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Encyclopedia > Military patrol at the 1924 Winter Olympics

At the I Winter Olympics, in Chamonix, France, in 1924, a military patrol competition was held. Several sources have counted this competition as a demonstration event only—a full 36 years would pass before the modern version of the sport, biathlon, became an official Winter Olympic discipline. Six teams started the event, but only four finished with Italy and Poland withdrawing to bad conditions. The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. ... Panorama of Chamonix valley Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc seen from Le Brévent, a paraglider is in the foreground Chamonix Valley seen from the south Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, or more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ... The name Biathlon is commonly confused with duathlon, the term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. ...


Medalists

January 29, 1924 January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Medal Team Time Penalties
Gold Switzerland (Adolf Aufdenblatten, Alphonse Julen, Antoine Julen, D. Vaucher) 3:56:06 8
Silver Finland (August Eskelinen, Heikki Hirvonen, Martti Lappalainen, Väinö Bremer) 4:10:00 11
Bronze France (André Vandelle, Camille Mandrillon, G. Berthet, Maurice Mandrillon) 4:18:53 5
4 Czechoslovakia (Bohuslav Josifek, Jan Mittlöhner, Josef Bim, Karel Buchta) ... ...
Withdrawn Italy (A. Bich, G. Lagger, P. Dente, P. Francia) ... ...
Withdrawn Poland (S. Chrobak, S. Kadziolka, Szczepan Witkowski, Z. Woycicki) ... ...

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External Reference

(Italian) 1924 Military Patrol results from Wikipedia

Biathlon at the Winter Olympics

1924* | 1928* | 1932 | 1936* | 1948* | 1952-6 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 Biathlon debuted at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley with the Mens 20km Individual event. ... At the II Winter Olympics, in St. ... At the IV Winter Olympics, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in 1936, a military patrol competition was held. ... At the V Winter Olympics, in St. ... 1960 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Mens events Categories: | ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: nonsense If you disagree with its speedy deletion, please explain why on its talk page or at Wikipedia:Speedy deletions. ... 1968 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Mens events ... 1972 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Mens events Categories: | ... 1976 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon Results Mens events Categories: | ... 1980 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results Mens events Categories: | ... The 1984 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results // Mens events 10 km 20 km 4 x 7. ... The 1988 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results: // Mens events 10 km sprint February 23, 1988 20 km sprint February 20, 1988 4 x 7. ... The 1992 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon results The Biathlon competitions were held at Les Saisies, about 40 km from host city Albertville. ... The 1994 Winter Olympics Biathlon results The sport of biathlon combines the skills of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. ... 1998 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon Mens 10km Sprint Mens 20 km Mens 4 x 7. ... 2002 Winter Olympic Games Biathlon 10 km Sprint Men: Without any misses with the shooting, Bjørndalen wins his second gold of the Games. ... Turin 2006 Jeremy Teela kneeling Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics included ten biathlon events. ...

*Military Patrol (Demonstration event: 1924, 1928, 1936, and 1948)
Events at the 1924 Winter Olympics (Chamonix)

Bobsleigh | Figure skating | Ice hockey | Military patrol (demonstration) | Nordic skiing | Speed skating The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. ... Panorama of Chamonix valley Aiguille du Midi and Mont Blanc seen from Le Brévent, a paraglider is in the foreground Chamonix Valley seen from the south Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, or more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the... At the 1924 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the four man event. ... The three figure skating events held at the 1924 Winter Olympics were not the first figure skating events contested at the Olympic Games, as the sport had also been on the programme at the 1908 and 1920 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1924 Winter Olympics, an ice hockey event was contested. ... At the 1924 Winter Olympics, four Nordic skiing events were contested, both Cross country skiing events and the Nordic combined were won by Norways Thorleif Haug. ... At the 1924 Winter Olympics, five speed skating events were contested. ...


  Results from FactBites:
 
Biathlon - Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games (852 words)
Biathlon is a winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting, not to be confused with summer biathlon, which combines cross country running with riflery.
EVENTS: Biathlon at the 2006 Winter Olympics will be held in the town of Cesana San Sicario (in the commune of Cesana Torinese), Italy.
It appeared as demontrations with the name of "military patrol" at the Olympic Winter Games in 1924, 1928, 1936 and 1948, but did not gain Olympic recognition then, as the small number of competing countries disagreed on the rules.
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