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Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games:
Men's 200 metres
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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: |  Jackson Scholz |
| Silver: | Charley Paddock |
| Bronze: |  Eric Liddell |
Summary
Harold Abrahams (GBR) had shocked the Americans in the 100, as they were used to winning the sprints. They got their revenge in the 200, with Jackson Scholz winning gold. He and Charlie Paddock were the fastest off the turn, with Paddock taking a slight lead. But Scholz caught him with 20 metres to go for the title. Scotland’s Eric Liddell, hero the movie Chariots of Fire, closed quickly for third place.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Scholz | 27 | United States | USA | Gold | OR |
| 2 | Charley Paddock | 23 | United States | USA | Silver | |
| 3 | Eric Liddell | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | Bronze | |
| 4 | George Hill | 23 | United States | USA | ||
| 5 | Bayes Norton | 20 | United States | USA | ||
| 6 | Harold Abrahams | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 4 h1 r3/4 | Edwin Carr, Sr. | 24 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 4 h2 r3/4 | André Mourlon | 20 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | William Nichol | Great Britain | GBR | |||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | Howard Kinsman | 23 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | Arthur Porritt | 23 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | Cyril Coaffee | 27 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 3 h1 r2/4 | George Dunston | 23 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 3 h2 r2/4 | Joseph Jackson | 19 | France | FRA | ||
| 3 h3 r2/4 | Sasago Tani | 29 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 3 h4 r2/4 | Maurice Degrelle | 22 | France | FRA | ||
| 3 h5 r2/4 | Lajos Kurunczy | 27 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 3 h6 r2/4 | Paul Brochart | 25 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 4 h1 r2/4 | Johans Oja | 20 | Latvia | LAT | ||
| 4 h2 r2/4 | Sean Lavan | 25 | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 4 h3 r2/4 | André Théard | 18 | Haiti | HAI | ||
| 4 h4 r2/4 | Ferenc Gerő | 23 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 4 h5 r2/4 | Tom Matthewman | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 4 h6 r2/4 | Buck Hester | 21 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | Rudolf Rauch | 31 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | John McKechenneay | Canada | CAN | |||
| 5 h3 r2/4 | Roy Norman | 27 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | Larry Armstrong | 32 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 5 h5 r2/4 | William Lowe | Ireland | IRL | |||
| 5 h6 r2/4 | Harry Broos | 25 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | Juan Junqueras | Spain | ESP | |||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | Konstantinos Pantelidis | Greece | GRE | |||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | Félix Escobar | Argentina | ARG | |||
| 6 h5 r2/4 | Rinus van den Berge | 24 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 3 h1 r1/4 | Pietro Pastorino | 23 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 3 h2 r1/4 | Carlos Garces | Mexico | MEX | |||
| 3 h3 r1/4 | Joseph Hilger | Luxembourg | LUX | |||
| 3 h4 r1/4 | Karl Borner | 25 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 3 h5 r1/4 | Paul Hammer | 23 | Luxembourg | LUX | ||
| 3 h6 r1/4 | Terence Pitt | 20 | India | IND | ||
| 3 h7 r1/4 | Jan de Vries | 28 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 3 h8 r1/4 | Alexandros Papafingos | Greece | GRE | |||
| 3 h9 r1/4 | José Martínez | Mexico | MEX | |||
| 3 h10r1/4 | Gentil dos Santos | 25 | Portugal | POR | ||
| 3 h11r1/4 | Stane Perpar | Yugoslavia | YUG | |||
| 3 h12r1/4 | Gvido Jekals | 19 | Latvia | LAT | ||
| 3 h13r1/4 | Álvaro Ribeiro | 22 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 3 h14r1/4 | Zygmunt Weiss | 21 | Poland | POL | ||
| 3 h15r1/4 | David Nepomuceno | 23 | Philippines | PHI | ||
| 3 h16r1/4 | Reinhold Kesküll | 23 | Estonia | EST | ||
| 3 h17r1/4 | Mohamed Burhan | Turkey | TUR | |||
| 4 h1 r1/4 | James Hall | India | IND | |||
| 4 h2 r1/4 | Félix Mendizábal | 33 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 4 h3 r1/4 | Herminio Ahumada | 24 | Mexico | MEX | ||
| 4 h4 r1/4 | Lauri Härö | 24 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 4 h5 r1/4 | Mogens Truelsen | 22 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 4 h6 r1/4 | Pierre Parrain | 20 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h8 r1/4 | Alois Linka | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 4 h10r1/4 | Johannes van Kampen | 24 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 4 h13r1/4 | Aleksander Szenajch | 19 | Poland | POL | ||
| 5 h1 r1/4 | José-María Larrabeiti | 23 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 5 h5 r1/4 | Oto Seviško | Latvia | LAT | |||
| 5 h10r1/4 | Diego Ordóñez | 20 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 5 h13r1/4 | Mariano Aguilar | Mexico | MEX | |||
| AC h8 r1/4 | Will Hildreth | India | IND |
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