Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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| At the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 44 (41 men, 3 women) in 6 sports | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 6 |
Gold 1 |
Silver 1 |
Bronze 2 |
Total 4 |
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Based on medal count, this was Great Britain's best ever performance at a Winter Olympic Games until the 2014 games were held in Sochi in Russia.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | William Jackson Thomas Murray Welsh, RobinRobin Welsh Jackson, LaurenceLaurence Jackson | Curling | Men's event | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Silver | Broome, RalphRalph Broome Thomas Arnold Richardson, AlexanderAlexander Richardson Soher, RodneyRodney Soher | Bobsleigh | Four/five-man | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Bronze | Muckelt, EthelEthel Muckelt | Figure skating | Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Great Britain men's national ice hockey team
|
Ice hockey | Men's competition |
Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GBR-1 | Ralph Broome Thomas Arnold Alexander Richardson Rodney Soher |
Four/five-man | 1:28.73 | 2 | 1:28.67 | 2 | 1:25.76 | 2 | 1:25.67 | 1 | 5:48.83 | |
| GBR-2 | William Horton Archibald Crabbe Gerard Fairlie George Pim |
Four/five-man | 1:42.33 | 5 | 1:41.28 | 5 | 1:38.58 | 5 | 1:38.52 | 5 | 6:40.71 | 5 |
Curling
Main article: Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics
| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Great Britain |
2 | 2 | 0 | 84 | 11 | 4 |
 Sweden |
2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 48 | 2 |
 France |
2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 64 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Great Britain |
38-7 | Sweden (I)
|
| Great Britain |
46-4 | France
|
| Pos. | Player |
|---|---|
| Skip | Willie Jackson |
| Robin Welsh | |
| Thomas Murray | |
| Laurence Jackson |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert Clarke | Men's singles | 10 | 11 | 219.75 | 70 | 10 |
| Jack Page | 6 | 5 | 295.36 | 36 | 5 |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Points | Places | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Shaw | Women's singles | 8 | 6 | 221.00 | 46 | 7 |
| Ethel Muckelt | 3 | 7 | 250.07 | 26 | |
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Score | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mildred Richardson Tyke Richardson |
57 | 7.68 | 8 |
| Ethel Muckelt Jack Page |
30.5 | 9.93 | 4 |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Group B
The top two teams (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.
| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
| Great Britain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 16 |
| France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 42 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 45 |
| 29 Jan | France | 2:15 (1:5,1:3,0:7) | Great Britain |
| 30 Jan | Great Britain | 19:3 (8:1,6:1,5:1) | Belgium |
| 31 Jan | United States | 11:0 (6:0,2:0,3:0) | Great Britain |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada |
3 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 3 |
| United States |
3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 |
| Great Britain |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 33 |
| Sweden |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 |
| 1 Feb | Canada | 19:2 (6:2,6:0,7:0) | Great Britain |
| 2 Feb | Great Britain | 4:3 (0:1,2:2,2:0) | Sweden |
| Bronze: |
| Great Britain (GBR) William Anderson Lorne Carr-Harris Colin Carruthers Eric Carruthers Guy Clarkson Ross Cuthbert Geoffrey Holmes Hamilton Jukes Edward Pitblado Blane Sexton |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Cyril Horn | 1:04.4 | 27 |
| Tom Sutton | 1:00.8 | 25 | |
| Fred Dix | 56.4 | 23 | |
| 5000 m | Albert Tebbit | 11:01.0 | 20 |
All-round
Distances: 500m; 1000m; 5000m & 10,000m.
| Athlete | Until distance 1 | Until distance 2 | Until distance 3 | Total | ||||||||
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| Points | Score | rank | Points | Score | rank | Points | Score | rank | Points | Score | rank | |
| Cyril Horn | 21 | 64.40 | 21 | DNF | ||||||||
| Tom Sutton | 19 | 60.80 | 19 | DNF | ||||||||
| Fred Dix | 17.5 | 56.40 | 17 | DNF | ||||||||
References
- (ed.) M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français. 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
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