1920 Summer Olympics

Multi-sport event in Antwerp, Belgium April 2023 1920 Summer Olympics 1920 olympics poster.jpg 250px Poster for the 1920 Summer Olympics Antwerp, Belgium 29 2,626 (2,561 men, 65 women) 162 in 22 sports (28 disciplines) 14 August 1920Findling John E. Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement 2004 Greenwood 9780313322785 74 https://books.google.com/books?id=QmXi_-Jujj0C&pg=PA74 12 September 1920 King Albert IFactsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf live International Olympic Committee 13 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20160814215458/https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf 14 August 2016 22 December 2018 nl Olympisch Stadion no Stockholm 1912←grey 1916 Summer Olympics Berlin 1916 Paris 1924 Chamonix 1924 The 1920 Summer Olympics (fr Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; de Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (fr Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl Spelen van de VIIe Olympiade; de Spiele der VII. Olympiade) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (fr Anvers 1920; Dutch and German: Antwerpen 1920), were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. In March 1912, during the 13th session of the IOC, Belgium's bid to host the 1920 Summer Olympics was made by Baron Édouard de Laveleye, president of the Belgian Olympic Committee and of the Royal Belgian Football Association. No fixed host city was proposed at the time. The 1916 Summer Olympics, to have been held in Berlin, capital of the German Empire, were cancelled due to World War I. When the Olympic Games resumed after the war, Antwerp was awarded the hosting rights to the 1920 Summer Games as a tribute to the Belgian people. The aftermath of the war and the Paris Peace Conference affected the Olympic Games not only due to new states being created but also by sanctions against the nations that lost the war and were blamed for starting it. Hungary, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire were banned from competing in the Games. Soviet Russia had just emerged from the Civil War and chose not to attend the Games. Germany did not return to Olympic competition until 1928 and instead hosted a series of games called Deutsche Kampfspiele, starting with the Winter edition of 1922 (which predated the first Winter Olympics). The United States won the most gold and overall medals at the 1920 Summer Games. Host city selection In March 1912, during the 13th session of the IOC, the bid on behalf of Belgium to host the 1920 Summer Olympics was made by Baron Édouard de Laveleye, president of the Belgian Olympic Committee and of the Royal Belgian Football Association. No fixed host city was proposed at the time.Renson Roland The Games Reborn. The VIIth Olympiad Antwerp 1920 1996 Pandora Antwerp 90-5325-051-4 11 The organizing committee was created on 9 August 1913. It had four presidents: Édouard de Laveleye, president of the Belgian Olympic Committee Henri de Baillet-Latour, member of the IOC Robert Osterrieth, president of the Royal Yacht Club of Belgium Charles Cnoops, vice-president of the Belgian Fencing Association Among the 22 vice presidents of the committee were people with a military or industrial background and further people from sports organizations, like Paul Havenith, president of the football and athletics club K. Beerschot V.A.C., and Nicolaas Jan Cupérus, president of the Belgian Gymnastics Federation.Renson Roland The Games Reborn. The VIIth Olympiad Antwerp 1920 1996 Pandora Antwerp 90-5325-051-4 12 The first action of the committee was to send an official letter to the IOC in Paris, confirming Antwerp as the city for the Belgian Olympic bid. With Antwerp confirmed as the Olympic Games host, Belgium began reconstructing the Beerschot Stadium into the nl Olympisch Stadion no.2021-04-28 Olympisch Stadion - Olympic News https://olympics.com/ioc/legacy/antwerp-1920/olympisch-stadion 2021-05-09 International Olympic Committee en Construction on the new Olympic stadium began in July 1919 and finished in May 1920.Home John Understanding the Olympics Whannel Garry Taylor & Francis 2012 9781317495208 160 In 1914, a 109-page brochure was created to promote the idea of Antwerp as a host city for the Olympics: Aurons-nous la VIIème Olympiade à Anvers? (Will we have the 7th Olympiad at Antwerp?). It was sent to all IOC members and was used during the 6th Olympic Congress in Paris in 1914, where the candidacies of Amsterdam (which would eventually host the 1928 Summer Olympics), Antwerp, Budapest, and Rome (which would eventually host the 1960 Summer Olympics) were discussed. Despite a slight preference at the time for Budapest, no final choice was made, and the outbreak of World War I soon afterwards prevented any further progress.Renson Roland The Games Reborn. The VIIth Olympiad Antwerp 1920 1996 Pandora Antwerp 90-5325-051-4 13 In 1915, Lyon made a bid for the 1920 Games, but after some discussion, they agreed to support Antwerp and postpone their bid until 1924 if Antwerp was liberated in time to organize the Games. The support for Belgium by cousin country France, then the leading country of the IOC, also meant that Amsterdam and Budapest (in an enemy state) had no chance for the 1920 games against Antwerp. New candidacies from American cities did not have that disadvantage, and bids were received from Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Atlanta (which would eventually host the 1996 Summer Olympics), while Cuba also submitted a bid for Havana. However, shortly after the armistice in November 1918, the IOC decided to award Antwerp their first preference if they were still willing to host the 1920 Games. In March 1919, the Belgian Olympic Committee decided to go ahead with the organization of the Games: on 5 April 1919, at a meeting in Lausanne, Antwerp was officially declared the host city for the games of the