Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. This was the first Summer Olympics in which athletes from the newly independent Irish Free State competed separately. Following the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927, the name changed (officially) to 'United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' but the Olympic team competed as Great Britain from the 1928 games onwards. 267 competitors, 239 men and 28 women, took part in 115 events in 18 sports.

Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Men's 100 m Athletics Men's 400 m Athletics Men's 800 m Boxing Men's middleweight Boxing Men's light heavyweight Rowing Men's single sculls , James MacNabb,Robert Morrison, Terence Sanders Rowing Men's coxless four , Philip Neame,Herbert Perry, Allen Whitty Shooting Men's 100 m team running deer, double shots Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke , Wilfred Nichol,Walter Rangeley, Lancelot Royle Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay , Bertram Macdonald, George Webber Athletics Men's 3000 m team race Athletics Men's 10 km walk Boxing Men's flyweight Boxing Men's middleweight Cycling Men's 50 km Fencing Women's foil , Edwin Jacob,Thomas Riggs, Walter Riggs, Ernest Roney Sailing 8 m Class Shooting Men's 100 m running deer, single shots Men's 100 m running deer, double shots Swimming Women's 100 m backstroke , Constance Jeans,Grace McKenzie, Iris Tanner Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay , Kathleen McKane Godfree Tennis Women's doubles Athletics Men's 200 m Athletics Men's 400 m Athletics Men's 1500 m , George Renwick,Richard Ripley, Edward Toms Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay Athletics Men's hammer throw Cycling Men's 50 km Diving Men's plain high diving Polo Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke Tennis Women's singles , Dorothy Shepherd-Barron Tennis Women's doubles Wrestling Men's freestyle heavyweight

Athletics

Sixty-five athletes represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's seventh appearance in the sport; Great Britain was one of three nations, along with Greece and the United States, to have competed in each edition of the Olympic athletics competitions. With three gold medals and eleven total medals, the British athletes finished third in both counts behind the Americans and the Finns. Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, two of the British Olympic champions in the sport, would later be the subjects of the film Chariots of Fire for their competition in Paris.

Liddell won the 400 metres, breaking the world record in the final. Abrahams took the gold medal in the 100 metres, matching the Olympic record in three of the four rounds. Lowe took the third championship for Great Britain, in the 800 metres. The 4 × 100 metre relay team, including Abrahams, briefly took the world record, though relinquished it to the American team which beat the British squad in the final.

