1920 Summer Olympics

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Games of the VII Olympiad
Image:1920 olympics poster.jpg
Host city	Antwerp, Belgium
Nations participating	29
Athletes participating	2,626 (2,561 men, 65 women)
Events	154 in 22 sports
Opening ceremony	April 20, 1920
Closing ceremony	September 12, 1920
Officially opened by	Albert I of Belgium
Athlete's Oath	Victor Boin
Stadium	Olympisch Stadion

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.

1 Highlights
2 Medals awarded
- 2.1 Demonstration sport
3 Participating nations
4 Medal count
5 See also
6 External links

[edit] 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.

Duke Kahanamoku retained the 100m swimming title he won before the war.

Nedo Nadi won 5 gold medals in the fencing events.

At the age of 72, Sweden's running deer double-shot event champion Oscar Swahn won in the team event to become the oldest Olympic champion ever.

[edit] Medals awarded

[edit] Demonstration sport

Korfball

[edit] Participating nations

Image:1920 Olympic games countries.PNG A total of 29 nations participated in the Antwerp Games. Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Monaco, New Zealand, and Yugoslavia competed as nations at the Olympic Games for the first time.

[edit] Medal count

Main article: 1920 Summer Olympics medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1920 Games.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Image:US flag 48 stars.svg United States	41	27	27	95
2	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	19	18	24	61
3	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	15	15	13	43
4	Image:Flag of Finland (bordered).svg Finland	15	10	9	34
5	Image:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (host nation)	14	11	11	36
6	Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	13	9	9	31
7	Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy	13	5	5	23
8	Image:Flag of France.svg France	9	19	13	41
9	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	4	2	5	11
10	Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	3	9	1	13

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

IOC Antwerp 1920 Page

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