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Host City: Paris, France
Venue(s): Colombes Olympic Stadium, Colombes
Date Started: July 8, 1924
Date Finished: July 9, 1924
| Gold: | Dan Kinsey |
| Silver: | Sid Atkinson |
| Bronze: | Sten Pettersson |
The final came down to a close finish between Dan Kinsey (USA) and Sydney Atkinson (RSA). Atkinson had a slight lead at the 10th hurdle, but clipped it with his foot, stumbled, and lost out on the run-in. Karl Anderson (USA) had been near the leaders coming to the ninth hurdle, but hit it hard and fell to the track, although he got up and finished the race. George Guthrie (USA) finished in third place but was disqualified for knocking over three hurdles, giving the bronze medal to Sweden’s Sten Pettersson.
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Kinsey | 22 | United States | USA | Gold | |
| 2 | Sid Atkinson | 23 | South Africa | RSA | Silver | |
| 3 | Sten Pettersson | 21 | Sweden | SWE | Bronze | |
| 4 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson | 26 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 5 | Karl Anderson | 23 | United States | USA | ||
| AC | George Guthrie | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| 3 h1 r2/3 | Pitch Johnson | 23 | United States | USA | ||
| 3 h2 r2/3 | Fred Gaby | 29 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 3 h3 r2/3 | Gabriel Sempé | 23 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | Oscar, Ridder van Rappard | 28 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 4 h2 r2/3 | Otakar Jandera | 26 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 4 h3 r2/3 | Eric Harrison | 31 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Gilbert Allart | 21 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Willi Moser | 30 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 5 h3 r2/3 | Henri Thorsen | 30 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 3 h1 r1/3 | Leopold Partridge | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 3 h2 r1/3 | Alfredo Ugarte | Chile | CHI | |||
| 3 h3 r1/3 | Victor Moriaud | 23 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 3 h5 r1/3 | Sydney Pierce | 23 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 3 h6 r1/3 | Louis Lundgren | 23 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 3 h8 r1/3 | David, Lord Burghley | 19 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | Lau Spel | 23 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | Warren Montabone | 20 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 4 h5 r1/3 | Ioannis Talianos | Greece | GRE | |||
| 4 h8 r1/3 | László Muskát | 21 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | Tibor Püspöki | 23 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 5 h5 r1/3 | Cheruvari Lakshmanan | 26 | India | IND | ||
| 5 h6 r1/3 | Francisco Contreras | Mexico | MEX | |||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Alberto Byington | 21 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| AC h2 r1/3 | Guillermo Newberry | 25 | Argentina | ARG | DNF | |
| AC h4 r1/3 | Henri Bernard | 23 | France | FRA |