The men's 3000 metres team event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third and last appearance of a 3000-metre team race event after the debut in 1912, but the sixth time that a team contest was arranged at the Olympics. The competition was held on Friday, July 11, 1924, and on Sunday, July 13, 1924. Forty-four runners from nine nations competed.[1]
| Men's 3000 metres team race at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
| Dates | July 11, 1924 (semifinals) July 13, 1924 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 44 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Results
editSemifinals
editBoth semi-finals were held on Friday, July 11, 1924, and the first heat started at 3:15 p.m. The top two teams in each heat qualified for the final.
Semifinal 1
Team result
| Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
| 1 |  Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Q |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | Q |
| 3 |  Norway | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |
| 4 |  Italy | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 | |
| 5 |  Poland | 12 | 14 | 15 | 41 | |
Individual race result
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 1 |
| 2 | Ville Ritola (FIN) | 2 |
| 3 | Sameli Tala (FIN) | 3 |
| 4 | Walter Porter (GBR) | 4 |
| 5 | Herbert Johnston (GBR) | 5 |
| 6 | Bertram Macdonald (GBR) | 6 |
| 7 | Angelo Davoli (ITA) | 7 |
| 8 | Hans Gundhus (NOR) | 8 |
| 9 | William Seagrove (GBR) | — |
| 10 | Nils Andersen (NOR) | 9 |
| 11 | Haakon Jansen (NOR) | 10 |
| 12 | Frej Liewendahl (FIN) | — |
| 13 | Elias Katz (FIN) | — |
| 14 | Ferruccio Bruni (ITA) | 11 |
| 15 | Johan Badendyck (NOR) | — |
| 16 | Stanisław Ziffer (POL) | 12 |
| 17 | Giovanni Garaventa (ITA) | 13 |
| 18 | Julian Łukaszewicz (POL) | 14 |
| 19 | Stefan Szelestowski (POL) | 15 |
| — | Eino Seppälä (FIN) | DNF |
| Arthur Clark (GBR) | DNF | |
| George Webber (GBR) | DNF | |
| Ernesto Ambrosini (ITA) | DNF |
Semifinal 2
Team result:
| Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
| 1 |  United States | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | Q |
| 2 |  France | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | Q |
| 3 |  Sweden | 1 | 8 | 12 | 21 | |
| 4 |  Spain | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 | |
Individual race result:
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvin Wide (SWE) | 1 |
| 2 | Bill Cox (USA) | 2 |
| 3 | Edward Kirby (USA) | 3 |
| 4 | Willard Tibbetts (USA) | 4 |
| 5 | Paul Bontemps (FRA) | 5 |
| 6 | Lucien Duquesne (FRA) | 6 |
| 7 | Camille Barbaud (FRA) | 7 |
| 8 | James Connolly (USA) | — |
| 9 | Axel Eriksson (SWE) | 8 |
| 10 | Armand Burtin (FRA) | — |
| 11 | Joie Ray (USA) | — |
| 12 | Jesús Diéguez (ESP) | 9 |
| 13 | José Andía (ESP) | 10 |
| 14 | Léonard Mascaux (FRA) | — |
| 15 | Fabián Velasco (ESP) | 11 |
| 16 | Jean Keller (FRA) | — |
| 17 | Miguel Palau (ESP) | — |
| 18 | Joaquín Miquel (ESP) | — |
| 19 | Sven Emil Lundgren (SWE) | 12 |
| 20 | Leo Larrivee (USA) | — |
| 21 | Stig Reuterswärd (SWE) | — |
Final
editThe final was held on Sunday, July 13, 1924, and started at 4:45 p.m.
Team result:
| Place | Team | Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | United States | 6 | 8 | 11 | 25 |
| 4 | France | 9 | 10 | 12 | 31 |
Individual race result:
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | 1 |
| 2 | Ville Ritola (FIN) | 2 |
| 3 | Bertram Macdonald (GBR) | 3 |
| 4 | Herbert Johnston (GBR) | 4 |
| 5 | Elias Katz (FIN) | 5 |
| 6 | Edward Kirby (USA) | 6 |
| 7 | George Webber (GBR) | 7 |
| 8 | Bill Cox (USA) | 8 |
| 9 | Paul Bontemps (FRA) | 9 |
| 10 | Walter Porter (GBR) | — |
| 11 | Armand Burtin (FRA) | 10 |
| 12 | Willard Tibbetts (USA) | 11 |
| 13 | Sameli Tala (FIN) | — |
| 14 | Arthur Clark (GBR) | — |
| 15 | Léonard Mascaux (FRA) | 12 |
| 16 | William Seagrove (GBR) | — |
| 17 | Leo Larrivee (USA) | — |
| 18 | Joie Ray (USA) | — |
| 19 | Camille Barbaud (FRA) | — |
| — | Frej Liewendahl (FIN) | DNF |
| James Connolly (USA) | DNF | |
| Jean Keller (FRA) | DNF | |
| Lucien Duquesne (FRA) | DNF |
References
edit- ↑ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Games: Men's 3,000 metres, Team". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
External links
edit- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.