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Encyclopedia > Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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The United Kingdom competed as Great Britain and Ireland at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It was the seventh time that the nation had participated, being one of only four nations to compete in every Summer Olympics to that point. Great Britain and Ireland competed under the IOC country code GBR. Despite the name, athletes from the newly-independent Irish Free State competed separately. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur Tossed by the waves, she does not founder Coordinates : , Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) Administration Subdivisions 20 arrondissements Département Paris (75) Région ÃŽle-de-France Mayor Bertrand Delanoë (PS) City (commune) Characteristics Land Area 86. ... Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. ... The International Olympic Committee (IOC) allocates three-letter country codes to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. ... The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) (1922–1937) was the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties that were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British and...


The Paris Games were a disappontment for the British team, which had finished in the top three on the past three occasions. British athletes won nine gold medals (down from fifteen in 1920). Overall, they won thirty-four medals, finishing fourth. The Games of the VIII Olympiad were held in 1924 in Paris, France. ... The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ...

United Kingdom Great Britain at the Summer Olympics
As Great Britain and Ireland: 1896190019041908191219201924
As Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 192819321936194819521956196019641968197219761980198419881992199620002004


 

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