历届奥运会回顾：1924年巴黎奥运会

KEY FACTS

Opening date: 04 May 1924

Closing date: 27 July 1924

The Host City: Paris(France)

Sports: 17

PARIS  1924 Games of the VIII Olympiad

At the 1924 Paris Games, the Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius", (Swifter, Higher, Stronger) was introduced, as was the Closing Ceremony ritual of raising three flags: the flag of the International Olympic Committee, the flag of the host nation and the flag of the next host nation. The number of participating nations jumped from 29 to 44, signaling widespread acceptance of the Olympics as a major event, as did the presence of 1,000 journalists.

Women's fencing made its debut as Ellen Osiier of Denmark earned the gold medal without losing a single bout. Johnny Weissmuller of the United States won two gold medals in swimming on 20 July alone. That same day he earned a bronze medal in water polo. He later went to Hollywood and starred as Tarzan in twelve movies. American swimmer Gertrude Ederle won a bronze medal in the 100m freestyle.

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. Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi, won five gold medals to add to the three he had won in 1920. His most spectacular performance occurred on 10 July. First he easily won the 1,500m. Then, a mere 55 minutes later, he returned to the track and won the 5,000m. Nurmi’s teammate, Ville Ritola, did not do badly either in 1924: he won four gold medals and two silver.

Do You Know? 哪位奥运冠军竟是日后的“人猿泰山”？

Peter John "Johnny" Weissmuller made his first Olympic appearance. He also participated in the 1928 Games and then went on to Hollywood where he famously became Tarzan.

美国选手约翰尼-魏斯穆勒夺得了自由泳100米、400米、4×200米接力三项冠军。他的100米自由泳仅用了59秒，是世界上第一个打破1分钟大关的运动员，而且此后约有10年的时间，没人能接近这个成绩。后来他被好莱坞导演看中，在12部影片中出演了“人猿泰山”，并因此名声大振。

注释：Motto: n. 格言
Ritual: n. 典礼
Spectacular: adj. 壮观的