The men's team cross country event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third and last appearance of this event. The competition was held on Saturday, July 12, 1924.
Six nations competed as they have at least three competitors participating in the individual cross country race.
Results The first three runners for each nation to finish in the individual cross country race counted towards the team results. The placings and points were only given to the first three runners of the teams that had already three finishers. Their placings were summed, and the team with the lowest sum won.
Place Team Score TotalFinal 1 11 Paavo Nurmi 1 Ville Ritola 2 Heikki Liimatainen 8 Väinö Sipilä DNF Eino Rastas DNF Eero Berg DNF 2 14 Earl Johnson 3 Arthur Studenroth 5 August Fager 6 James Henigan (11) John Gray DNF Verne Booth DNF 3 20 Henri Lauvaux 4 Gaston Heuet 7 Maurice Norland 9 Robert Marchal DNF André Lausseigh DNF Lucien Dolquès DNF — DNF Fabián Velasco (13) Miguel Peña (14) José Andía DNF Jesús Diéguez DNF Amador Palma DNF Miguel Palau DNF — DNF Ernie Harper (4) Arthur Sewell DNF John Benham DNF Eddie Webster DNF Joseph Williams DNF — DNF Edvin Wide DNF Sven Thuresson DNF Sidon Ebeling DNF Gösta Bergström DNF
References Olympic Report sports-reference