Military patrol at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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At the 1924 Winter Olympics, in Chamonix, France, in 1924, a military patrol competition was held. The Olympic results database lists the official medal winners for the event, yet several sources have counted this competition as a demonstration event only. The event was also demonstrated in 1928, 1936, and 1948, but those results are still considered unofficial. A full 36 years would pass before the modern version of the sport, biathlon, became an official Winter Olympic sport.
The competition was held on Tuesday, January 29, 1924. Six teams started the event, but only four finished with Italy and Poland withdrawing due to bad conditions.
[edit] Results
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Biathletes |
Time |
Penalties |
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 Demis Vaucher, Alfred Aufdemblatten, Antoine Julen, Alphonse Julen (SUI) |
3:56:06 |
8 |
| 2 |
 August Eskelinen, Heikki Hirvonen, Martti Lappalainen, Väinö Bremer (FIN) |
4:10:00 |
11 |
| 3 |
 André Vandelle, Camille Mandrillon, Georges Berthet, Maurice Mandrillon (FRA) |
4:18:53 |
5 |
| 4 |
 Bohuslav Josífek, Jan Mittlöhner, Josef Bím, Karel Buchta (TCH) |
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 Albino Bich, Goffredo Lagger, Piero Dente, Paolo Francia (ITA) |
DNF |
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 Stanisław Chrobak, Stanisław Kądziołka, Szczepan Witkowski, Zbigniew Wóycicki (POL) |
DNF |
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[edit] Participating nations
A total of 24 biathletes from six nations competed at the Chamonix Games:
[edit] External links
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Demis Vaucher, Alfred Aufdemblatten, Antoine Julen, Alphonse Julen (SUI)
August Eskelinen, Heikki Hirvonen, Martti Lappalainen, Väinö Bremer (FIN)
André Vandelle, Camille Mandrillon, Georges Berthet, Maurice Mandrillon (FRA)
Bohuslav Josífek, Jan Mittlöhner, Josef Bím, Karel Buchta (TCH)
Albino Bich, Goffredo Lagger, Piero Dente, Paolo Francia (ITA)
Stanisław Chrobak, Stanisław Kądziołka, Szczepan Witkowski, Zbigniew Wóycicki (POL)
