Olympics History Timeline 1921 - 1930 |
| Year | Venue and Date | Medal count | Records | Nations participating | Athletes participating | No. of Events | News | Main Events |
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| 1922 | IOC recognizes Chinese National Olympic Committee | |||||||
| 1923 | ||||||||
| 1924 | Paris, France May 4 - July 27 |
United States finished in first position in the final
medal rankings, with 45 gold medals and 99 medals overall. Finland finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 14 gold medals and 37 medals overall. |
44 | 3089 | 126 in 17 sports | The 1924 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were held in 1924 in Paris, France. Paris was chosen to host the Games over bids of Amsterdam, Berlin, Los Angeles, Rio de Janeiro and Rome. | The Olympic motto "Citius, Altius, Fortius" (Faster, Higher, Stronger), was used for the first time. | |
| 1925 | 
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| 1927 | ||||||||
| 1928 | Amsterdam, Netherlands May 17 - August 12 |
United States finished in first position in the final
medal rankings, with 22 gold medals and 56 medals overall. Germany finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 10 gold medals and 31 medals overall. |
46 | 3014 | 109 in 14 sports | The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, were held in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. | For the first time, the Olympic Flame was lit during the
Olympics. The torch relay, however, would not occur until the 1936 Summer
Olympics. For the first time, the parade of nations started with Greece, which holds the origins of the Olympics, and ended with the host country, a tradition which continues today. |
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| 1930 | ||||||||
| Year | Venue and Date | Medal count | Records | Nations participating | Athletes participating | No. of Events | News | Main Events |
Olympics History Timeline 1911 - 1920 |
Olympics History Timeline 1931 - 1940 |
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