Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics

I. The Olympic Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, a competition was held in curling. This competition for men has long been viewed as a demonstration or Vorführwettbewerb, although at the time of the First Olympic Winter Games, no differentiation was made in demonstration and primary contests. In February 2006, the IOC decided that curling in 1924 an official competition was declared and the United Kingdom for the Olympic champion.

The team of the United Kingdom won superior to the competition. The only serious competitor would then have been the Swiss also have traveled, but who preferred the short term, not to participate in the competition. Curling was in France at that time still relatively unknown, so the competition was only a few viewers. But they were enthusiastic about the sport, he had a certain similarity with the popular French petanque.

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See also: List of Olympic champion in curling

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