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Harold Abrahams 100 m 11.0 1 Q 10.6 1 Q 10.6 1 Q 10.6 200 m 22.2 1 Q 22.0 1 Q 21.9 3 Q 22.3 6 Charles Beckwith Shot put N/A 12.48 7 did not advance John Benham Cross country N/A did not finish Frederick Blackett 400 m hurdles N/A 56.9 2 Q 58.4 3 Q Disqualified Halland Britton 10000 m N/A 32:06.0 6 David Burghley 110 m hurdles N/A Unknown 3 did not advance Guy Butler 400 m 50.2 1 Q 49.8 1 Q 47.9 2 Q 48.6 James Campbell Pole vault N/A 3.20 7 did not advance Ernest Clark 10 km walk N/A Unknown 5 Q 49:59.2 6 Charles Clibbon 5000 m N/A 15:35.6 4 Q 15:29.0 6 10000 m N/A Unknown 14 David Cummings 3000 m steeplechase N/A Unknown 5 did not advance Jock Dalrymple Javelin throw N/A 46.92 12 did not advance Henri Dauban de Silhouette Javelin throw N/A 44.70 13 did not advance Robert Dickinson High jump N/A 1.75 5 did not advance Cyril Ellis 1500 m N/A 4:08.1 3 did not advance Arthur Farrimond Marathon N/A 3:05:15.0 17 Samuel Ferris Marathon N/A 2:52:26.0 5 Fred Gaby 110 m hurdles N/A 15.6 1 Q 15.7 3 did not advance Gordon Goodwin 10 km walk N/A 49:04.0 1 Q 48:37.9 Ernie Harper 10000 m N/A 31:58.0 5 Cross country N/A 35:45.4 4 Eric Harrison 110 m hurdles N/A Unknown 2 Q 15.7 4 did not advance Jack Higginson Triple jump N/A 13.34 7 did not advance Harry Houghton 800 m N/A 1:58.4 2 Q 1:57.3 2 Q 1:58.0 9 Charles Johnstone 5000 m N/A 15:27.4 5 did not advance Crawford Kerr High jump N/A No mark 5 did not advance Harold Langley Triple jump N/A 12.74 8 did not advance Ernest Letherland Marathon N/A did not finish Eric Liddell 200 m 22.2 1 Q Unknown 2 Q 21.8 2 Q 21.9 400 m 50.2 1 Q 49.3 2 Q 48.2 1 Q 47.6 Douglas Lowe 800 m N/A 1:58.0 1 Q 1:56.8 1 Q 1:52.4 1500 m N/A 4:07.2 2 Q 3:57.0 4 Christopher MacKintosh Long jump N/A 6.88 3 Q 6.92 6 Thomas Matthewman 200 m Unknown 2 Q Unknown 4 did not advance Jack McKenna Marathon N/A 3:30:40.0 27 Albert Mills Marathon N/A did not finish Evelyn Montague 3000 m steeplechase N/A 9:48.0 3 Q 9:58.0 6 Edgar Mountain 800 m N/A Unknown 3 Q Unknown 7 did not advance Sidney Newey 3000 m steeplechase N/A Unknown 3 Q Unknown 9 Wilfred Nichol 100 m 11.0 1 Q 11.0 2 Q 11.3 4 did not advance 200 m 22.6 1 Q 22.6 2 Q 22.4 5 did not advance Malcolm Nokes Hammer throw N/A 48.875 2 Q 48.875 John Odde Triple jump N/A 13.40 6 did not advance Leopold Partridge 110 m hurdles N/A Unknown 3 did not advance Walter Rangeley 100 m 11.0 1 Q 11.0 3 did not advance George Renwick 400 m 50.3 2 Q Unknown 6 did not advance Lancelot Royle 100 m 11.0 1 Q Unknown 3 did not advance Frank Saunders 5000 m N/A 15:37.0 4 Q 15:54.0 10 Arthur Sewell Cross country N/A did not finish Donald Slack Pentathlon N/A Elim-3 Decathlon N/A 5148.105 25 Percy Spark Pentathlon N/A Elim-3 Decathlon N/A did not finish Sonny Spencer 1500 m N/A 4:09.0 2 Q 4:03.7 11 H. B. Stallard 800 m N/A 1:57.6 1 Q 1:54.2 1 Q 1:53.0 4 1500 m N/A 4:11.8 1 Q 3:55.6 Ralph Starr 5000 m N/A Unknown 6 did not advance Wilfrid Tatham 400 m hurdles N/A 58.5 3 did not advance Edward Toms 400 m 49.9 2 Q Unknown 4 did not advance Gordon Watts 10 km walk N/A Disqualified did not advance Eddie Webster 10000 m N/A did not finish Cross country N/A did not finish Joseph Williams Cross country N/A did not finish Arthur Willis High jump N/A No mark 3 did not advance Rex Woods Shot put N/A 11.77 7 did not advance Dunky Wright Marathon N/A did not finish Harold Abrahams Wilfred Nichol Walter Rangeley Lancelot Royle 4 × 100 m relay N/A 42.0 1 Q 41.8 1 Q 42.5 Guy Butler George Renwick Richard Ripley Edward Toms 4 × 400 m relay N/A 3:22.0 1 Q 3:17.4 John Benham Ernie Harper Arthur Sewell Eddie Webster Joseph Williams Team cross country N/A did not finish Arthur Clark Herbert Johnston Bertram Macdonald Walter Porter William Seagrove George Webber 3000 m team N/A 15 2 Q 14

Boxing

Sixteen boxers represented Great Britain at the 1924 Games; Great Britain was one of four nations to have two wrestlers in each weight class (along with France, Italy, and the United States). It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Great Britain matched the United States for most gold medals, at two, and most silver medals, also at two; those were all the medals won by the British team, however, while the United States also took a pair of bronzes to take the top medal spot with six to Great Britain's four. Mallin's middleweight championship came after a quarterfinal win by disqualification (Brousse bit Mallin) and a bout against countryman Elliott in the final. Mitchell took the light heavyweight crown without being bitten.

