The men's artistic individual all-around event was part of the gymnastics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

[2] Four of the top 10 gymnasts from the 1920 Games returned: gold medalist Giorgio Zampori of Italy, bronze medalist Jean Gounot of France, seventh-place finisher Luigi Maiocco of Italy, and tenth-place finisher Frank Kriz of the United States.

Neither of the 1922 World co-champions competed in Paris, but third-place finisher Stane Derganc of Yugoslavia did.

France and Italy each made their fifth appearance, tied for most among nations, both having missed only the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

The format for the all-around competition in the early Olympic Games varied significantly.