Games of the VII Olympiad
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
Closing ceremony	September 12
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 celebrated in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Olympic sports comprise all the Sports contested in the Summer and Winter Olympic Games. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Albert I (8 April 1875 &ndash 17 February 1934 was the third King of the Belgians from 1909 until 1934 The Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. Victor Boin (born February 28, 1886 - died March 31, 1974) was a Belgian freestyle Swimmer, Water The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece Stadium of the Summer Olympic Games. The Olympisch Stadion or Kielstadion was built as the main Stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The 1920 Games were awarded to Antwerp to honor the suffering that had been inflicted on the Belgian people during the war. [1] The initial choice, was the Hungarian capital Budapest.

The 1916 Summer Olympics, to be held in the German Empire capital Berlin had been canceled. The anticipated 1916 Summer Olympics, which were to be officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were to have been held in Berlin, Germany. The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The Aftermath of World War I and the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 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. The fighting in World War I ended when an Armistice took effect at 1100 am GMT on November 11 1918

Budapest had initially won to host the Games over Amsterdam and Lyon, but as the Austro-Hungarian Empire had been a German ally in the First World War, the Games were transferred in April 1919. Budapest ( also /ˈbʊ-/) is the capital city of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary it serves as the country's principal Political, Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Hungary, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey were also banned from the Games. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Germany remained banned until 1925, and instead hosted a series of games called Deutsche Kampfspiele, starting with the Winter edition of 1922 (that predated the first Winter Olympics). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund ( DOSB, German Olympic Sports Confederation was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the Deutscher Sportbund

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 Olympic Oath is taken by one athlete and one judge at the opening ceremonies of each Olympic Games. The Olympic symbols are the icons Flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee to promote the Olympic Games.
• 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 making their Olympic debut. Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice.
• Duke Kahanamoku retained the 100 m swimming title he won before the war. The Big Kahuna redirects here For the film see The Big Kahuna (film.
• Nedo Nadi won 5 gold medals in the fencing events. Nedo Nadi ( July 9, 1894 &ndash January 29, 1940) was an Italian fencer, widely regarded as the most versatile
• 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. Oscar Gomer Swahn ( October 20, 1847 &ndash May 1, 1927) was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic
• 23 year old Paavo Nurmi won the 10,000 m and 8,000 m cross country, took another gold in team cross country, and a silver in 5,000 m run. Paavo Johannes Nurmi ( ( 13 June 1897 &ndash 2 October 1973) was a Finnish runner. His contributions for Finland broke the U. S. dominance record in track and field with 9 medals.
• In a unique moment in Olympic history, the 12 foot dinghy event in sailing was held in two different countries. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, fourteen events in Sailing were contested a large increase from The final two races in the event were held in the Netherlands as the only two competitors in the event were Dutch. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands [2]

Medals awarded

Demonstration sport

• Korfball

Participating nations

Participants in the 1920 games, with the nations in blue partaking for the first time. Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp marked the return of the sport after a 12-year absence following it not being contested in the 1912 At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested all for men only These are the results of the Boxing competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The Cycling competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp consisted of two road racing events and four track racing At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, five Diving events were contested The equestrian events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp included Eventing, Show jumping, vaulting and Dressage. At the 1920 Summer Olympics, six Fencing events (all for men were contested At the 1920 Summer Olympics, three Figure skating events were contested The football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, was one of the 154 events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp. The competition of Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held from Montag August 23 to Friday August 27 Final results for the Hockey Competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Only a men's competition occurred that year Ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, a single Modern pentathlon event was contested Polo returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, after not being contested at the 1912 Games. The Olympic Rowing Events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics after World War I saw five events Rugby union was played at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, fourteen events in Sailing were contested a large increase from At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, ten Swimming events were contested Final results for the Tennis competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The Tug of war contest at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held on August 17, 1920 and on August 18, 1920. Final results for the Water polo tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Medal summary Results Gold medal round Weightlifting returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, with competition in five weight classes for men only At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten Wrestling events were contested for all men Korfball (Korfbal is a team ball game similar to mixed Netball.

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. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches From the newly created European states, only Estonia took part, and Czechoslovakia, succeeding Bohemia which had sent athletes prior to World War I as part of the Austrian Empire. Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries. Yugoslavia, Brazil, Monaco competed as nations at the Olympic Games for the first time. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque 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. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.

Medal count

Main article: 1920 Summer Olympics medal count

These are the top ten nations that won medals at the 1920 Games. Argentina competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Australia competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. Brazil competed at the modern Olympic Games for the first time at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Canada competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Chile competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Czechoslovakia competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Denmark competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Egypt competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Estonia competed as a nation for the first time at the Summer Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium Finland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. France competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Greece competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. India competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Italy competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Japan competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Luxembourg competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Monaco competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium The Netherlands competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. New Zealand competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Norway competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Portugal competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. South Africa competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Spain competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Sweden competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Switzerland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Athletes from the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	41	27	27	95
2	Sweden	19	20	25	64
3	Great Britain	15	15	13	43
4	Finland	15	10	9	34
5	Belgium (host nation)	14	11	11	36
6	Norway	13	9	9	31
7	Italy	13	5	5	23
8	France	9	19	13	41
9	Netherlands	4	2	5	11
10	Denmark	3	9	1	13

See also

• International Olympic Committee
• IOC country codes

External links

• IOC Antwerp 1920 Page