Officially from 1924 until 1965 the Games were called as the International Silent Games in English or Jeux Internationaux Silencieux in French...
147 athletes from 9 countries (Belgium, France, Holland, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Latvia and Romania) participated in these Games with sports like Athletics, Swimming, Diving, Football, Cycling, Shooting and Tennis. It started witht the Opening Ceremony in the Pershing Stadium in Paris on 10 August 1924...
Remarkable facts were:
- Gymanastics was a demonstration sport during these Games with only 12 gymnasts from France...
- Only 1 woman from Holland took part in these Games (100 m backstroke in Swimming) ...
- Only 1 man from Italy (Roberto de Marchi) took part in these Games only because he worked and lived in Paris...
- The best individual sportman was Yves Ruelland (FRA) who won 6 gold medals in Athletics...
- France finished 1st in the total medal standing with 50 medals (22 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze) with Belgium came up as 2nd with 17 medals (4 silver and 13 bronze) and Great Britain ended 3rd with 12 medals (4 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze).
147 athletes from 9 countries (Belgium, France, Holland, Great Britain, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Latvia and Romania) participated in these Games with sports like Athletics, Swimming, Diving, Football, Cycling, Shooting and Tennis. It started witht the Opening Ceremony in the Pershing Stadium in Paris on 10 August 1924...
Remarkable facts were:
- Gymanastics was a demonstration sport during these Games with only 12 gymnasts from France...
- Only 1 woman from Holland took part in these Games (100 m backstroke in Swimming) ...
- Only 1 man from Italy (Roberto de Marchi) took part in these Games only because he worked and lived in Paris...
- The best individual sportman was Yves Ruelland (FRA) who won 6 gold medals in Athletics...
- France finished 1st in the total medal standing with 50 medals (22 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze) with Belgium came up as 2nd with 17 medals (4 silver and 13 bronze) and Great Britain ended 3rd with 12 medals (4 gold, 3 silver and 5 bronze).
