List of 1920 Summer Olympics medal winners
The 1920 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; Dutch: Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (French: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; Dutch: Spelen van de VIIe Olympiade; German: Spiele der VII. Olympiade) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (French: Anvers 1920; Dutch and German: Antwerpen 1920), were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. Twenty-nine nations and 2,678 competitors, including 65 women, competed in 162 events in 24 sports.[1]
Archery
Athletics
Boxing
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Flyweight (−50.8 kg / 112 lb) details | Frankie Genaro United States | Anders Petersen Denmark | William Cuthbertson Great Britain |
Bantamweight (−53.5 kg / 118 lb) details | Clarence Walker South Africa | Chris Graham Canada | George McKenzie Great Britain |
Featherweight (−57.2 kg / 126 lb) details | Paul Fritsch France | Jean Gachet France | Edoardo Garzena Italy |
Lightweight (−61.2 kg / 135 lb) details | Samuel Mosberg United States | Gotfred Johansen Denmark | Clarence Newton Canada |
Welterweight (−66.7 kg / 147 lb) details | Bert Schneider Canada | Alexander Ireland Great Britain | Frederick Colberg United States |
Middleweight (−72.6 kg / 160 lb) details | Harry Mallin Great Britain | Georges Prud'Homme Canada | Moe Herscovitch Canada |
Light heavyweight (−79.4 kg / 175 lb) details | Eddie Eagan United States | Sverre Sørsdal Norway | Harold Franks Great Britain |
Heavyweight (over 79.4 kg/175 lb) details | Ronald Rawson Great Britain | Søren Petersen Denmark | Albert Eluère France |
Cycling
Road cycling
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Individual time trial details | Harry Stenqvist (SWE) | Henry Kaltenbrun (RSA) | Fernand Canteloube (FRA) |
Team time trial details | France (FRA) Achille Souchard Fernand Canteloube Georges Detreille Marcel Gobillot | Sweden (SWE) Harry Stenqvist Sigfrid Lundberg Ragnar Malm Axel Persson | Belgium (BEL) Albert Wyckmans Albert De Bunné Jean Janssens André Vercruysse |
Track cycling
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Sprint details | Maurice Peeters (NED) | Horace Johnson (GBR) | Harry Ryan (GBR) |
50 kilometres details | Henry George (BEL) | Cyril Alden (GBR) | Piet Ikelaar (NED) |
Tandem details | Thomas Lance and Harry Ryan (GBR) | William Smith and James Walker (RSA) | Frans de Vreng and Piet Ikelaar (NED) |
Team pursuit details | Italy (ITA) Primo Magnani Arnaldo Carli Ruggerio Ferrario Franco Giorgetti | Great Britain (GBR) Albert White Cyril Alden Horace Johnson William Stewart | South Africa (RSA) James Walker Sammy Goosen Henry Kaltenbrun William Smith |
Diving
Men
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard details | Louis Kuehn (USA) | Clarence Pinkston (USA) | Louis Balbach (USA) |
10 m platform details | Clarence Pinkston (USA) | Erik Adlerz (SWE) | Harry Prieste (USA) |
Plain high diving details | Arvid Wallman (SWE) | Nils Skoglund (SWE) | John Jansson (SWE) |
Women
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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3 m springboard details | Aileen Riggin (USA) | Helen Wainwright (USA) | Thelma Payne (USA) |
10 m platform details | Stefanie Clausen (DEN) | Beatrice Armstrong (GBR) | Eva Olliwier (SWE) |
Equestrian
Fencing
Field hockey
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Great Britain (GBR) Charles Atkin John Bennett Colin Campbell[3] Harold Cassels Harold Cooke[3] Eric Crockford Reginald Crummack Harry Haslam Arthur Leighton Charles Marcon John MacBryan George McGrath Stanley Shoveller William Smith Cyril Wilkinson | Denmark (DEN) Hans Bjerrum Ejvind Blach Niels Blach Steen Due Thorvald Eigenbrod Frands Faber Hans Jørgen Hansen Hans Herlak | Belgium (BEL) André Becquet Pierre Chibert Raoul Daufresne de la Chevalerie Fernand de Montigny Charles Delelienne Louis Diercxsens Robert Gevers Adolphe Goemaere Charles Gniette Raymond Keppens René Strauwen Pierre Valcke Maurice van den Bemden Jean van Nerom |
