Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles
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The mixed doubles tennis competition was one of five tennis events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.[1] 42 players (21 pairs) from 14 nations competed in the event, held from 14 to 21 July at the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir.[1] The United States had both of its pairs reach the final, with Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman and R. Norris Williams defeating Marion Zinderstein and Vincent Richards for the gold medal. It was the first mixed doubles victory for the United States. Netherlands, in its debut in the event, took bronze with Kea Bouman and Hendrik Timmer having a walkover victory in the bronze-medal match against Kathleen McKane Godfree and Brian Gilbert of Great Britain.
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Dates | 14–21 July 1924 | |||||||||
Competitors | 42 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Teams | 21 | |||||||||
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