Summer Olympics 1924

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Summer Olympic Games international sporting event multi-sport event

The 1924 Summer Olympics were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, notable for expanding the modern Olympic movement and inspiring the story depicted in the film "Chariots of Fire."

Aliases (5)

1924 Summer Olympics ×72
1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremony ×1
1924 Summer Olympics – athletics ×1
400 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics ×1
Games of the VIII Olympiad ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Summer Olympic Games → international sporting event → multi-sport event →
athleticsVenue	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir →
city	Paris →
closingDate	1924-07-27 →
country	France →
featuredInFilm	Chariots of Fire →
followedBy	1928 Summer Olympics →
goldMedalLeader	United States →
hostCity	Paris →
hostContinent	Europe →
hostNation	France →
hostSelectionCity	Lausanne →
hostSelectionCountry	Switzerland →
hostSelectionDate	1921-06-02 →
includedSport	art competitions → athletics → boxing → cycling → equestrian → fencing → football → gymnastics → modern pentathlon → polo → rowing → rugby union → sailing → shooting → swimming → tennis → water polo → weightlifting → wrestling →
introducedSport	artistic gymnastics team all-around for women (as a medal event at Games of the VIII Olympiad) →
iocPresidentAtTime	Pierre de Coubertin →
mainStadium	Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir →
medalTableLeader	United States →
mottoLanguage	French →
notableAthlete	Eric Liddell → Harold Abrahams →
notableFor	expansion of the modern Olympic movement → inspiration for the film Chariots of Fire →
numberOfAthletes	3089 →
numberOfEvents	126 →
numberOfFemaleAthletes	135 →
numberOfMaleAthletes	2954 →
numberOfParticipatingNations	44 →
numberOfSports	17 →
officialLanguage	English → French →
officialName	Games of the VIII Olympiad →
olympicCauldronLighter	Georges André →
olympicOathBy	Gaston Vidal → Georges André →
olympicOathRole	athlete → official →
openingDate	1924-05-04 →
partOfSeries	Modern Olympic Games →
precededBy	1920 Summer Olympics →
swimmingVenue	Piscine des Tourelles →
year	1924 →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eric Liddell ("1924 Summer Olympics") → Eric Liddell ("1924 Summer Olympics – athletics") → Harold Abrahams ("1924 Summer Olympics") →	participantIn
Paavo Nurmi ("1924 Summer Olympics") →	competedIn
1920 Summer Olympics ("1924 Summer Olympics") →	followedBy
Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir ("1924 Summer Olympics opening ceremony") →	hosted
Paris →	hostedEvent
Eric Liddell ("400 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics") →	medalIn
1924 Winter Olympics ("1924 Summer Olympics") →	nextSummerOlympics
1924 Summer Olympics ("Games of the VIII Olympiad") →	officialName
Gaston Vidal ("1924 Summer Olympics") →	participatedIn
1928 Summer Olympics ("1924 Summer Olympics") →	previousGames
Chariots of Fire ("1924 Summer Olympics") →	setInEvent
Georges André ("1924 Summer Olympics") →	tookOathAt