | 2:56.6 | |
| Adam Smith | 1500 m freestyle | 22:48.8 | 2Q | 22:39.8 | 4 | Did not advance | |
| Lester Smith | 400 m freestyle | 5:32.4 | 1Q | 5:37.6 | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Johnny Weissmuller | 100 m freestyle | 1:03.8 | 1Q | 1:00.8OR | 1Q | 59.0OR | |
| 400 m freestyle | 5:22.2OR | 1Q | 5:13.6OR | 1Q | 5:04.2OR | | |
| Paul Wyatt | 100 m backstroke | 1:19.4 | 1Q | 1:17.0 | 2Q | 1:15.4 | |
| Ralph Breyer Harry Glancy Dick Howell* Wally O'Connor Johnny Weissmuller | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 10:41.6 | 1Q | 9:59.4WR | 1Q | 9:53.4WR | |
* – Indicates athlete swam in the preliminaries but not in the final race.
| Swimmer | Event | Heats | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Sybil Bauer | 100 m backstroke | — | 1:24.0OR | 1Q | 1:23.2OR | | |
| Florence Chambers | 100 m backstroke | — | 1:32.0 | 3q | 1:30.8 | 4 | |
| Eleanor Coleman | 200 m breaststroke | — | 3:39.2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Gertrude Ederle | 100 m freestyle | 1:12.6 | 1Q | 1:15.4 | 1Q | 1:14.2 | |
| 400 m freestyle | 6:12.2OR | 1Q | 6:23.8 | 1Q | 6:04.8 | | |
| Agnes Geraghty | 200 m breaststroke | — | 3:27.6OR | 1Q | 3:34.0 | | |
| Ethel Lackie | 100 m freestyle | 1:12.8 | 1Q | 1:16.0 | 2Q | 1:12.4 | |
| Martha Norelius | 400 m freestyle | 6:23.2 | 1Q | 6:26.6 | 2Q | 6:02.2OR | |
| Aileen Riggin | 100 m backstroke | — | 1:29.6 | 1Q | 1:28.2 | | |
| Matilda Scheurich | 200 m breaststroke | — | 3:41.2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Helen Wainwright | 400 m freestyle | 6:46.8 | 1Q | 6:19.6 | 1Q | 6:03.8 | |
| Mariechen Wehselau | 100 m freestyle | 1:12.2WR | 1Q | 1:15.2 | 1Q | 1:12.8 | |
| Euphrasia Donnelly Gertrude Ederle Ethel Lackie Mariechen Wehselau | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | — | 4:58.8WR | | |||
| 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 | ||
| Francis Hunter | Singles |  Grahn (FIN)W 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 |  Hortal (ARG)W 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 |  Washer (BEL)L 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 1–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Vincent Richards | Singles | Bye | de Laveleye (BEL) W 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 |  Sleem (IND)W 8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |  Alonso (ESP)W 7–5, 10–8, 2–6, 6–3 |  Lacoste (FRA)W 8–6, 4–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |  de Morpurgo (ITA)W 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | Cochet (FRA) W 6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| Watson Washburn | Singles | Serventi (ITA) W 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |  Lupu (ROU)W 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 |  van Lennep (NED)W 2–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 | Jacob (IND) L 1–6, 4–6, 10–8, 2–6 | Did not advance | |||
| R. Norris Williams | Singles | Bye | Hadj (IND) W 6–0, 6–2, 6–1 |  Macenauer (TCH)W 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 |  von Kehrling (HUN)W 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 | Cochet (FRA) L 7–5, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||
| Francis Hunter Vincent Richards | Doubles | — | Bye |  Willard /Bayley (AUS) W 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 | Žemla / Koželuh (TCH) W 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | J. Alonso / M. Alonso (ESP) W 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | Lacoste / Borotra (FRA) W 6–2, 6–3, 0–6, 5–7, 6–3 | Brugnon / Cochet (FRA) W 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 | |
| Watson Washburn R. Norris Williams | Doubles | — | Kirchmayr / Göncz (HUN) W 6–1, 6–0, 6–0 | Rohrer / Gottlieb (TCH) W 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |  Tegner /Ulrich (DEN) W 6–4, 6–4, 12–10 |  Condon /Richardson (RSA) L 6–4, 9–11, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | Did not advance | ||
| 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 | ||
| Eleanor Goss | Singles | Bye | Bye | Vlasto (FRA) L 3–6, 6–2, 4–6 | Did not advance | |||
| Marion Jessup | Singles | Bye | Bye | Torras (ESP) W 6–2, 6–0 |  McKane (GBR)L 2–6, 0–6 | Did not advance | ||
| Lillian Scharman | Singles | Bye | González-Álvarez (ESP) L 2–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Helen Wills Moody | Singles | Bye | Bye | Satterthwaite (GBR) W 6–1, 6–1 |  Mallory (NOR)W 6–2, 6–3 | Golding (FRA) W 6–2, 6–1 | Vlasto (FRA) W 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Eleanor Goss Marion Jessup | Doubles | — | Covell / McKane (GBR) L 1–6, 2–6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Hazel Wightman Helen Wills Moody | Doubles | — | Bye | Bye | Bye | Shepherd-Barron / Colyer (GBR) W 6–3, 1–6, 7–5 | Covell / McKane (GBR) W 7–5, 8–6 | |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | ||
| Marion Jessup Vincent Richards | Doubles | Billout / Borotra (FRA) W 6–3, 6–1 | Mallory / Nielsen (NOR) W 6–3, 6–2 | González-Álvarez / Flaquer (ESP) W 6–3, 6–0 | Bouman / Timmer (NED) W 6–3, 6–0 | Wightman / Williams (USA) L 2–6, 3–6 | |
| Hazel Wightman R. Norris Williams | Doubles | Bye |  Valaoritou-Skaramaga /Zerlentis (GRE) W 6–2, 6–1 |  Fick /Müller (SWE) W 8–6, 6–2 | McKane / Gilbert (GBR) W 2–6, 8–6, 6–1 | Jessup / Richards (USA) W 6–2, 6–3 | |
In its third Olympic water polo appearance, the United States took the bronze medal.
| France | 3–1 | United States | Piscine des Tourelles | |
| United States | 4–2 | Netherlands | Piscine des Tourelles | |
| United States | 1–2 | Belgium | Piscine des Tourelles | |
| United States | 4–2 | Netherlands | Piscine des Tourelles | |
| Sweden | 2–3 | United States | Piscine des Tourelles | |
