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Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

 
Wikipedia: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920 to August 23, 1920.

Athletics

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Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
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US flag 48 stars.svg Charles Paddock
United States (USA)
US flag 48 stars.svg Morris Kirksey
United States (USA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Edward
Great Britain (GBR)
200 metres
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US flag 48 stars.svg Allen Woodring
United States (USA)
US flag 48 stars.svg Charles Paddock
United States (USA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Edward
Great Britain (GBR)
400 metres
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South Africa Red Ensign.png Bevil Rudd
South Africa (RSA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Guy Butler
Great Britain (GBR)
Flag of Sweden.svg Nils Engdahl
Sweden (SWE)
800 metres
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Albert Hill
Great Britain (GBR)
US flag 48 stars.svg Earl Eby
United States (USA)
South Africa Red Ensign.png Bevil Rudd
South Africa (RSA)
1500 metres
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Albert Hill
Great Britain (GBR)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Philip Noel-Baker
Great Britain (GBR)
US flag 48 stars.svg Lawrence Shields
United States (USA)
5,000 metres
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Flag of France.svg Joseph Guillemot
France (FRA)
Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Nurmi
Finland (FIN)
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Backman
Sweden (SWE)
10,000 metres
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Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Nurmi
Finland (FIN)
Flag of France.svg Joseph Guillemot
France (FRA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Wilson
Great Britain (GBR)
110 metre hurdles
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Flag of Canada-1868-Red.svg Earl Thomson
Canada (CAN)
US flag 48 stars.svg Harold Barron
United States (USA)
US flag 48 stars.svg Frederic Murray
United States (USA)
400 metre hurdles
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US flag 48 stars.svg Frank Loomis
United States (USA)
US flag 48 stars.svg John Norton
United States (USA)
US flag 48 stars.svg August Desch
United States (USA)
3,000 metre steeplechase
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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Percy Hodge
Great Britain (GBR)
US flag 48 stars.svg Patrick Flynn
United States (USA)
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Ernesto Ambrosini
Italy (ITA)
4×100 metres relay
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 United States (USA)
Charles Paddock
Jackson Scholz
Loren Murchison
Morris Kirksey
 France (FRA)
René Lorain
René Tirard
René Mourlon
Émile Ali-Khan
 Sweden (SWE)
Agne Holmström
William Petersson
Sven Malm
Nils Sandström
4×400 metres relay
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 Great Britain (GBR)
Cecil Griffiths
Robert Lindsay
John Ainsworth-Davies
Guy Butler
 South Africa (RSA)
Henry Dafel
Clarence Oldfield
Jack Oosterlaak
Bevil Rudd
 France (FRA)
Georges André
Gaston Féry
Maurice Delvart
André Devaux
3000 metre team race
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 United States (USA)
Horace Brown
Arlie Schardt
Ivan Dresser
 Great Britain (GBR)
Charles Blewitt
Albert Hill
William Seagrove
 Sweden (SWE)
Eric Backman
Sven Lundgren
Edvin Wide
Marathon
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Flag of Finland.svg Hannes Kolehmainen
Finland (FIN)
Flag of Estonia.svg Jüri Lossmann
Estonia (EST)
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Valerio Arri
Italy (ITA)
3 km walk
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Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Ugo Frigerio
Italy (ITA)
Flag of Australia.svg George Parker
Australia (AUS)
US flag 48 stars.svg Richard Remer
United States (USA)
10 km walk
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Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Ugo Frigerio
Italy (ITA)
US flag 48 stars.svg Joseph Pearman
United States (USA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Gunn
Great Britain (GBR)
Long jump
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Flag of Sweden.svg William Petersson
Sweden (SWE)
US flag 48 stars.svg Carl Johnson
United States (USA)
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Abrahamsson
Sweden (SWE)
Triple jump
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Flag of Finland.svg Vilho Tuulos
Finland (FIN)
Flag of Sweden.svg Folke Jansson
Sweden (SWE)
Flag of Sweden.svg Erik Almlöf
Sweden (SWE)
High jump
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US flag 48 stars.svg Richmond Landon
United States (USA)
US flag 48 stars.svg Harold Muller
United States (USA)
Flag of Sweden.svg Bo Ekelund
Sweden (SWE)
Pole vault
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US flag 48 stars.svg Frank Foss
United States (USA)
Flag of Denmark.svg Henry Petersen
Denmark (DEN)
US flag 48 stars.svg Edwin Myers
United States (USA)
Shot put
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Flag of Finland.svg Ville Pörhölä
Finland (FIN)
Flag of Finland.svg Elmer Niklander
Finland (FIN)
US flag 48 stars.svg Harry Liversedge
United States (USA)
Discus throw
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Flag of Finland.svg Elmer Niklander
Finland (FIN)
Flag of Finland.svg Armas Taipale
Finland (FIN)
US flag 48 stars.svg Gus Pope
United States (USA)
Hammer throw
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US flag 48 stars.svg Patrick Ryan
United States (USA)
Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Johan Lind
Sweden (SWE)
US flag 48 stars.svg Basil Bennett
United States (USA)
Javelin throw
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Flag of Finland.svg Jonni Myyrä
Finland (FIN)
Flag of Finland.svg Urho Peltonen
Finland (FIN)
Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Johansson
Finland (FIN)
56 lb (25 kg) weight throw
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US flag 48 stars.svg Patrick McDonald
United States (USA)
US flag 48 stars.svg Patrick Ryan
United States (USA)
Flag of Sweden.svg Carl Johan Lind
Sweden (SWE)
Pentathlon
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Flag of Finland.svg Eero Lehtonen
Finland (FIN)
US flag 48 stars.svg Everett Bradley
United States (USA)
Flag of Finland.svg Hugo Lahtinen
Finland (FIN)
Decathlon
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Flag of Norway.svg Helge Løvland
Norway (NOR)
US flag 48 stars.svg Brutus Hamilton
United States (USA)
Flag of Sweden.svg Bertil Ohlson
Sweden (SWE)
Individual cross country
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Flag of Finland.svg Paavo Nurmi
Finland (FIN)
Flag of Sweden.svg Eric Backman
Sweden (SWE)
Flag of Finland.svg Heikki Liimatainen
Finland (FIN)
Team cross country
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 Finland (FIN)
Paavo Nurmi
Heikki Liimatainen
Teodor Koskenniemi
 Great Britain (GBR)
James Wilson
Frank Hegarty
Alfred Nichols
 Sweden (SWE)
Eric Backman
Gustaf Mattsson
Hilding Ekman

Participating nations

509 athletes from 25 nations competed. Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Monaco, New Zealand, and Spain competed for the first time.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 9 12 8 29
2  Finland (FIN) 9 4 3 16
3  Great Britain (GBR) 4 4 4 12
4  Italy (ITA) 2 0 2 4
5  Sweden (SWE) 1 3 10 14
6  France (FRA) 1 2 1 4
7  South Africa (RSA) 1 1 1 3
8  Canada (CAN) 1 0 0 1
 Norway (NOR) 1 0 0 1
10  Australia (AUS) 0 1 0 1
 Denmark (DEN) 0 1 0 1
 Estonia (EST) 0 1 0 1

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