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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight (−50.8 kg / 112 lb) | Frankie Genaro.svg.png){kind=small} United States | Anders Petersen Denmark | William Cuthbertson.svg.png){kind=small} Great Britain |
| Bantamweight (−53.5 kg / 118 lb) | Clarence Walker.svg.png){kind=small} South Africa | Chris Graham.svg.png){kind=small} Canada | George McKenzie Great Britain |
| Featherweight (−57.2 kg / 126 lb) | Paul Fritsch France | Jean Gachet France | Edoardo Garzena.svg.png){kind=small} Italy |
| Lightweight (−61.2 kg / 135 lb) | Samuel Mosberg United States | Gotfred Johansen Denmark | Clarence Newton Canada |
| Welterweight (−66.7 kg / 147 lb) | Bert Schneider Canada | Alexander Ireland Great Britain | Frederick Colberg United States |
| Middleweight (−72.6 kg / 160 lb) | Harry Mallin Great Britain | Georges Prud'Homme Canada | Moe Herscovitch Canada |
| Light heavyweight (−79.4 kg / 175 lb) | Eddie Eagan United States | Sverre Sørsdal Norway | Harold Franks Great Britain |
| Heavyweight (over 79.4 kg/175 lb) | Ronald Rawson Great Britain | Søren Petersen Denmark | Albert Eluère France |
Cycling
Road cycling
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual time trial |  Harry Stenqvist (SWE) | Henry Kaltenbrun (RSA) | Fernand Canteloube (FRA) |
| Team time trial | France (FRA) Achille Souchard Fernand Canteloube Georges Detreille Marcel Gobillot | Sweden (SWE) Harry Stenqvist Sigfrid Lundberg Ragnar Malm Axel Persson | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL)Albert Wyckmans Albert De Bunné Bernard Janssens André Vercruysse |
Track cycling
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint |  Maurice Peeters (NED) | Horace Johnson (GBR) | Harry Ryan (GBR) |
| 50 kilometres | Henry George (BEL) | Cyril Alden (GBR) | Piet Ikelaar (NED) |
| Tandem | Thomas Lance and Harry Ryan (GBR) | William Smith and James Walker (RSA) | Frans de Vreng and Piet Ikelaar (NED) |
| Team pursuit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Louis Kuehn (USA) | Clarence Pinkston (USA) | Louis Balbach (USA) |
| 10 m platform | Clarence Pinkston (USA) | Erik Adlerz (SWE) | Harry Prieste (USA) |
| Plain high diving | Arvid Wallman (SWE) | Nils Skoglund (SWE) | John Jansson (SWE) |
Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 m springboard | Aileen Riggin (USA) | Helen Wainwright (USA) | Thelma Payne (USA) |
| 10 m platform | Stefanie Clausen (DEN) | Beatrice Armstrong (GBR) | Eva Olliwier (SWE) |
Equestrian
Fencing
Field hockey
Figure skating
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Gillis Grafström Sweden | Andreas Krogh Norway | Martin Stixrud Norway |
| Ladies' singles | Magda Mauroy-Julin Sweden | Svea Norén Sweden | Theresa Weld United States |
| Pair skating | Ludowika Jakobsson and Walter Jakobsson  Finland | Alexia Bryn and Yngvar Bryn Norway | Phyllis Johnson and Basil Williams Great Britain |
Football
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Gymnastics
Ice hockey
Modern pentathlon
Polo
Rowing
Rugby union
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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Swimming
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Duke Kahanamoku United States | Pua Kealoha United States | Bill Harris United States |
| 400 m freestyle | Norman Ross United States | Ludy Langer United States | George Vernot Canada |
| 1500 m freestyle | Norman Ross United States | George Vernot Canada | Frank Beaurepaire Australia |
| 100 m backstroke | Warren Kealoha United States | Ray Kegeris United States | Gérard Blitz Belgium |
| 200 m breaststroke | Håkan Malmrot Sweden | Thor Henning Sweden | Arvo Aaltonen Finland |
| 400 m breaststroke | Håkan Malmrot Sweden | Thor Henning Sweden | Arvo Aaltonen Finland |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Ethelda Bleibtrey United States | Irene Guest United States | Frances Schroth United States |
| 300 m freestyle | Ethelda Bleibtrey United States | Margaret Woodbridge United States | Frances Schroth United States |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Louis Raymond South Africa | Ichiya Kumagae.svg.png){kind=small} Japan | Charles Winslow South Africa | |||
| Men's doubles | Great Britain (GBR) Noel Turnbull Max Woosnam | Japan (JPN) Seiichiro Kashio Ichiya Kumagae | France (FRA) Pierre Albarran Max Decugis | |||
| Women's singles | Suzanne Lenglen France | Dorothy Holman Great Britain | Kathleen McKane Great Britain | |||
| Women's doubles | Great Britain (GBR) Kathleen McKane Winifred McNair | Great Britain (GBR) Winifred Beamish Dorothy Holman | France (FRA) Élisabeth d'Ayen Suzanne Lenglen | |||
| Mixed doubles | France (FRA) Suzanne Lenglen Max Decugis | Great Britain (GBR) Kathleen McKane Max Woosnam |  Czechoslovakia (TCH)Milada Skrbková Ladislav Žemla | |||
Tug of war
Water polo
Weightlifting
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight –60 kg | Frans De Haes Belgium | Alfred Schmidt Estonia | Eugène Ryter.svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland |
| Lightweight –67.5 kg | Alfred Neuland Estonia | Louis Williquet Belgium | Florimond Rooms Belgium |
| Middleweight –75 kg | Henri Gance France | Pietro Bianchi Italy | Albert Pettersson Sweden |
| Light-heavyweight –82.5 kg | Ernest Cadine France | Fritz Hünenberger Switzerland | Erik Pettersson Sweden |
| Heavyweight +82.5 kg | Filippo Bottino Italy | Joseph Alzin Luxembourg | Louis Bernot France |
Wrestling
Greco-Roman
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | Oskari Friman Finland | Heikki Kähkönen Finland | Fritiof Svensson Sweden |
| Lightweight | Emil Väre Finland | Taavi Tamminen Finland | Frithjof Andersen Norway |
| Middleweight | Carl Westergren Sweden | Arthur Lindfors Finland | Masa Perttilä Finland |
| Light heavyweight | Claes Johanson Sweden | Edil Rosenqvist Finland | Johannes Eriksen Denmark |
| Heavyweight | Adolf Lindfors Finland | Poul Hansen Denmark | Martti Nieminen Finland |
Freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherweight | Charles Ackerly United States | Sam Gerson United States | Bernard Bernard Great Britain |
| Lightweight | Kalle Anttila Finland | Gottfrid Svensson Sweden | Herbert Wright Great Britain |
| Middleweight | Eino Leino Finland | Väinö Penttala Finland | Charley Johnson United States |
| Light heavyweight | Anders Larsson Sweden | Charles Courant Switzerland | Walter Maurer United States |
| Heavyweight | 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.