Tennis at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles
Americans won gold after five-set semifinal and final.
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At the 1924 Summer Olympics, the men's doubles tennis event included 76 players from 24 nations, with each country limited to two pairs. American duo Francis Hunter and Vincent Richards took the gold, beating French teams in five-set matches during both the semifinal and final.
Background
The 1924 Summer Olympics marked the seventh time men's doubles tennis was contested, an event included in every Games with tennis from 1896 to 1924 and again from 1988. The tournament featured a notably strong field, especially from the United States and France.
The French team consisted of the Four Musketeers, with Jacques Brugnon and Henri Cochet forming one pair and Jean Borotra and René Lacoste the other. Argentina, Chile, Finland, India, Ireland, Mexico, and Romania all competed for the first time. Great Britain appeared for the fifth time, the most of any nation.
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