1920 Summer Olympics

The Games of the VII Olympiad were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The city was chosen 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.

Games of the VII Olympiad
Nations participating	29
Athletes participating	2,669 (2,591 men, 78 women)
Events	154 in 22 sports
Opening ceremonies	April 20, 1920
Closing ceremonies	September 12, 1920
Officially opened by	Albert I of Belgium
Athlete's Oath	Victor Boin
Judge's Oath	not applicable
Olympic Torch	not applicable

Table of contents

1 Highlights 2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 References 4.1 Internal links 4.2 External links

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.

Medals awarded

• Aquatics
• Archery
• Athletics
• Boxing
• Cycling
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Football
• Gymnastics
• Hockey
• Modern Pentathlon
• Polo
• Rowing
• Rugby
• Sailing
• Shooting
• Tennis
• Tug of War
• Weightlifting
• Wrestling

Medal count

Pos	Country	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	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
11	South Africa	3	4	3	10
12	Canada	3	3	3	9
13	Switzerland	2	2	7	11
14	Estonia	1	2	0	3
15	Brazil	1	1	1	3
16	Australia	0	2	1	3
17	Spain	0	2	0	2
18	Japan	0	2	0	2
19	Luxembourg	0	1	0	1
20	Greece	0	1	0	1
21	Czechoslovakia	0	0	2	2
22	New Zealand	0	0	1	1
		156	147	136	439

References

Internal links

• Olympic Games
• Summer Olympic Games
• International Olympic Committee
• WikiProject Sports Olympics
• IOC country codes

External links

• IOC Site on 1920 Summer Olympics

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