VIIth Olympiad.Renson Roland The Games Reborn. The VIIth Olympiad Antwerp 1920 1996 Pandora Antwerp 90-5325-051-4 14 Organization The 1920 Summer Games organizers had very little time to prepare. The time between the IOC's decision of choosing Antwerp as the host city and the opening ceremony was 1 year, 4 months, and 9 days, making this the shortest time for a host city to plan and organize an Olympic edition.Antwerp 1920: a symbol of peace and unity 100 years after the Games https://olympics.com/en/news/antwerp-1920-is-a-symbol-of-peace-and-unity-100-years-after-the-games 2021-05-09 Olympic Channel An executive committee was established on 17 April 1919, with Henri de Baillet-Latour as chairman and Alfred Verdyck, the secretary of the Belgian Union of Football Clubs, as general secretary. Seven commissions were created to deal with finances, accommodation, press relations, propaganda, schedules, transport, and festivities. Finances and scheduling proved to be the two hardest parts to tackle: the program of events was not published until February 1920, six months before the official start of the Games.March 2025 Between 23 and 30 April 1920, an ice hockey tournament marked the early start of the Games. Held in the "Palais de Glace" or Ice Palace in Antwerp, it was the first time that ice hockey was an Olympic sport.Renson Roland The Games Reborn. The VIIth Olympiad Antwerp 1920 1996 Pandora Antwerp 90-5325-051-4 15–17 The first stone of the new Olympisch Stadion was laid on 4 July 1919 by Jan De Vos, mayor of Antwerp, and inaugurated less than a year later on 23 May 1920 with a gymnastics demonstration.Renson Roland The Games Reborn. The VIIth Olympiad Antwerp 1920 1996 Pandora Antwerp 90-5325-051-4 18–19 When the Olympic Games began, the stadium was still unfinished, with some events being built over fortifications and others using existing locations. The athletes' quarters were crowded, and athletes slept on folding cots.Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games https://www.britannica.com/event/Antwerp-1920-Olympic-Games 2021-05-08 Encyclopædia Britannica enRathbone Keith Sardines for breakfast, hypothermia rescues: the story of the cash-strapped, post-pandemic 1920 Olympics https://theconversation.com/sardines-for-breakfast-hypothermia-rescues-the-story-of-the-cash-strapped-post-pandemic-1920-olympics-162246 17 October 2026 The Conversation 7 July 2021 10.64628/AA.xymsgup5e The nautical stadium, or Stade Nautique d'Antwerp, was built at the end of the Jan Van Rijswijcklaan, using the city ramparts there as a spectator's stand. Other events, like shooting, boxing, and equestrian sports, were held at pre-existing locations in and around Antwerp and as far away as Ostend.Renson Roland The Games Reborn. The VIIth Olympiad Antwerp 1920 1996 Pandora Antwerp 90-5325-051-4 20–21 The number of spectators was low throughout Antwerp's Summer Olympics because few people could afford tickets. In the closing days of the Olympic Games, students were allowed to attend the event for free.Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games https://www.britannica.com/event/Antwerp-1920-Olympic-Games 2021-05-09 Encyclopædia Britannica en After the conclusion of the Olympic Games, Belgium recorded a loss of more than 600 million francs.B. A. History What Was Interesting About the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp? https://www.thoughtco.com/1920-olympics-in-antwerp-1779595 2021-05-08 ThoughtCo en Highlights The Olympic Games, being a symbol of peace and global solidarity, shone in Antwerp. These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was voiced, the first in which doves were released to symbolize peace, and the first in which the Olympic flag was flown to display the unity of the world's continents through its 5 rings.IOC 2018-04-25 Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/antwerp-1920 2021-05-09 Olympic Channel en The United States won 41 gold, 27 silver, and 27 bronze medals. Sweden, Great Britain, Finland, and Belgium rounded out the five most successful medal-winning nations, while France and Belgium fielded the most athletes, with the United States ranking third in that statistic. The Games also featured a week of winter sports, with figure skating appearing for the first time since the 1908 Olympics and ice hockey making its Olympic debut. Nedo Nadi won five gold medals in the fencing events. At the age of 72, Sweden's 100-metre running deer double-shot event champion Oscar Swahn, who had participated in the 1908 and 1912 Games, came in second in the team event to become the oldest Olympic medal winner ever. 23-year-old Paavo Nurmi won the 10,000 m and 8,000 m cross-country races, took another gold in team cross country, and won a silver in the 5,000 m run. His contributions to Finland broke a record in track and field with nine medals. Duke Kahanamoku retained the 100 m swimming title he had won before the war. The sailing events were among some of the strangest moments in Olympic history: there were originally 16 events scheduled but there were no entrants for the 9-metre, 1907 rating class nor the 8.5-metre 1919 rating class the 12-foot dinghy event took place in two different countries. The final two races in the event were independently held in the Netherlands, on its own accord, supposedly because the only two competitors in the event were Dutch.1920 Summer Olympics Sport shooter Guilherme Paraense won Brazil's very first gold medal at the Olympic Games. The United States sent a women's swimming team for the first time, and the Americans won seven out of nine available swimming medals. Sports/Events thumb|370px|The France national football team at the 1920 Olympics. There were 162 events in 28 disciplines that were part of the Olympic program in 1920.https://www.olympedia.org/editions/7 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 The number of events in each discipline is