Summary
Finland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Finnish athletes won a total of 11 medals. The majority of these were awarded in speed skating, to Clas Thunberg and Julius Skutnabb.
| Finland at the 1924 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | olympiakomitea |
| in Chamonix | |
| Competitors | 17 (16 men, 1 woman) in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Armas Palmros[1] |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Medalists edit
The following Finnish competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold |
Clas Thunberg | Speed skating | Men's 1500 m |
| Gold |
Clas Thunberg | Speed skating | Men's 5000 m |
| Gold |
Julius Skutnabb | Speed skating | Men's 10,000 m |
| Gold |
Clas Thunberg | Speed skating | Men's all-round |
 Silver |
Ludowika Jakobsson Walter Jakobsson |
Figure skating | Pairs |
| Silver |
Väinö Bremer August Eskelinen Heikki Hirvonen Martti Lappalainen |
Military patrol | Men's event |
| Silver |
Julius Skutnabb | Speed skating | Men's 5000 m |
| Silver |
Clas Thunberg | Speed skating | Men's 10,000 m |
 Bronze |
Tapani Niku | Cross-country skiing | Men's 18 km |
| Bronze |
Clas Thunberg | Speed skating | Men's 500 m |
| Bronze |
Julius Skutnabb | Speed skating | Men's all-round |
Cross-country skiing edit
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Anton Collin | 1'33:54.6 | 16 |
| Matti Ritola | 1'25:13.0 | 11 | |
| Matti Raivio | 1'19:10.4 | 7 | |
| Tapani Niku | 1'16:26.0 |
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| 50 km | Anton Collin | DNF | |
| Erkki Kämäräinen | DNF | ||
| Tapani Niku | DNF | ||
| Matti Raivio | 4'06:50 | 7 | |
Figure skating edit
- Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Score | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludowika Jakobsson Walter Jakobsson |
18.5 | 10.25 |
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Military patrol edit
| Athletes | Time | Shots on target | Final Time (-30s./hit) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August Eskelinen Heikki Hirvonen Martti Lappalainen Väinö Bremer |
4'05:40 | 11 | 4'00:10 |
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Nordic combined edit
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes (here: 4) could represent a country per event.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Verner Eklöf | Individual | 37.0 | 37.0 | 14.916 | 11 | 1'34.11 | 10.250 | 11 | 12.583 | 9 |
| Sulo Jääskeläinen | 41.5 | 41.0 | 16.604 | 6 | 1'42.30 | 6.125 | 19 | 11.365 | 16 | |
Ski jumping edit
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Tuure Nieminen | Normal hill | 42.5 | 16.192 | 14 | 41.0 | 16.333 | 16.263 | 13 |
| Sulo Jääskeläinen | 42.5 | 16.543 | 10 | 42.5 | 16.293 | 16.418 | 11 | |
Speed skating edit
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Clas Thunberg | 44.8 |
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| Asser Wallenius | 45.0 | 5 | |
| Julius Skutnabb | 46.4 | 10 | |
| 1500 m | Clas Thunberg | 2:20.8 |
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| Julius Skutnabb | 2:26.6 | 4 | |
| Asser Wallenius | DNF | ||
| 5000 m | Clas Thunberg | 8:39.0 |
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| Julius Skutnabb | 8:48.4 |
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| Asser Wallenius | 9:12.8 | 10 | |
| 10,000 m | Julius Skutnabb | 18:04.8 |
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| Clas Thunberg | 18:07.8 |
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| Asser Wallenius | 19:03.8 | 10 | |
All-round
Distances: 500 m; 5000 m; 1500 m & 10,000 m.
| Athlete | Until distance 1 | Until distance 2 | Until distance 3 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | rank | Points | Score | rank | Points | Score | rank | Points | Score | rank | |
| Clas Thunberg | 1,5 | 44.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 96.70 | 1 | 3.5 | 143.63 | 1 | 5.5 | 198.02 |
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| Julius Skutnabb | 7 | 46.40 | 7 | 8 | 99.24 | 3 | 11 | 148.11 | 3 | 11 | 202.35 |
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| Asser Wallenius | 3 | 45.00 | 3 | 10 | 100.28 | 5 | DNF | |||||
References edit
Sources edit
- M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 - Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- Olympic Winter Games 1924, full results by sports-reference.com