Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's individual cross country
| Men's individual cross country at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |||||||
 1924 individual cross country race. The left trio is Edvin Wide, Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi | |||||||
| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | ||||||
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| Date | July 12 | ||||||
| Competitors | 38 from 10 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics  | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's individual cross country event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third and last appearance of this event. The competition was held on Saturday, July 12, 1924.
Thirty-eight runners from ten nations competed.
Results
The first three runners for each nation to finish in this event were also counted towards the cross country team result.
Due to the hot weather conditions (over 40°C) only fifteen starters were able to finish the race.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 32:54.8 |
| 2 | Ville Ritola (FIN) | 34:19.4 |
| 3 |  Earl Johnson (USA) | 35:21.0 |
| 4 |  Ernie Harper (GBR) | 35:45.4 |
| 5 |  Henri Lauvaux (FRA) | 36:44.8 |
| 6 | Arthur Studenroth (USA) | 36:45.4 |
| 7 | .svg.png){kind=small} Carlo Martinenghi (ITA) | 37:01.0 |
| 8 | August Fager (USA) | 37:40.6 |
| 9 |  Len Richardson (RSA) | 37:46.0 |
| 10 | Gaston Heuet (FRA) | 37:52.0 |
| 11 | James Henigan (USA) | 38:00.0 |
| 12 | Heikki Liimatainen (FIN) | 38:18.0 |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Fabián Velasco (ESP) | 39:07.6 |
| 14 | Miguel Peña (ESP) | 41:34.0 |
| 15 | Maurice Norland (FRA) | 41:48.3 |
| — | José Andía (ESP) | DNF |
| Arthur Sewell (GBR) | DNF | |
| John Gray (USA) | DNF | |
| Robert Marchal (FRA) | DNF | |
 Edvin Wide (SWE) | DNF | |
| Väinö Sipilä (FIN) | DNF | |
| Sven Thuresson (SWE) | DNF | |
| John Benham (GBR) | DNF | |
| Verne Booth (USA) | DNF | |
 John Ryan (IRL) | DNF | |
| Sidon Ebeling (SWE) | DNF | |
| Gösta Bergström (SWE) | DNF | |
| Eino Rastas (FIN) | DNF | |
| André Lausseigh (FRA) | DNF | |
| Jesús Diéguez (ESP) | DNF | |
| Carlo Speroni (ITA) | DNF | |
| Amador Palma (ESP) | DNF | |
| Eero Berg (FIN) | DNF | |
| Eddie Webster (GBR) | DNF | |
| Lucien Dolquès (FRA) | DNF | |
| Joseph Williams (GBR) | DNF | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Alfredo Gomes (BRA) | DNF | |
| Miguel Palau (ESP) | DNF |
References
- Olympic Report
- sports-reference
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 14 October 2008.
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