1924 in sports
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- 2.1 First half of
- 2.2 Second half of
- 2.3 Exact date of birth unknown
Events
Olympic games
- January 25-February 5: In Chamonix is carried out by the International Winter Sports Week as part of the Paris Olympics, which are subsequently recognized as I. Winter Olympic Games. The Fédération Internationale de Ski is founded (FIS ) on February 2.
- January 28-February 3: The Hockey tournament at the Winter Sports Week in Chamonix is also the second ice hockey world championship. The same applies to the Nordic World Ski Championships from January 25 to February 2.
- May 4 to July 27: At the Olympic Games in Paris for the first time his concept of Henri Didon motto Altius, Citius, Fortius quoted. At the closing ceremony for the first time the three flags of the Olympic Committee of the host country and the next host country are reared.
- JULY 12: " hot battle of Colombes "
- 12 to 20 July: The Fédération Française des Échecs performs during the Olympics by the unofficial Chess Olympiad in 1924, is founded at the end of the International Chess Federation FIDE.
Badminton
The highlight of the Badminton 1924 are the All England, the Irish Open and the Scottish Open.
Mountaineering
- British Mount Everest Expedition 1924
Football
- Campeonato Sudamericano 1924
Athletics
Track and Field Championships
In Buenos Aires, see the Athletics South Championships in 1924.
Track and Field World Records
Sprint
Middle distance running
Long-distance running
Walking
- MAY 5: Paul Sievert, Germany, the 50,000 meters walk of men goes in 4:34:03 h
- 20 June: Karl Hähnel, Germany, the 50,000 meters walk of men goes in 4:36:22 h
Throwing events
Jumping events
- MAY 5: Ralph Spearow, USA, reached the Pole Vault Men 4.22 m.
- May 27: Harold Osborn, USA, jump in the high jump of 2.03 m men.
- August 7: Robert LeGendre, USA, achieved in the long jump of 7.76 m men.
- August 12: Nick Winter, USA, reached the triple jump men of 15.52 m.
More fight
Motorcycle Racing
- In the inaugural Motorcycle Championship, the Belgian Maurice van Geert the title in the 250 cc class wins at Rush - Blackburne before the two Austrian Puch pilots Hugo Höbel and Rupert Karner.
- The 350ern the Briton Jimmie Simpson wins on AJS before the two Italians Isacco Mariani ( Garelli ) and Mario Saetti ( Bianchi ).
- In the 500cc class the Italian Guido Mentasti wins on Moto Guzzi ahead of his compatriot and brand-mate Erminio Visioli and Briton Tom Simister (Norton ).
Cycling
- Giro d' Italia 1924
- Tour de France 1924
- UCI Track World Championships 1924
- UCI Road World Championships 1924
Winter sports
- European Figure Skating Championships 1924
- World Figure Skating Championships 1924
More events
- In Berlin, the gymnastic and sporting week in the Lustgarten and the National Jubilee Sports Festival in the German Stadium will take place.
Born
First half year
- 01 January: Klaus Young, German chess master († 1945)
- January 04: Alberto Bertuccelli, Italian footballer († 2002)
- January 04: Marianne Werner, German track and field athlete
- January 06: Pablo Birger, Argentine racing driver († 1966)
- January 06: Alfredo Milani, Italian motorcycle racer
- JANUARY 12: Olivier Gendebien, Belgian racing driver († 1998)
- JANUARY 17: John Riseley - Prichard, British racing driver († 1993)
- JANUARY 22: Ortvin Sarapu, New Zealand chess player of Estonian origin ( † 1999)
- JANUARY 25: Lou Groza, U.S. American football player († 2000)
- JANUARY 29: Edi Finger, Austrian sports journalist and first TV sports reporter in Austria († 1989)
- 03 February: Robert Schlienz, German footballer († 1995)
- February 04: Karl Adam, German footballer († 1999)
- FEBRUARY 11: Budge Patty, American tennis player
- FEBRUARY 19: David Bronstein, Russian chess grandmaster († 2006)
- FEBRUARY 29: Pierre Sinibaldi, French football player and coach († 2012)
- 03 March: Omero Tognon, Italian footballer and coach († 1990)
- March 06: Ottmar Walter, German footballer
- MARCH 17: Werner Assmann, German handball player († 1993)
- 04 April: Bob Christie, American race car driver († 2009)
- 19 April: Werner Kohlmeyer, German footballer († 1974)
- APRIL 27: Lena Stumpf, German athlete († 2012)
- May 03: Ken Tyrrell, British racing driver and the founder of the Tyrrell Formula 1 teams († 2001)
- MAY 11: Luděk Pachman, Czech- German chess player († 2003)
- MAY 25: Rafael Iglesias, Argentine Olympic champion in boxing († 1999)
- May 25 Nyers István, Hungarian footballer († 2005)
- 01 June: Rudi Piffl, German table tennis players
- June 04: Ettore Chimeri, Venezuelan race car driver († 1960)
- June 16: frankness stone, German psychologist and figure skaters († 1986)
- JUNE 18: George Mikan, American basketball player († 2005)
- June 19: Leo Nomellini, U.S. American football player († 2000)
Second half- year
- 05 August: Keba Mbaye, Senegalese lawyer and sports official († 2007)
- August 17: Jim Finney, British soccer referee († 2008)
- AUGUST 28: Jimmy Daywalt, American race car driver († 1966)
- September 04: Bobby Grim, American race car driver († 1995)
- 06 September: Billy Wright, English footballer († 1994)
- 09 September: Rik Van Steenbergen, Belgian cyclist († 2003)
- September 11: José Behra, French race car driver († 1997)
- September 11: Tom Landry, American American football coach and player († 2000)
- September 21: Hermann Buhl, Austrian mountaineer († 1957)
- September 28: Giuseppe Chiappella, Italian footballer and coach († 2009)
- December 03: Roberto Mieres, Argentine Formula 1 racing driver († 2012)
- December 03: Fred Taylor, American basketball coach († 2002)
- December 06: Ebert Van Buren, U.S. American football player
- December 07: John Love, Rhodesian Formula 1 racing driver († 2005)
- December 11: Doc Blanchard, U.S. American football player († 2009)
- December 15: Quido Adamec, Czech ice hockey referee († 2007)
- December 20: Karl -Heinz Heimann, German sports journalist († 2010)
- December 22: Tonny van Ede, Dutch soccer player († 2011)
- December 23: Bob Kurland, American basketball player
- 26th December: Glenn Davis, U.S. American football player († 2005)
Exact date of birth unknown
- Mahmoud Fayad, Egyptian weightlifter († 2002)
- Guenther Hennerici, German entrepreneur and motorsport team manager († 2000)
Died
- June 8: George Mallory, English mountain climber (* 1886)
- June 8: Andrew Irvine, English mountain climber (* 1902)
- September 1: Joseph Henry Blackburne, English chess Grandmaster (* 1841)