Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Curling
|games = 1924 Winter
|image = Curling pictogram.svg
|image_size = 100px
|caption =
|venue =
|dates = 28−30 January 1924
|gold = {{flagIOC|GBR}}
|silver = {{flagIOC|SWE}}
|bronze = {{flagIOC|FRA}}
|next = 1932
}}
The curling event at the 1924 Winter Olympics was contested only by men. It was the first curling event in Olympic history.
In February 2006, a few days before the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee ruled that the curling medals were part of the official Olympic programme in 1924, and not a demonstration event as many authoritative sources had previously claimed - the IOC itself had never done so.
This official confirmation was the culmination of an investigative campaign begun by the Glasgow-based newspaper The Herald,[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222100/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/974258911.html?did=974258911&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&date=Jan+23%2C+2006&author=&pub=The+Herald&desc=SCOTLAND+WINS+AN+OLYMPIC+GOLD+.+.+.+82+YEARS+LATER SCOTLAND WINS AN OLYMPIC GOLD . . . 82 YEARS LATER] on behalf of the families of the eight British contestants who won the first curling gold medals. The winning team had been selected by the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Perth.
==Medals==
| {{MedalistTable|type=Games}} |
| Men's | {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1924 Winter}} | {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1924 Winter}} | {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1924 Winter}} |
Note: R. Cousin of Great Britain is listed in the Official Report as a "Non-Participant" and it is not known if he received a medal; however, Skip William Jackson of Great Britain is also listed in the Official Report as a "Non-Participant"
Round robin results
France, Great Britain and Sweden were the only countries to
participate. A full Swiss team is listed as attending as "a Non-Participating team", indicating they withdrew before the draw.
All games were 18 ends in length.
=Standings=
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| style="background:#efefef;"
! Place ! Team ! Wins ! Losses ! Points | ||||
| bgcolor="#ffffcc"
|1 | {{flagIOC|GBR|1924 Winter}} | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| bgcolor="#ffffcc"
|2 | {{flagIOC|SWE|1924 Winter}} | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| bgcolor="#ffffcc"
|3 | {{flagIOC|FRA|1924 Winter}} | 0 | 2 | 0 |
=Draw 1=
Monday 28 January 1924; 10:00 am
{{Curlingbox0
| sheet =
| team1 = {{flagIOC|SWE|1924 Winter}}
| 18
| team2 = {{flagIOC|FRA|1924 Winter}}
| 10
}}
=Draw 2=
Tuesday 29 January 1924; 10:00 am
{{Curlingbox0
| sheet =
| team1 = {{flagIOC|GBR|1924 Winter}}
| 38
| team2 = {{flagIOC|SWE|1924 Winter}}
| 7
}}
=Draw 3=
Wednesday 30 January 1924; 10:00 am
{{Curlingbox0
| sheet =
| team1 = {{flagIOC|GBR|1924 Winter}}
| 46
| team2 = {{flagIOC|FRA|1924 Winter}}
| 4
}}
References
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070930222100/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/smgpubs/974258911.html?did=974258911&FMT=ABS&FMTS=FT&date=Jan+23%2C+2006&author=&pub=The+Herald&desc=SCOTLAND+WINS+AN+OLYMPIC+GOLD+.+.+.+82+YEARS+LATER The Herald - "Scotland Wins an Olympic Gold... 82 Years Later"]
- [http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/the-herald-sweeps-britain-to-curling-gold-medal-doug-gillon-explains-how-a-team-of-scots-have-finally-been-honoured-82-years-on-1.31210 "The Herald sweeps Britain to curling gold medal"]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/winter_sports/4699008.stm BBC Sport - GB curlers awarded belated gold]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060215152237/http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/sports/curling/stories/index.shtml?%2Fstory%2Folympics%2Fnational%2F2006%2F02%2F08%2FSports%2Fcurling_1924medals060208.html 1924 Olympic Curling Medals Count: CBC News Feb 8, 2006]
- [http://soudogcurling.tripod.com/Olympics/1924.htm Results copied from Official Report]
- [http://www.olympic.org/en/content/All-Olympic-results-since-1896/?Games=1333962&AthleteName=Enter+a+name&Category=343486&Sport=1313827&Event=&MenGender=false&WomenGender=false&MixedGender=false&TeamClassification=false&IndividualClassification=false&Continent=&Country=&GoldMedal=false&SilverMedal=false&BronzeMedal=false&TargetResults=true&WorldRecord=false&OlympicRecord=false&resultsPageIPP=30 Query for Medalists from the Official Site]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417063904/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1924/CUR/ Sports Reference record of curling in the 1924 Games]
- [http://www.olympics.org.uk/news.aspx?NE=1600 Team UK press release from 2006]{{dead link|date=January 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=Hc2dCHfyh0AC&dq=Official%201924%20curling%20Olympic%20results&pg=PA85 The Winter Olympics: An Insider's Guide to the Legends, Lore and The Games] by Ron C. Judd
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=8YNAgZIv1NsC&dq=curling%201924&pg=PA108 Curling, Etcetera: A Whole Bunch of Stuff About the Roaring Game] by Bob Weeks
- [http://curlinghistory.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/debunking-story-that-gb-curler-also.html The Curling History Blog - Debunking the story that a GB curler also played for Sweden at the 1924 Winter Olympics]
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