Relevant athletes in this Olympics

William DeHart Hubbard born in Cincinnati, Ohio on November 25, 1903 - June 23, 1976) was a track and field athlete who was the first African American  to win an Olympic gold medal in an individual event; the running long jump at the 1924 Paris Summer Games.

He subsequently set a long jump world record of 25 feet 10³⁄₄ inches (7.89 m) at Chicago in June 1925 and equaled the world record of 9.6 seconds for the 100-yard dash at Cincinnati a year later.

Robert  LeGendre January 7, 1898 – January 21, 1931 is an American athlete and Olympics competitor who competed mainly in the Pentathlon.

He competed for the United States in the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France, in the Pentathlon where he won the Bronze medal. In doing so he set a new world record for the long jump of 7.76 metres (25.5 ft).

Paavo Johannes Nurmi (13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnish runner. Born in Turku, he was known as one of the "Flying Finns", a term given to him, Hannes Kolehmainen, Ville Ritola, and others for their distinction in running. During the 1920s, Nurmi was the bestmiddle and long distance runner in the world, setting world records at distances between 1500 m and 20 km.

Nurmi won a total of nine gold and three silver medals in the 12 events in which he competed at the Olympic Games from 1920 to 1928. In particular, he won five gold medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, becoming the most successful athlete there. In 1932, Nurmi was unable to compete at the Olympics, as he had received money for his running and was thus considered a professional.

Harold Abrahms (15 December 1899 – 14 January 1978) was a British athlete of Jewish origin. At the 1924 Summer Games, Abrahams won the 100 m in a time of 10.6 seconds, beating all the American favourites, including the 1920 gold-medal winner Charlie Paddock. The Paris Olympics 100 m dash took place at 7 p.m. on 7 July 1924, and Abrahams and Porritt dined together at 7 p.m. on 7 July every year thereafter, until Abrahams's death in 1978.) In the 200 m race, Abrahams reached the final, placing sixth and last. As an opening runner for the 4 x 100 m team, Abrahams won a second Olympic medal, a silver. He did not compete in the long jump.

Eric Henry Liddell (16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish athlete, rugby union international player, and missionary.

Liddell was the winner of the men's 400 metres at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. Liddell's Olympic training and racing, and the religious convictions that influenced him, are depicted in the Oscar-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire, in which he is portrayed by fellow Scot lan Charleson.

The Olympics were hosted by the city of Paris. A devout Christian, Liddell refused to run in a heat held on Sunday  and was forced to withdraw from the 100-metres race, his best event. The schedule had been published several months earlier, and his decision was made well before the Games. Liddell spent the intervening months training for the 400 metres, though his best time of 49.6 seconds, set in winning the 1924 AAA championship 440 yards, was modest by international standards. When the day of the Olympic 400 metres race came, Liddell went to the starting blocks, where an American Olympic Team masseur slipped a piece of paper into his hand with a quotation from 1Samuel 2:30: "Those who honor me I will honor."

Johnny Weissmuller (June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austrian-Hungarian-born American swimmer  and actor best known for playing Tarzan in movies. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. In Paris 1924 won three swimming gold medals in the 100 and 400-meter freestyles and the 4x200 freestyle relay. After his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Edgar Rice Burrough's ape man Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films.

Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 – November 30, 2003) she was a American swimeer. At the 1924 Summer Olympics, she won a gold medal as a part of the US 400-meter freestyle relay team and bronze medals for finishing third in the 100-meter and 400-meter freestyle races. She had been favored to win a gold medal in all three events and was bitterly disappointed in the outcome. Two years later she caused a sensation by becoming the first woman to swim across the English Channel (La Manche) - and in a time almost two hours faster than any man had ever achieved.