noted in parentheses. Aquatics Diving 5 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/DIV Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Swimming 10 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/SWM Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Water polo 1 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/WPO Water Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Archery 10 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/ARC Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Athletics 29 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/ATH Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Boxing 8 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/BOX Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Cycling d Road (2)https://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/CRD Cycling Road at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Track (4)https://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/CTR Cycling Track at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Equestrian d Dressage (1)https://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/EDR Equestrian Dressage at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Eventing (2)https://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/EVE Equestrian Eventing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Jumping (2)https://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/EJP Equestrian Jumping at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Vaulting (2)https://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/EVL Equestrian Vaulting at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Fencing 6 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/FEN Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Field hockey 1 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/HOC Hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Figure skating 3 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/FSK Figure Skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Football 1 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/FBL Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Gymnastics 4 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/GAR Artistic Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Ice hockey 1 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/IHO Ice Hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 20px Modern pentathlon (1)https://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/MPN Modern Pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Polo 1 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/POL Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Rowing 5 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/ROW Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Rugby union 1 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/RGB Rugby at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Sailing 14 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/SAL Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Shooting 21 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/SHO Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Tennis 5 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/TEN Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Tug of war 1 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/TOW Tug of War at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Weightlifting 5 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/WLF Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Wrestling 10 dhttps://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/WRE Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference April 25, 2024 Korfball was a demonstration sport.https://www.olympedia.org/editions/7/sports/KBL Korfball at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports Reference May 2, 2024 Women's water polo was a demonstration sport. Venues The 1920 Summer Olympics featured seventeen sports venues. This marked the first time that the football tournament was spread throughout the country, which has mostly been the case since.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/FTB/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060245/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/FTB/ dead 2020-04-17 Football at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games Olympics at Sports-Reference.com Olympics at Sports-Reference.com en 2018-02-04 thumb|516x516px|Photograph of the games at Antwerp, Belgium, 1920. VenueSportsCapacity Ref. Antwerp Cycling (road) Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/CYC/mens-road-race-individual.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132504/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/CYC/mens-road-race-individual.html dead 18 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics cycling individual road race Sports-reference.com 12 August 1920 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/CYC/mens-road-race-team.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132506/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/CYC/mens-road-race-team.html dead 18 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics cycling team road race Sports-reference.com 12 August 1920 21 January 2012 Antwerp Zoo Boxing, Wrestling Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/BOX/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060244/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/BOX/ dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics boxing Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/WRE/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053626/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/WRE/ dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics wrestling Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012 Beerschot Tennis Club