1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The city was chosen in April 1919 to memorialize Belgium for its suffering in World War I, beating out Amsterdam and Lyon for the right to hold the games. The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to the fighting in World War I. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey were not invited due to their part in the war.

Highlights

These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was uttered, the first in which doves were released to symbolize peace, and was the first time the Olympic Flag was flown.

The USA won 41 Gold, 27 Silver, and 27 Bronze medals, the most won by any of the 29 nations attending. Sweden, Great Britain, Finland and Belgium round out the top 5 medal winning nations.

The Games also featured a week of winter sports, with figure skating, and ice hockey made its Olympic debut.

Medals awarded

Medal count

(Host nation in bold.)

United States || 41 || 27 || 27 || 95 Sweden || 19 || 20 || 25 || 64 Great Britain and Ireland || 15 || 15 || 13 || 43 Finland || 15 || 10 || 9 || 34 Belgium || 16 || 11 || 11 || 38Norway || 13 || 9 || 9 || 31 Italy || 13 || 5 || 5 || 23 France || 9 || 19 || 13 || 41 Netherlands || 4 || 2 || 5 || 11 Denmark || 3 || 9 || 1 || 13

1920 Summer Olympics medal count
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

Nations

Articles about Antwerp Summer Olympics by nation: Argentina Australia Belgium Brazil Canada Chile Czechoslovakia Denmark Egypt Estonia Finland France Great Britain Greece India Italy Japan Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands New Zealand Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland United States Yugoslavia

External links

IOC Antwerp 1920 Page

1920 Summer Olympics | Antwerp | Sport in Antwerp

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Highlights

Medals awarded

Medal count

Nations

See also

External links