BoxerWeight classRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze matchOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRank Alf Barber Bantamweight Bye W L did not advance 5 James Basham Welterweight L did not advance 17 Arthur Beavis Featherweight W L did not advance 9 Arthur Clifton Heavyweight N/A W L did not advance 5 John Courtis Light heavyweight Bye W L did not advance 5 Harry Dingley Featherweight Bye W L did not advance 5 John Elliott Middleweight Bye W W W L Harry Mallin Middleweight W W W W W James McKenzie Flyweight Bye W W W L Harry Mitchell Light heavyweight W W W W W Patrick O'Hanrahan Welterweight W L did not advance 9 Cornelis O'Kelly Heavyweight N/A L did not advance 9 George Shorter Lightweight Bye L did not advance 9 Les Tarrant Bantamweight Bye L did not advance 9 Ernest Warwick Flyweight L did not advance 17 William White Lightweight L did not advance 17

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent 0 2 .000 2 2 .500 3 0 1.000 1 1 .500 4 1 .800 0 1 .000 1 2 .333 2 0 1.000 3 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 2 0 1.000 2 4 .333 Total international 21 13 .618 1 1 .500 Total 22 14 .611

Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 4 3 .571 Round of 16 8 5 .615 Quarterfinals 4 4 .500 Semifinals 4 0 1.000 Final 2 2 .500 Bronze match 0 0 – Total 22 14 .611

Cycling

Twelve cyclists represented Great Britain in 1924, the most of any nation. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. The British cyclists took two medals—the silver and bronze in the 50 kilometres.

Road cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventFinalResultRank Samuel Hunter Time trial 7:16:35.0 34 Dave Marsh Time trial 6:56:52.4 24 Ernie Pilcher Time trial 6:54:02.0 23 Andy Wilson Time trial 6:53:52.4 22 Samuel Hunter Dave Marsh Ernie Pilcher Andy Wilson Team time trial 20:44:46.8 7

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventFirst roundFirst repechageQuarterfinalsSecond repechageSemifinalsFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank Cyril Alden 50 km N/A Unknown Herbert Fuller Sprint 13.8 1 Q Advanced directly 13.0 1 Q Advanced directly Unknown 2 did not advance George Owen Sprint Unknown 2 r Unknown 1 Q Unknown 3 r Unknown 4 did not advance Harry Wyld 50 km N/A Unknown Frederick Habberfield Thomas Harvey Tandem N/A Unknown 2 did not advance Frederick Habberfield Thomas Harvey Henry Lee William Stewart Team pursuit Unknown 2 N/A did not advance N/A did not advance

Diving

Eleven divers, five men and six women, represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Clarke's bronze in the plain high diving competition resulted in Great Britain winning a single medal for the third consecutive Games.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men

DiverEventSemifinalsFinalPointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank Harold Clarke Plain high diving 9 162 1 Q 15.5 158 Albert Dickin Plain high diving 25.5 141 6 did not advance Albert Knight 10 m platform 19 394.5 4 did not advance Plain high diving 12 156 3 Q 31 137 7 Eric MacDonald 3 m board 29 433.2 6 did not advance 10 m platform 25 345.5 5 did not advance Gregory Matveieff 3 m board 21 414.1 4 did not advance

Women

DiverEventSemifinalsFinalPointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank Beatrice Armstrong 10 m platform 27.5 141 6 did not advance Amelia Hudson 3 m board 23 345.2 5 did not advance Gladys Luscombe 3 m board 40.5 244.0 8 did not advance Verrall Newman 10 m platform 18 154 4 did not advance Cecily O'Bryen 3 m board 35 258.8 7 did not advance Isabelle White 10 m platform 9.5 150 2 Q 28.5 140 6

Equestrian

Six equestrians represented Great Britain in 1924. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since 1912. Bowden-Smith matched the country's best result to date with a fourth-place finish in the jumping event.

EquestrianEventFinal Score Time Rank Philip Bowden-Smith Eventing 878.0 N/A 29 Jumping 10.50 2:41.4 4 Geoffrey Brooke Jumping 29.75 3:02.6 27 Capel Brunker Jumping 25.50 2:45.0 24 Edward de Fonblanque Eventing 1728.5 N/A 6 Keith Hervey Eventing 1354.0 N/A 19 Jumping did not finish Alec Tod Eventing 982.0 N/A 22 Philip Bowden-Smith Geoffrey Brooke Capel Brunker Keith Hervey Team jumping 65.75 N/A 7 Philip Bowden-Smith Edward de Fonblanque Keith Hervey Alec Tod Team eventing 4064.5 N/A 6

Fencing