At the 1924 Winter Olympics, one individual ski jumping event was contested.

[1] The event was unusual in that the bronze medalist was not determined for fifty years.

The International Olympic Committee verified this, and in Oslo in September 1974, Haug's daughter presented the medal to the 85-year-old Haugen.

[2] The winner of the competition Jacob Tullin Thams also won a silver medal in sailing at the 1936 Summer Olympics; he is among very few athletes to win both Winter and Summer Olympic medals.

A total of 27 ski jumpers from nine nations competed at the Chamonix Games: