The cycling competition at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The 50 km track event was held for the last time at these Games, having only been introduced in 1920.
| Cycling at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venues | Paris and surrounding area Vélodrome de Vincennes |
| Date | 23 –27 July 1924 |
| Competitors | 139 from 24 nations |
Medal summary
Road cycling
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual time trial | Armand Blanchonnet France | Henri Hoevenaers Belgium | René Hamel France |
| Team time trial | France Armand Blanchonnet René Hamel André Leducq Georges Wambst | Belgium Henri Hoevenaers Auguste Parfondry Jean Van Den Bosch Fernand Saivé | Sweden Gunnar Sköld Erik Bohlin Ragnar Malm Erik Bjurberg |
Track cycling
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 km | Ko Willems Netherlands | Cyril Alden Great Britain | Harry Wyld Great Britain |
| Sprint | Lucien Michard France | Jacob Meijer Netherlands | Jean Cugnot France |
| Tandem | Lucien Choury and Jean Cugnot France | Edmund Hansen and Willy Hansen Denmark | Gerard Bosch van Drakestein and Maurice Peeters Netherlands |
| Team pursuit | Italy Francesco Zucchetti Angelo De Martini Alfredo Dinale Aurelio Menegazzi | Poland Tomasz Stankiewicz Franciszek Szymczyk Józef Lange Jan Lazarski | Belgium Jean Van Den Bosch Léonard Daghelinckx Henri Hoevenaers Fernand Saive |
Participating nations
A total of 139 cyclists from 24 nations competed at the Paris Games:
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Belgium | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
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