Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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| Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| Edition: | 7 | |||
| Location: | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir, Colombes | |||
| Surface: | Red Clay | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Vincent Richards (USA) |
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| Women's singles | ||||
| Helen Wills Moody (USA) |
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| Men's doubles | ||||
| Francis Hunter / Vincent Richards (USA) |
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| Women's doubles | ||||
| Hazel Wightman / Helen Wills Moody United States (USA) |
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| Mixed doubles | ||||
| Hazel Wightman / R. Norris Williams (USA) |
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Tennis at the Summer Olympics
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Final results of the Tennis competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
After the 1924 Olympics, the tennis competition would be banned until 1988. The mixed doubles competition returned not until the 2012 Olympics.
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[edit] Medal summary
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United States (USA) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  France (FRA) |
0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
[edit] Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's Singles |
Vincent Richards United States (USA) |
Henri Cochet France (FRA) |
Umberto De Morpurgo Italy (ITA) |
| Men's Doubles |
Francis Hunter and Vincent Richards United States (USA) |
Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet France (FRA) |
Jean Borotra and René Lacoste France (FRA) |
| Women's Singles |
Helen Wills Moody United States (USA) |
Julie Vlasto France (FRA) |
Kathleen McKane Great Britain (GBR) |
| Women's Doubles |
Hazel Wightman and Helen Wills Moody United States (USA) |
Phyllis Covell and Kathleen McKane Great Britain (GBR) |
Evelyn Colyer and Dorothy Shepherd-Barron Great Britain (GBR) |
| Mixed Doubles |
Hazel Wightman and Richard Williams United States (USA) |
Marion Jessup and Vincent Richards United States (USA) |
Kornelia Bouman and Hendrik Timmer Netherlands (NED) |
[edit] Participating nations
There were 124 tennis players from 27 countries.
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[edit] References
- ^ (ed.) M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français. Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Archived from the original on 05 May 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012. "39 seulement s’alignérent, ne représentant plus que 24 nations, la Chine, le Portugal et la Yougoslavie ayant déclaré forfait."
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