Tennis Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/TEN/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060248/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/TEN/ dead 17 April 2020 profile of Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012 Beverloo Camp Shooting (pistol/rifle) Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/SHO/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053623/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/SHO/ dead 17 April 2020 Shooting overview of the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012 Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal Rowing Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ROW/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060241/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ROW/ dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics rowing website Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012 Buiten Y (Amsterdam) Sailing (12 foot dinghy) Not listed.Sports-Reference.com 1920 Summer Olympics sailing mixed 12-foot results.. Gardens of the Egmont Palace (Brussels) Fencing Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/FEN/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060243/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/FEN/ dead 17 April 2020 profile of the 1920 Summer Olympics fencing events Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012 Hoogboom Military Camp Shooting (trap shooting, running target) Not listed. Jules Ottenstadion (Ghent) Football (Italy-Egypt match). Not listed.FIFA.com 1920 Summer Olympics ITA-EGY results. https://web.archive.org/web/20090201211636/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D512/edition%3D197008/matches/match%3D32276/report.html 1 February 2009 – accessed 6 October 2010. Nachtegalen Park Archery Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ARC/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060241/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ARC/ dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics archery profile Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012 nl Olympisch Stadion no Athletics, Equestrian, Field hockey, Football (final), Gymnastics, Modern pentathlon, Rugby union, Tug of war, Weightlifting 30,000https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ATH/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417040926/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ATH/ dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics athletics Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/EQU/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053627/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/EQU/ dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics equestrian Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/HOK/mens-hockey.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124631/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/HOK/mens-hockey.html dead 18 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics men's field hockey Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/FTB/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060245/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/FTB/ dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics football Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/GYM/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060244/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/GYM/ dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics gymnastics Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/MOP/mens-individual.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417181838/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/MOP/mens-individual.html dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics modern pentathlon Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/RUG/mens-rugby.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418011023/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/RUG/mens-rugby.html dead 18 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics rugby union Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/TOW/mens-tug-of-war.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130730/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/TOW/mens-tug-of-war.html dead 18 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics tug of war Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/WLT/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053624/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/WLT/ dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics weightlifting Sports-reference.com 29 August 1920 21 January 2012 Ostend Polo, Sailing Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/POL/mens-polo.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132515/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/POL/mens-polo.html dead 18 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics polo Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/SAI/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060243/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/SAI/ dead 17 April 2020 1920 Summer Olympics sailing Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012 Palais de Glace d'Anvers Figure skating, Ice hockey Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/FSK/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053622/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/FSK/ dead 17 April 2020 profile of Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ICH/mens-ice-hockey.