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At the 1920 Summer Olympics, three figure skating events were contested.
Gillis Grafström of Sweden captured the first of three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the men's single event in 1920. 1908 gold medalist Ulrich Salchow finished fourth. At age 44, bronze medalist Martin Stixrud is the oldest man to ever win an Olympic medal in an individual winter event.[1]
Despite receiving no first place votes from the judges in the women's singles, Magda Julin of Sweden captured the gold on the strength of three second-place ordinals. She was three months pregnant at the time.
Bronze medalist Phyllis Johnson from the UK had captured the silver medal at the 1908 Olympics with a different partner.
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Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles details |
 Gillis GrafströmSweden (SWE) |
 Andreas KroghNorway (NOR) |
Martin Stixrud Norway (NOR) |
| Ladies' singles details |
Magda Mauroy-Julin Sweden (SWE) |
Svea Norén Sweden (SWE) |
 Theresa WeldUnited States (USA) |
| Pairs details |
 Ludowika Jakobsson & Walter JakobssonFinland (FIN) |
Alexia Bryn & Yngvar Bryn Norway (NOR) |
 Phyllis Johnson & Basil WilliamsGreat Britain (GBR) |
Participating nations
A total of 26 figure skaters, 14 men and 12 women, from eight nations competed at the Antwerp Games:
Belgium (2)- Finland (3)
France (2)- Great Britain (6)
- Norway (6)
- Sweden (4)
Switzerland (1)- United States (2)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Sweden (SWE) |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Finland (FIN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Norway (NOR) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States (USA) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- Official Olympic Reports: 1920 AntwerpPDF (951 KB)
- Skatabase: Men's Results
- Skatabase: Ladies Results
- Skatabase: Pairs Results
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