1924 Paris Olympic Cross Country

[NormZylstra]

Anyone know the length of the Cross Country course at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris?

[jupo]

http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/ATH/mens-cross-country-individual.html

[rhymans]

10650m, which means that at even pace Nurmi was operating at 30:55 pace - extraordinary when the base temperature was 45C [113F], with part of the course 60C [140F !] due to the operation of a factory chimney during the race. Nurmi won by 1:24.6 over Ritola who had set a WR 30:23.2 in the 10000m six days earlier

[DoubleRBar]

The Finns were so amazing during that period.