1924 Winter Olympics / Curling
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 Chamonix
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| Competition venue | Stade Olympique |
| Nations | 3 |
| Athletes | 16 (16 men) |
| date | 28-30 January 1924 |
| decisions | 1 |
At the first Olympic Winter Games in Chamonix in 1924 , a curling competition was held. The venue was the Stade Olympique.
For a long time, this competition for men was considered a demonstration or demonstration competition, although at the time of the First Olympic Winter Games, no differentiation was made between demonstration and original competitions. In January 2006 the International Olympic Committee decided that curling was an official competition in 1924 and declared the United Kingdom an Olympic Champion.
Balance sheet
Medal table
| space | country |
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| 1 |
 United Kingdom
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1 | - | - | 1 |
| 2 |
 Sweden
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- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 3 |
France
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- | - | 1 | 1 |
Medalist
The British team, composed of members of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in Perth , won the competition by a large margin. The only serious competitors at that time would have been the Swiss who had also traveled there, but they preferred not to take part in the competition at short notice. Curling was still relatively unknown in France at the time, which is why the competition was only held in front of a few spectators. But they were enthusiastic about the sport, as it was somewhat similar to the boule game popular in France .
Round robin
table
| space | team | Victories | Ndlg. | Points |
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| 1 |
GBR
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2 | 0 | 4th |
| 2 |
SWE
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1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |
FRA
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0 | 2 | 0 |
Draw 1
Date: January 28, 1924, 10:00 a.m.
| encounter | Result |
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| Sweden - France | 18:10 |
Draw 2
Date: January 29, 1924, 10:00 a.m.
| encounter | Result |
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| Great Britain - Sweden | 38: 7 |
Draw 3
Date: January 30, 1924, 10:00 a.m.
| encounter | Result |
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| Great Britain - France | 46: 4 |
Web links
- Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Official report of the 1924 Winter Olympics (PDF file; 83.57 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Herald sweeps Britain to curling gold medal - Doug Gillon explains how a team of Scots have finally been honored… 82 years on. The Herald, January 23, 2006, accessed July 23, 2018 .
