Australian Aths History

Australia at the Games

Olympic Games - 1924       Paris, France (6-13 Jul)
Games of the VIII Olympiad      

 
Men   Event   Position   Result
Ernest AUSTEN (NSW)    10,000 metres Walk     Ht1 Disqualified
Malcolm BOYD (Vic)    800 metres     Ht3 4th Time unknown
    1500 metres     Ht6 5th Time unknown
    5,000 metres     Ht3 9th Time unknown
    10,000 metres     Did not compete
Edwin 'Slip' CARR (NSW)    100 metres   7/89   Ht14 2nd 11.0; QF6.2nd 10.9; SF2 4th 10.7
    200 metres   7/67   Ht7 1st 22.6; QF2 1st 21.8; SF1 4th 22.1
    400 metres     Ht1 Did not compete
    4 x 400 metres     Did not compete
Denis DUIGAN (Vic)    Pentathlon   10/30   =10th 39pts (6.545m, 45.60m, 23.8, 27.26m)
    Decathlon   36/36   Did not finish 3374.37pts (11.8, 6.03m, 9.735m, 1.75m, 52.0, Disq.)
Richard HONNER (NSW)    400 metres     Ht3 3rd 53.1
    400 metres Hurdles   20/23   Ht5 4th 58.5
    4 x 400 metres     Did not compete
    Long Jump   14/34   =14th 6.635m
    Triple Jump     Did not compete
Charles LANE (Vic)    400 metres     Ht9 3rd 51.4
    4 x 400 metres     Did not compete
John 'Jack' NEWMAN (Vic)    800 metres     Ht6 6th Time unknown
    1500 metres     Ht4 5th Time unknown
Roy NORMAN (NSW)    200 metres     Ht8 2nd Time unknown; QF3 4th Time unknown
    400 metres   17/60   Ht4 2nd 50.6; QF5 4th 50.2
    800 metres     Ht8 5th Time unknown
    4 x 400 metres     Did not compete
Anthony 'Nick' WINTER (NSW)    Long Jump     Did not compete
    Triple Jump   1/20   1st 15.525m
TEAM    4 x 400 metres     Ht2 Did not compete

Overall Team Rank: 12 (8pts)
Men's Team Rank: 12 (8pts)

666 athletes participated from 40 countries

 

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