Figure skating
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles details | Gillis Grafström Sweden | Andreas Krogh Norway | Martin Stixrud Norway |
Ladies' singles details | Magda Mauroy-Julin Sweden | Svea Norén Sweden | Theresa Weld United States |
Pair skating details | Ludowika Jakobsson and Walter Jakobsson Finland | Alexia Bryn and Yngvar Bryn Norway | Phyllis Johnson and Basil Williams Great Britain |
Football
Gymnastics
Ice hockey
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Canada (CAN) Robert Benson Walter Byron Frank Fredrickson Chris Fridfinnson Magnus Goodman Haldor Halderson Konrad Johannesson Allan Woodman | United States (USA) Raymond Bonney Anthony Conroy Herbert Drury Edward Fitzgerald George Geran Frank Goheen Joseph McCormick Lawrence McCormick Frank Synott Leon Tuck Cyril Weidenborner | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Karel Hartmann Vilém Loos Jan Palouš Jan Peka Karel Pešek Josef Šroubek Otakar Vindyš Karel Wälzer |
Modern pentathlon
Polo
Rowing
Rugby union
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Rugby union | United States (USA) Trainer/Selector: Harry Maloney (did not play the game): | France (FRA) Édouard Bader (did not play the game): | none awarded |
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Duke Kahanamoku United States | Pua Kealoha United States | Bill Harris United States |
400 m freestyle details | Norman Ross United States | Ludy Langer United States | George Vernot Canada |
1500 m freestyle details | Norman Ross United States | George Vernot Canada | Frank Beaurepaire Australia |
100 m backstroke details | Warren Kealoha United States | Ray Kegeris United States | Gérard Blitz Belgium |
200 m breaststroke details | Håkan Malmrot Sweden | Thor Henning Sweden | Arvo Aaltonen Finland |
400 m breaststroke details | Håkan Malmrot Sweden | Thor Henning Sweden | Arvo Aaltonen Finland |
4×200 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Duke Kahanamoku Pua Kealoha Perry McGillivray Norman Ross | Australia (AUS) Frank Beaurepaire Henry Hay William Herald Ivan Stedman | Great Britain (GBR) Harold Annison Edward Peter Leslie Savage Henry Taylor |
Women's events
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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100 m freestyle details | Ethelda Bleibtrey United States | Irene Guest United States | Frances Schroth United States |
300 m freestyle details | Ethelda Bleibtrey United States | Margaret Woodbridge United States | Frances Schroth United States |
4×100 m freestyle relay details | United States (USA) Ethelda Bleibtrey Irene Guest Frances Schroth Margaret Woodbridge | Great Britain (GBR) Hilda James Constance Jeans Grace McKenzie Charlotte Radcliffe | Sweden (SWE) Aina Berg Jane Gylling Emily Machnow Carin Nilsson |
Tennis
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's singles details | Louis Raymond South Africa | Ichiya Kumagae Japan | Charles Winslow South Africa | |||
Men's doubles details | Great Britain (GBR) Noel Turnbull Max Woosnam | Japan (JPN) Seiichiro Kashio Ichiya Kumagae | France (FRA) Pierre Albarran Max Decugis | |||
Women's singles details | Suzanne Lenglen France | Dorothy Holman Great Britain | Kathleen McKane Great Britain | |||
Women's doubles details | Great Britain (GBR) Kathleen McKane Winifred McNair | Great Britain (GBR) Winifred Beamish Dorothy Holman | France (FRA) Élisabeth d'Ayen Suzanne Lenglen | |||
Mixed doubles details | France (FRA) Suzanne Lenglen Max Decugis | Great Britain (GBR) Kathleen McKane Max Woosnam | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Milada Skrbková Ladislav Žemla |