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124636/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/ICH/mens-ice-hockey.html dead 18 April 2020 profile of the men's Ice Hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012 Stade Joseph Marien (Brussels) Football Not listed. Stade Nautique d'Antwerp Diving, Swimming, Water polo Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/DIV/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417053628/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/DIV/ dead 17 April 2020 profile of Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/SWI/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417044622/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/SWI/ dead 17 April 2020 profile of Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/WAP/mens-water-polo.html https://web.archive.org/web/20200417195802/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/WAP/mens-water-polo.html dead 17 April 2020 profile of Men's water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012 Stadion Broodstraat Football Not listed. Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg Cycling (track) Not listed.https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/CYC/ https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060236/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1920/CYC/ dead 17 April 2020 profile of Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics Sports-reference.com 21 January 2012 Participating nations thumb|Participants in the 1920 games, with the nations in blue participating for the first time. thumb|Number of athletes A total of 29 nations participated in the Antwerp Games, only one more than in 1912, as Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey were not invited, having lost World War I and sanctioned for starting it. From the newly created European states, only Estonia took part, as Czechoslovakia succeeded Bohemia and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes succeeded Serbia, with both nations having sent athletes prior to World War I (in the case of Bohemia, as part of the Austrian Empire). Soviet Russia was busy with the Polish-Soviet War and therefore was unable to form an Olympic team (Poland, in turn, had never participated in the games before, only doing so in later editions). Brazil and Monaco competed as nations at the Olympic Games for the first time. New Zealand, which had competed as part of a combined team with Australia in 1908 and 1912, competed on its own for the first time. The games marked the return of Argentina and India to the competitions.February 2025Horne John Understanding the Olympics Whannel Garry 2012-04-27 Taylor & Francis 978-1-135-28232-5 en At the time, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, India, and South Africa were all part of the British Empire. Egypt was a British protectorate (a state not part of the British Empire but nonetheless administered by the United Kingdom). Participating National Olympic Committees22em ARG 1920 Summer 1 AUS 1920 Summer 13 BEL 1920 Summer 336 (host) BRA 1920 Summer 19 CAN 1920 Summer 53 CHI 1920 Summer 2 TCH 1920 Summer 121 DEN 1920 Summer 154 EGY 1920 Summer 22 EST 1920 Summer 14 FIN 1920 Summer 63 FRA 1920 Summer 304 GBR 1920 Summer 235 GRE 1920 Summer 57 IND 1920 Summer 5 ITA 1920 Summer 174 JPN 1920 Summer 15 LUX 1920 Summer 25 MON 1920 Summer 4 NED 1920 Summer 113 NZL 1920 Summer 4 NOR 1920 Summer 194 POR 1920 Summer 13 RSA 1920 Summer 39 ESP 1920 Summer 32 SWE 1920 Summer 260 SUI 1920 Summer 77 USA 1920 Summer 288 YUG 1920 Summer 15 The Dominion of Newfoundland had one competitor, Eric Robertson. But as the dominion had no official Olympic committee, his nationality could not be confirmed, and he represented Great Britain.Dohey Larry Newfoundlanders and Olympic Connections http://archivalmoments.ca/2014/02/newfoundlanders-and-olympic-connections/ Archivalmoments.ca 7 January 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150107030852/http://archivalmoments.ca/2014/02/newfoundlanders-and-olympic-connections/ 7 January 2015 dmy-all As the local Olympic Organizing Committee went bankrupt during the Antwerp 1920 Games, no official report of the Games was ever produced. The documents of the Games were archived at the Belgium Olympic Committee headquarters in Brussels.http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1920/1920.pdf Olympic Games Official Report 1920 23 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110505163318/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1920/1920.pdf 5 May 2011 dead Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees Country Athletes BEL 1920 Summer 336 FRA 1920 Summer 304 USA 1920 Summer 288 SWE 1920 Summer 260 GBR 1920 Summer 235 NOR 1920 Summer 194 ITA 1920 Summer 174 DEN 1920 Summer 154 NED 1920 Summer 146 TCH 1920 Summer 121 SUI 1920 Summer 77 FIN 1920 Summer 63 GRE 1920 Summer 57 CAN 1920 Summer 53 RSA 1920 Summer 39 ESP 1920 Summer 32 LUX 1920 Summer 25 EGY 1920 Summer 22 BRA 1920 Summer 19 JPN 1920 Summer 15 EST 1920 Summer 14 AUS 1920 Summer 13 POR 1920 Summer 13 YUG 1920 Summer 12 IND 1920 Summer 5 MON 1920 Summer 4 NZL 1920 Summer 4 CHI 1920 Summer 2 ARG 1920 Summer 1 Total 2,682 Medal count thumb|160px|One of the 154 (identical) gold medals awarded at the Games of the VII Olympiad 1920 Summer Olympics medal table These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1920 Games.olympanalyst.com http://olympanalyt.com/OlympAnalytics.php?param_pagetype=MedalsByCountries&param_games=1920%2F1 Olympic Analytics These were the first Olympics where the host nation failed to win the most medals overall. BEL flagIOC 1920 Summer 41 27 27 19 20 25 14 16 13 15 10 9 14 11 11 yes 13 9 9 13 5 5 9 19 13 4 2 5 See also 1920 Summer Olympics Notes 2 External links 1920 Summer Olympics Openingsceremonie – An article about the opening ceremonies of the 1920 Antwerp Olympiade in Flemish (archived) soly Berlin VII OlympiadAntwerp 1920 Paris Olympics Belgium Sports 1920s Category:Summer Olympics by year Summer Olympics Summer Olympics Category:Olympic Games in Belgium Category:1920s in Antwerp Category:Sports competitions in Antwerp Category:August 1920 sports events in Europe Category:September 1920 sports events in Europe