Military patrol at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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At the 1924 Winter Olympics, in Chamonix, France, in 1924, a military patrol competition was held. The Olympic results database lists the official medal winners for the event, yet several sources have counted this competition as a demonstration event only. A full 36 years would pass before the modern version of the sport, biathlon, became an official Winter Olympic discipline. Six teams started the event, but only four finished with Italy and Poland withdrawing to bad conditions.
Event held on January 29, 1924
| Place | Team | Time | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Switzerland(Adolf Aufdenblatten, Alphonse Julen, Antoine Julen, D. Vaucher) |
3:56:06 | 8 |
| Silver |  Finland(August Eskelinen, Heikki Hirvonen, Martti Lappalainen, Väinö Bremer) |
4:10:00 | 11 |
| Bronze |  France(André Vandelle, Camille Mandrillon, G. Berthet, Maurice Mandrillon) |
4:18:53 | 5 |
| 4 |  Czechoslovakia(Bohuslav Josifek, Jan Mittlöhner, Josef Bim, Karel Buchta) |
— | — |
| Withdrawn |  Italy(A. Bich, G. Lagger, P. Dente, P. Francia) |
— | — |
| Withdrawn |  Poland(S. Chrobak, S. Kadziolka, Szczepan Witkowski, Z. Woycicki) |
— | — |
[edit] External Reference
| Biathlon at the Winter Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1924* • 1928* (demonstration) • 1932 • 1936* (demonstration) • 1948* (demonstration) • 1952 • 1956 *Military patrol 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in biathlon |
| Events at the 1924 Winter Olympics (Chamonix) |
|---|
| Bobsleigh • Cross-country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Military patrol • Nordic combined • Ski jumping • Speed skating |
