Men's individual cross country at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
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Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir | |||||||||
Date | July 12 | |||||||||
Competitors | 38 from 10 nations | |||||||||
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Paavo Nurmi Finland |
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Ville Ritola Finland |
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Earl Johnson United States |
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.
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.