1924 in sports - Definition and Overview

See also: 1923 in sports, other events of 1924, 1925 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Football (American)

• Cleveland Bulldogs win National Football League title

Football (Australian Rules)

• Victorian Football League
  • Essendon wins the 28th VFL Premiership (under the finals system used, no grand final was played)
  • Brownlow Medal awarded for the first time, to Edward Greeves (Geelong).

Major League Baseball

• Washington Senators def. New York Giants (4-3) in the World Series.

General sporting events

• 1924 Summer Olympics takes place in Paris, France
  • United States wins the most medals (99), and the most gold medals (45).

• 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics, takes place in Chamonix, France
  • Norway wins the most medals (17), and both Norway and Finland win the most gold medals (4).

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