VIII Olympiad

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The VIII Olympiad refers to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, a landmark Games noted for its strong international participation and later popularization through the film "Chariots of Fire."

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VIII Olympiad canonical 2

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instanceOf multi-sport event ⓘ
artCompetitionsIncluded architecture ⓘ
literature ⓘ
music ⓘ
painting ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
closingDate 1924-07-27 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
countryWithMostGoldMedals United States ⓘ
countryWithMostTotalMedals United States ⓘ
featuredInFilm Chariots of Fire ⓘ
followedBy IX Olympiad ⓘ
hostCity Paris ⓘ
hostCityPreviouslyHosted 1900 Summer Olympics ⓘ
hostCountry France ⓘ
hostedEvent men's 100 metres athletics final ⓘ
men's 400 metres athletics final ⓘ
includedSport athletics ⓘ
boxing ⓘ
cycling ⓘ
equestrian ⓘ
fencing ⓘ
football ⓘ
gymnastics ⓘ
modern pentathlon ⓘ
polo ⓘ
rowing ⓘ
rugby union ⓘ
shooting ⓘ
swimming ⓘ
tennis ⓘ
water polo ⓘ
weightlifting ⓘ
wrestling ⓘ
yachting ⓘ
introducedSport art competitions ⓘ
iocPresidentAtTime Pierre de Coubertin ⓘ
mainStadium Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir ⓘ
mainStadiumLocation Colombes ⓘ
mottoLanguage French ⓘ
notableAthlete Eric Liddell ⓘ
Harold Abrahams ⓘ
Johnny Weissmuller ⓘ
Paavo Nurmi ⓘ
notableFor strong international participation ⓘ
numberOfAthletes 3089 ⓘ
numberOfEvents 126 ⓘ
numberOfFemaleAthletes 135 ⓘ
numberOfMaleAthletes 2954 ⓘ
numberOfParticipatingNations 44 ⓘ
numberOfSports 17 ⓘ
officialName Games of the VIII Olympiad ⓘ
olympiadNumber 8 ⓘ
olympicOathTaker Georges André ⓘ
openingDate 1924-05-04 ⓘ
organisingCommitteePresident Gaston Vidal ⓘ
precededBy VII Olympiad ⓘ
shortName 1924 Summer Olympics ⓘ
torchRelayHeld no ⓘ
year 1924 ⓘ

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