Finland at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Finland competed at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France. Finnish athletes won a total of 11 medals. The majority of these were awarded in speed skating, to Clas Thunberg and Julius Skutnabb.
| Finland at the 1924 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FIN |
| NOC | Finnish Olympic Committee |
| Website | sport |
| in Chamonix | |
| Competitors | 17 (16 men, 1 woman) in 6 sports |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists
The following Finnish competitors won medals at the Games. In the 'by discipline' sections below, medallists' names are in bold.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Clas Thunberg | Speed skating | Men's 1500 m |
| Clas Thunberg | Speed skating | Men's 5000 m |
| Julius Skutnabb | Speed skating | Men's 10,000 m |
| Clas Thunberg | Speed skating | Men's all-round |
 | Ludowika Jakobsson Walter Jakobsson | Figure skating | Pairs |
| Väinö Bremer August Eskelinen Heikki Hirvonen Martti Lappalainen | Military patrol | Men's event |
| Julius Skutnabb | Speed skating | Men's 5000 m |
| Clas Thunberg | Speed skating | Men's 10.000 m |
 | Tapani Niku | Cross-country skiing | Men's 18 km |
| Clas Thunberg | Speed skating | Men's 500 m |
| Julius Skutnabb | Speed skating | Men's all-round |
Cross-country skiing
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Anton Collin | 1'33:54.6 | 16 |
| Matti Ritola | 1'25:13.0 | 11 | |
| Matti Raivio | 1'19:10.4 | 7 | |
| Tapani Niku | 1'16:26.0 | | |
| 50 km | Anton Collin | DNF | |
| Erkki Kämäräinen | DNF | ||
| Tapani Niku | DNF | ||
| Matti Raivio | 4'06:50 | 7 | |
Military patrol
| Athletes | Time | Shots on target | Final Time (-30s./hit) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August Eskelinen Heikki Hirvonen Martti Lappalainen Väinö Bremer |
4'05:40 | 11 | 4'00:10 | |
Nordic combined
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athletes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes (here: 4) could represent a country per event.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Verner Eklöf | Individual | 37.0 | 37.0 | 14.916 | 11 | 1'34.11 | 10.250 | 11 | 12.583 | 9 |
| Sulo Jääskeläinen | 41.5 | 41.0 | 16.604 | 6 | 1'42.30 | 6.125 | 19 | 11.365 | 16 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Rank | Distance | Points | Total | Rank | ||
| Tuure Nieminen | Normal hill | 42.5 | 16.192 | 14 | 41.0 | 16.333 | 16.263 | 13 |
| Sulo Jääskeläinen | 42.5 | 16.543 | 10 | 42.5 | 16.293 | 16.418 | 11 | |
Speed skating
- Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Julius Skutnabb | 46.4 | 10 |
| Asser Wallenius | 45.0 | 5 | |
| Clas Thunberg | 44.8 | | |
| 1500 m | Asser Wallenius | DNF | |
| Julius Skutnabb | 2:26.6 | 4 | |
| Clas Thunberg | 2:20.8 | | |
| 5000 m | Asser Wallenius | 9:12.8 | 10 |
| Julius Skutnabb | 8:48.4 | | |
| Clas Thunberg | 8:39.0 | | |
| 10,000 m | Asser Wallenius | 19:03.8 | 10 |
| Clas Thunberg | 18:07.8 | | |
| Julius Skutnabb | 18:04.8 | | |
All-round
Distances: 500 m; 1000 m; 5000 m & 10,000 m.
| Athlete | Until distance 1 | Until distance 2 | Until distance 3 | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | rank | Points | Score | rank | Points | Score | rank | Points | Score | rank | |
| Asser Wallenius | 15 | 54.80 | 15 | 25 | 118.78 | 13 | 35 | 177.11 | 12 | DNF | ||
| Julius Skutnabb | 6 | 46.40 | 6 | 7 | 99.24 | 3 | 11 | 148.11 | 3 | 11 | 202.35 | |
| Clas Thunberg | 1 | 44.80 | 1 | 2.5 | 96.70 | 1 | 3.5 | 143.63 | 1 | 5.5 | 198.02 | |
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Finland at the 1924 Winter Olympics. |
- (ed.) M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français. Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 - Rapport Officiel (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. Retrieved 2008-01-31.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- Olympic Winter Games 1924, full results by sports-reference.com