VIII Olympiad

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The VIII Olympiad refers to the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, a landmark Games noted for its strong international participation and later popularization through the film "Chariots of Fire."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-sport event
artCompetitionsIncluded architecture
literature
music
painting
sculpture
closingDate 1924-07-27
continent Europe
countryWithMostGoldMedals United States
countryWithMostTotalMedals United States
featuredInFilm Chariots of Fire
followedBy IX Olympiad
hostCity Paris
hostCityPreviouslyHosted 1900 Summer Olympics
hostCountry France
hostedEvent men's 100 metres athletics final
men's 400 metres athletics final
includedSport athletics
boxing
cycling
equestrian
fencing
football
gymnastics
modern pentathlon
polo
rowing
rugby union
shooting
swimming
tennis
water polo
weightlifting
wrestling
yachting
introducedSport art competitions
iocPresidentAtTime Pierre de Coubertin
mainStadium Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
mainStadiumLocation Colombes
mottoLanguage French
notableAthlete Eric Liddell
Harold Abrahams
Johnny Weissmuller
Paavo Nurmi
notableFor strong international participation
numberOfAthletes 3089
numberOfEvents 126
numberOfFemaleAthletes 135
numberOfMaleAthletes 2954
numberOfParticipatingNations 44
numberOfSports 17
officialName Games of the VIII Olympiad
olympiadNumber 8
olympicOathTaker Georges André
openingDate 1924-05-04
organisingCommitteePresident Gaston Vidal
precededBy VII Olympiad
shortName 1924 Summer Olympics
torchRelayHeld no
year 1924

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