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Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics - Men's individual cross country

Men's individual cross country
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Ind cross country 1924 Summer Olympics.jpg
1924 individual cross country race. The left trio is Edvin Wide, Ville Ritola and Paavo Nurmi
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Date July 12
Competitors 38 from 10 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Paavo Nurmi
 Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ville Ritola
 Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Earl Johnson
 United States
1920
1st, gold medalist(s) Paavo Nurmi
 Finland
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ville Ritola
 Finland
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 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.


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