Tug of war
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Great Britain (GBR) George Canning Frederick Humphreys Frederick Holmes Edwin Mills John Sewell John James Shepherd Harry Stiff Ernest Thorn | Netherlands (NED) Wilhelmus Bekkers Johannes Hengeveld Sijtse Jansma Henk Janssen Antonius van Loon Willem van Loon Marinus van Rekum Willem van Rekum | Belgium (BEL) Édouard Bourguignon Alphonse Ducatillon Rémy Maertens Christin Piek Henri Pintens Charles Van den Broeck François Van Hoorenbeek Gustave Wuyts |
Water polo
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Great Britain (GBR) Charles Sydney Smith Paul Radmilovic Charles Bugbee Noel Purcell Christopher Jones William Peacock William Henry Dean | Belgium (BEL) Albert Durant Gérard Blitz Maurice Blitz Joseph Pletinckx Paul Gailly Pierre Nijs René Bauwens Pierre Dewin | Sweden (SWE) Harald Julin Robert Andersson Vilhelm Andersson Erik Bergqvist Max Gumpel Pontus Hanson Erik Andersson Nils Backlund Theodor Nauman Torsten Kumfeldt[a] |
Weightlifting
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Featherweight –60 kg details | Frans De Haes Belgium | Alfred Schmidt Estonia | Eugène Ryter Switzerland |
Lightweight –67.5 kg details | Alfred Neuland Estonia | Louis Williquet Belgium | Florimond Rooms Belgium |
Middleweight –75 kg details | Henri Gance France | Pietro Bianchi Italy | Albert Pettersson Sweden |
Light-heavyweight –82.5 kg details | Ernest Cadine France | Fritz Hünenberger Switzerland | Erik Pettersson Sweden |
Heavyweight +82.5 kg details | Filippo Bottino Italy | Joseph Alzin Luxembourg | Louis Bernot France |
Wrestling
Greco-Roman
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Featherweight details | Oskari Friman Finland | Heikki Kähkönen Finland | Fritiof Svensson Sweden |
Lightweight details | Emil Väre Finland | Taavi Tamminen Finland | Frithjof Andersen Norway |
Middleweight details | Carl Westergren Sweden | Arthur Lindfors Finland | Masa Perttilä Finland |
Light heavyweight details | Claes Johanson Sweden | Edil Rosenqvist Finland | Johannes Eriksen Denmark |
Heavyweight details | Adolf Lindfors Finland | Poul Hansen Denmark | Martti Nieminen Finland |
Freestyle
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Featherweight details | Charles Ackerly United States | Sam Gerson United States | Bernard Bernard Great Britain |
Lightweight details | Kalle Anttila Finland | Gottfrid Svensson Sweden | Herbert Wright Great Britain |
Middleweight details | Eino Leino Finland | Väinö Penttala Finland | Charley Johnson United States |
Light heavyweight details | Anders Larsson Sweden | Charles Courant Switzerland | Walter Maurer United States |
Heavyweight details | Robert Roth Switzerland | Nat Pendleton United States | Fred Meyer United States |
Ernst Nilsson Sweden |
See also
Notes
- ^ This competitor is missing from the IOC medal database but is shown by Wudarski/de Wael/Mallon/Kamper. He probably played two matches.
References
- ^ "1920 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
- ^ The IOC medal database showns two more team members van Schauwbroeck (perhaps van Schauwenbroeck)
and van Cauwenberg (perhaps Albert van Cauwenberg), however all other serious databases show only three medalists. - ^ a b These players are listed exclusively in the International Olympic Committee medal database. Colin Campbell is not even listed by the British Olympic Association Archived 2 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine as a team member in Antwerp. However Harold Cooke is listed (as team member, not as a medalist).
- ^ The International Olympic Committee medal database exclusively lists four more gymnasts which never competed in this event: Fritz Eisenöe, Hans Trier Hansen, Lukas Nielsen, and Oluf Olsson.
External links
- "Antwerp 1920". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.