The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom during the period when what is now the Republic of Ireland formed a part of it....

 competed as Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics

1924 Winter Olympics

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...

 in Chamonix

Chamonix

Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a commune in the Haute-Savoie département in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics, the first Winter Olympics...

, France

France

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. Based on medal count, this was Great Britain's best ever performance at a Winter Olympic Games

Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...

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Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	William Jackson William Jackson (curler) William Kilgour Jackson was a Scottish curler. He was the Skip of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club team which won the first Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924....   Thomas Murray	Curling Curling at the 1924 Winter Olympics The curling event at the 1924 Winter Olympics was contested only by men. It is the first curling event in Olympic history.In February 2006, a few days before the start of the 2006 Winter Olympics, the International Olympic Committee ruled that the curling medals were part of the official Olympic...	Men's event
	Arnold Thomas Arnold (bobsleigh) Thomas Alfred Arnold was a British bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix.-References:**...	Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics At the 1924 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the four man event. However, rules at the time also allowed a fifth sledder to compete...	Four/five-man
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1924 Winter Olympics At the 1924 Winter Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. The competitions were held from Tuesday, January 29, 1924 to Thursday, January 31, 1924....	Women's singles
	Great Britain men's national ice hockey team	Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics At the 1924 Winter Olympics, an ice hockey tournament was contested. The competition was held from Monday, January 28, 1924 to Sunday, February 3, 1924. Canada defended their championship from the 1920 Summer Olympics...	Men's competition Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics At the 1924 Winter Olympics, an ice hockey tournament was contested. The competition was held from Monday, January 28, 1924 to Sunday, February 3, 1924. Canada defended their championship from the 1920 Summer Olympics...

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
			Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GBR-1	Ralph Broome Ralph Broome Ralph Howard Broome was a British bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix.-References:**... Thomas Arnold Thomas Arnold Dr Thomas Arnold was a British educator and historian. Arnold was an early supporter of the Broad Church Anglican movement... Alexander Richardson Alexander Richardson Major General Alexander Whitmore Colquhoun Richardson was a British Army officer and bobsledder who competed during at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix.Richardson was born at Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire... Rodney Soher Rodney Soher Rodney Ewart Soher was a British bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix.-References:**...	Four/five-man	1:28.73	2	1:28.67	2	1:25.76	2	1:25.67	1	5:48.83
GBR-2	William Horton Archibald Crabbe Gerard Fairlie Gerard Fairlie Francis Gerard Luis Fairlie was an English author and scriptwriter on whom Sapper based the character of Bulldog Drummond... George Pim	Four/five-man	1:42.33	5	1:41.28	5	1:38.58	5	1:38.52	5	6:40.71	5

Curling

Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	PTS
	2	2	0	84	11	4
	2	1	1	25	48	2
	2	0	2	14	64	0

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Pos.	Player
Skip Skip (curling) The skip, in conjunction with the team, determines strategy. Based on the strategy, the skip holds the broom indicating where the player throwing must aim . When it is the skip's turn to throw, the vice-skip holds the broom...	Willie Jackson
	Robin Welsh Robin Welsh Robin Welsh was a Scottish sportsman who represented Britain as a curler in the Winter Olympics, represented Scotland at tennis and played international rugby union for Scotland....
	Thomas Murray
	Laurence Jackson Laurence Jackson Laurence Jackson was a Scottish curler. He was part of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club team that won the first Olympic Gold medal in curling at the inaugural Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, in 1924....

