Military patrol at the 1924 Winter Olympics

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Military patrol

At the 1924 Winter Olympics, in Chamonix, France, a military patrol competition was held. The Olympic results database lists the official medal winners for the event, as does the Official Report (1924),[1][2][3] yet several sources have incorrectly counted this competition as a demonstration event only.[4] The event was also demonstrated in 1928, 1936, and 1948, but those results are still considered unofficial. A full 36 years would pass before the modern version of the sport, biathlon, became an official Winter Olympic sport.[nb 1]

The competition was held on Tuesday, January 29, 1924. Six teams started the event, but only four finished with Italy and Poland withdrawing due to bad conditions.

Results[]

Place Biathletes Adjusted Time [nb 2] Shots On Target
1  Denis Vaucher (Captain), Alfred Aufdenblatten, Antoine Julen, Alfons Julen (SUI)  3:56:06  8
2  Väinö Bremer (Captain), August Eskelinen, Heikki Hirvonen, Ville Mattila (FIN) 4:00:10 11
3  Camille Mandrillon (Captain), Georges Berthet, Maurice Mandrillon, Adrien "André" Vandelle (FRA) 4:18:53 2
4  Karel Buchta (Captain), Josef Bím, Bohuslav Josífek, Jan Mittlöhner (TCH) 4:19:54 5
—  Piero Dente (Captain), Goffredo Lagger, Albino Bich, Paolo Francia (ITA) DNF
 Zbigniew Wóycicki (Captain), Szczepan Witkowski, Stanisław Chrobak, Stanisław Kądziołka (POL) DNF

Participating nations[]

A total of 24 biathletes from six nations competed at the Chamonix Games:

Notes[]

  1. ^ The official website of the Olympic Movement designates men's military patrol at the 1924 Games as an event within the sport of biathlon.[5][6] The Official Report of the 1924 Games regards it as an event within the sport of skiing.[1][2]
  2. ^ The adjusted time was the actual time less 30 seconds for every shot on target. [3]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Official Report (1924), p 646: Le Programme ... II. — Epreuves par équipes - 12. Ski : Course militaire (20 à 30 kilomètres, avec tir). (The Programme ... II. — Team events - 12. Skiing : Military Race (20 to 30 kilometres, with shooting)).
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Official Report (1924), p 664: CONCOURS DE SKI - Jurys - COURSE MILITAIRE. (Skiing Competitions - Juries - Military Race)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Official Report (1924), pp 701-703: EPREUVE No 139 SKI MILITAIRE (Event Number 139 Military Ski). This gives both the rules and the results of the competition. (Note: It is event Number 139 of the combined Winter and Summer Games, but event Number 12 on the programme of the Winter Games).
  4. ^ Official Report (1924), pp 618-628: Les démonstrations hors~programme (Demonstrations outside the official programme). This gives a complete account of the demonstration sports. Military Patrol is not among them.
  5. ^ "Biathlon Results - Chamonix 1924". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
  6. ^ "Olympic Games Medals, Chamonix 1924". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2014.

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