United States at the 1924 Winter Olympics
United States at the 1924 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | USA |
NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
in Chamonix | |
Competitors | 24 (22 men, 2 women) in 6 sports |
Flag bearer | Clarence John "Taffy" Abel (ice hockey) |
Medals Ranked 5th |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France.
Medalists
[edit]The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Charles Jewtraw | Speed skating | 500 meters | January 26 |
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Beatrix Loughran | Figure skating | Women's singles | January 31 |
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United States men's national ice hockey team |
Ice hockey | Men's tournament | February 3 |
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Anders Haugen | Ski jumping | Normal hill individual | February 4 |
Cross-country skiing
[edit]Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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John Carleton | 18 km | 1:45:49.8 | 30 |
Anders Haugen | 1:55:04.2 | 33 | |
Ragnar Omtvedt | 2:05:03.0 | 35 | |
Sigurd Overby | 1:34:56.0 | 19 |
Figure skating
[edit]Individual
Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Total | ||
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Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank | ||
Nathaniel Niles | Men's singles | 4 | 9 | 274.47 | 46 | 6 |
Theresa Blanchard | Ladies' singles | 4 | 4 | 249.53 | 27 | 4 |
Beatrix Loughran | 2 | 3 | 279.85 | 14 | ![]() |
Mixed
Athlete | Event | Points | Score | Rank |
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Theresa Blanchard Nathaniel Niles |
Pairs | 39 | 9.07 | 6 |
Ice hockey
[edit]Summary
Team | Event | First round | Medal round | |||||
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Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
United States men | Men's tournament | ![]() W 19–0 |
![]() W 22–0 |
![]() W 11–0 |
1 Q | ![]() W 20–0 |
![]() L 1–6 |
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Roster
Clarence Abel |
Herbert Drury |
Alphonse Lacroix |
John Langley |
John Lyons |
Justin McCarthy |
Willard Rice |
Irving Small |
Frank Synott |
First round
The top two teams (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 42 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 45 |
28 Jan | ![]() |
19:0 (9:0,6:0,4:0) |
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30 Jan | ![]() |
0:22 (0:12,0:1,0:9) |
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31 Jan | ![]() |
11:0 (6:0,2:0,3:0) |
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Medal round
Results from the group round (Canada-Sweden and United States-Great Britain) carried forward to the medal round.
Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33 |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
1 Feb | ![]() |
20:0 (5:0,7:0,8:0) |
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3 Feb | ![]() |
6:1 (2:1,3:0,1:0) |
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Nordic combined
[edit]The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the 18 km race of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes (here: 4) could represent a country per event.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||
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Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Time | Points | Points | Rank | ||
John Carleton | Individual | fall | fall | 5.833 | 1:45:49 | 4.375 | 5.104 | 22 |
Anders Haugen | fall | 46.0 | 11.500 | 1:55:04 | 0.000 | 5.750 | 21 | |
Ragnar Omtvedt | fall | fall | 0.000 | 2:05:03 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 23 | |
Sigurd Overby | 40.0 | 39.5 | 14.562 | 1:34:56 | 9.875 | 12.219 | 11 |
Ski jumping
[edit]The event was unusual in that the bronze medalist was not determined for fifty years. Thorleif Haug of Norway was awarded third place at the event's conclusion, but a clerical error in calculating Haug's score was discovered in 1974 by Jacob Vaage, who further determined Anders Haugen of the United States, who had finished fourth, had actually scored 0.095 points more than Haug. The International Olympic Committee verified this, and in Oslo in September 1974, Haug's daughter presented the medal to the 86-year-old Haugen.
Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | ||||
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Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
Lemoine Batson | Normal hill | 43.5 | 16.208 | 13 | 42.5 | 16.192 | 16.200 | 14 |
Anders Haugen | 44.0 | 18.333 | 3 | 44.5 | 17.500 | 17.917 | ![]() | |
Harry Lien | 40.0 | 15.333 | 16 | 41.5 | 14.502 | 14.918 | 16 |
Speed skating
[edit]Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Charles Jewtraw | 500 m | 44.0 | ![]() |
Harry Kaskey | 47.0 | 12 | |
Joe Moore | 45.6 | 8 | |
Bill Steinmetz | 47.8 | 14 | |
Charles Jewtraw | 1500 m | 2:31.6 | 8 |
Harry Kaskey | 2:29.8 | 7 | |
Joe Moore | 2:31.6 | 8 | |
Bill Steinmetz | 2:36.0 | 12 | |
Valentine Bialas | 5000 m | 8:55.0 | 6 |
Richard Donovan | 9:05.6 | 8 | |
Charles Jewtraw | 9:27.0 | 13 | |
Bill Steinmetz | 9:35.0 | 14 | |
Valentine Bialas | 10,000 m | 18:34.0 | 8 |
Richard Donovan | 18:57.0 | 9 | |
Harry Kaskey | 19:45.2 | 13 | |
Joe Moore | 19:36.2 | 12 |
References
[edit]- M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 - Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- Olympic Winter Games 1924, full results by sports-reference.com