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Herbert Clarke Herbert Clarke Herbert James Clarke was a British figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.He was born in London.In 1924 he finished tenth in the singles event....	Men's singles	10	11	219.75	70	10
Jack Page Jack Page John "Jack" Ferguson Page was a British figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.He was born in Brooklands, Manchester and died in Manchester....		6	5	295.36	36	5

Women

Athlete	Event	CF	FS	Points	Places	Final rank
Kathleen Shaw Kathleen Shaw Gertrude Kathleen Shaw was a British figure skater. She was born in Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire and was the 1926 World bronze medalist. She represented Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics, where she placed 7th, and at the 1928 Winter Olympics, where she placed 14th...	Women's singles	8	6	221.00	46	7
Ethel Muckelt Ethel Muckelt Ethel Muckelt , was a British figure skater who competed in singles and pairs. As a single skater, she won the bronze medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics. As a pair skater, she placed fifth at the 1920 Summer Olympics with Sydney Wallwork. With John F...		3	7	250.07	26

Pairs

Athletes	Points	Score	Final rank
Mildred Richardson Tyke Richardson T.D. Richardson Thomas Dow "Tyke" Richardson OBE was a British competitive pair skater, author and judge.With his wife, Mildred Richardson, he represented Great Britain at the 1924 Winter Olympics, where they placed 8th...	57	7.68	8
Ethel Muckelt Ethel Muckelt Ethel Muckelt , was a British figure skater who competed in singles and pairs. As a single skater, she won the bronze medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics. As a pair skater, she placed fifth at the 1920 Summer Olympics with Sydney Wallwork. With John F... Jack Page Jack Page John "Jack" Ferguson Page was a British figure skater who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.He was born in Brooklands, Manchester and died in Manchester....	30.5	9.93	4

Ice hockey

Group B

The top two teams (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA
	3	3	0	52	0
	3	2	1	34	16
	3	1	2	9	42
	3	0	3	8	45

29 Jan		2:15 (1:5,1:3,0:7)
30 Jan		19:3 (8:1,6:1,5:1)
31 Jan		11:0 (6:0,2:0,3:0)

Medal round

Results from the group round (Canada-Sweden and United States-Great Britain) carried forward to the medal round.

Team	GP	W	L	GF	GA
	3	3	0	47	3
	3	2	1	32	6
	3	1	2	6	33
	3	0	3	3	46

1 Feb		19:2 (6:2,6:0,7:0)
2 Feb		4:3 (0:1,2:2,2:0)

Bronze:

William Anderson William Anderson (ice hockey) William Hardling Anderson was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.He was a member of the British ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal.-External links:*... Lorne Carr-Harris Lorne Carr-Harris Lorne Howland Carr-Harris was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics. He was the goalie of the British ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He was a member of the team that won World Championship bronze in 1924.-Family:His grandfather was Alexander Harris who... Colin Carruthers Colin Carruthers Colin Gordon Carruthers was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.He was born in Ontario, Canada and died in Canada.... Eric Carruthers Eric Carruthers Eric Dudley Carruthers was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.He was born in Ontario, Canada and died in Pidworth, England.... Guy Clarkson Guy Clarkson George Elliott "Guy" Clarkson was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.He was born in York County, Ontario.... Ross Cuthbert Ross Cuthbert (ice hockey) Cuthbert Ross Cuthbert was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.He was born in Calgary, Alberta.... George Holmes George Holmes (ice hockey) George Holmes was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.He was a member of the British ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal.-External links:*... Hamilton Jukes Hamilton Jukes Hamilton Dawson Jukes was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics.Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he was a member of the British ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He died in San Diego, California.-External links:*... Edward Pitblado Edward Pitblado Edward Bruce Pitblado was a British Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics for the United Kingdom.... Blane Sexton

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Cyril Horn	1:04.4	27
	Tom Sutton	1:00.8	25
	Fred Dix	56.4	23
5000 m	Albert Tebbit	11:01.0	20

All-round

Distances: 500m; 1000m; 5000m & 10,000m.

Athlete	Until distance 1			Until distance 2			Until distance 3			Total
	Points	Score	rank	Points	Score	rank	Points	Score	rank	Points	Score	rank
Cyril Horn	21	64.40	21	DNF
Tom Sutton	19	60.80	19	DNF
Fred Dix	17.5	56.40	17	DNF