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Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

{{Short description|1920 Summer Olympic games athletics summary}}

{{Infobox Olympic event

| event = Athletics

| games = 1920 Summer

| image = KFCO Beerschot Wilrijk.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Host stadium (shown in 2018)

| dates = 15-23 August

| num_events = 29

| nations = 25

| competitors = 509

| prev = 1912

| next = 1924

}}

{{AthleticsAt1920SummerOlympics}}

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920, to August 23, 1920.

Medal summary

{{MedalistTable|type=Event| width=225|labelwidth=200|columns=2}}
100 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Charles Paddock|USA|1920 Summer}}

10.8

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Morris Kirksey|USA|1920 Summer}}

10.9

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Harry Edward|GBR|1920 Summer}}

10.9
200 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Allen Woodring|USA|1920 Summer}}

22.0

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Charles Paddock|USA|1920 Summer}}

22.0

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Harry Edward|GBR|1920 Summer}}

22.2
400 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Bevil Rudd|RSA|1920 Summer}}

49.6

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Guy Butler|GBR|1920 Summer}}

50.1

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Nils Engdahl|SWE|1920 Summer}}

50.2
800 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Albert Hill|GBR|1920 Summer}}

1:53.4

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Earl Eby|USA|1920 Summer}}

1:53.6

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Bevil Rudd|RSA|1920 Summer}}

1:53.6
1500 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Albert Hill|GBR|1920 Summer}}

4:01.8

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Philip Noel-Baker|GBR|1920 Summer}}

4:02.4

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Lawrence Shields|USA|1920 Summer}}

4:04.3
5000 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Joseph Guillemot|FRA|1920 Summer}}

14:55.6

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Paavo Nurmi|FIN|1920 Summer}}

15:00.0

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Eric Backman|SWE|1920 Summer}}

15:13.0
10,000 metres
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 10,000 metres}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Paavo Nurmi|FIN|1920 Summer}}

31:45.8

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Joseph Guillemot|FRA|1920 Summer}}

31:47.2

| {{flagIOCmedalist|James Wilson|GBR|1920 Summer}}

31:50.8
110 metres hurdles
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Earl Thomson|CAN|1920 Summer}}

14.8 {{AthAbbr|WR|men's 110 metres hurdles}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Harold Barron|USA|1920 Summer}}

15.1

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Feg Murray|USA|1920 Summer}}

15.1
400 metres hurdles
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Frank Loomis|USA|1920 Summer}}

54.0 {{AthAbbr|WR|men's 400 metres hurdles}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|John Norton|USA|1920 Summer}}

54.6

| {{flagIOCmedalist|August Desch|USA|1920 Summer}}

54.7
3,000 metres steeplechase
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Percy Hodge|GBR|1920 Summer}}

10:00.4 {{OlyR|athletics}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Patrick Flynn|USA|1920 Summer}}

10:21.1

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Ernesto Ambrosini|ITA|1920 Summer}}

10:32.0
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| 4 × 100 metres relay
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay}}

| {{flagIOCteam|USA|1920 Summer}}
Charles Paddock
Jackson Scholz
Loren Murchison
Morris Kirksey

42.2 {{AthAbbr|WR|men's 4 × 100 metres relay}}

| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1920 Summer}}
René Lorain
René Tirard
René Mourlon
Émile Ali-Khan

42.5

| {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1920 Summer}}
Agne Holmström
William Petersson
Sven Malm
Nils Sandström

42.8
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| 4 × 400 metres relay
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay}}

| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1920 Summer}}
Cecil Griffiths
Robert Lindsay
John Ainsworth-Davis
Guy Butler

3:22.2

| {{flagIOCteam|RSA|1920 Summer}}
Henry Dafel
Clarence Oldfield
Jack Oosterlaak
Bevil Rudd

3:23.0

| {{flagIOCteam|FRA|1920 Summer}}
Géo André
Gaston Féry
Maurice Delvart
André Devaux

3:23.5
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| 3000 metres team race
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres team race}}

| {{flagIOCteam|USA|1920 Summer}}
Horace Brown
Arlie Schardt
Ivan Dresser

10 pts

| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1920 Summer}}
Joe Blewitt
Albert Hill
William Seagrove

20 pts

| {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1920 Summer}}
Eric Backman
Sven Lundgren
Edvin Wide

24 pts
Marathon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Hannes Kolehmainen|FIN|1920 Summer}}

2:32:35.8 {{AthAbbr|WR|men's marathon}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Jüri Lossmann|EST|1920 Summer}}

2:32:48.6

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Valerio Arri|ITA|1920 Summer}}

2:36:32.8
3 kilometres walk
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 kilometres walk}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Ugo Frigerio|ITA|1920 Summer}}

13:14.2 {{OlyR|athletics}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|George Parker|AUS|1920 Summer}}

(13:19.6)

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Richard Remer|USA|1920 Summer}}

(13:22.2)
10 kilometres walk
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 kilometres walk}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Ugo Frigerio|ITA|1920 Summer}}

48:06.2

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Joseph Pearman|USA|1920 Summer}}

(49:40.2)

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Charles Gunn|GBR|1920 Summer}}

(49:43.9)
Individual cross country
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's individual cross country}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Paavo Nurmi|FIN|1920 Summer}}

27:15.0

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Eric Backman|SWE|1920 Summer}}

27:17.6

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Heikki Liimatainen|FIN|1920 Summer}}

27:37.0
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| Team cross country
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team cross country}}

| {{flagIOCteam|FIN|1920 Summer}}
Paavo Nurmi
Heikki Liimatainen
Teodor Koskenniemi

10 pts

| {{flagIOCteam|GBR|1920 Summer}}
James Wilson
Anton Hegarty
Alfred Nichols

21 pts

| {{flagIOCteam|SWE|1920 Summer}}
Eric Backman
Gustaf Mattsson
Hilding Ekman

23 pts
High jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's high jump}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Richmond Landon|USA|1920 Summer}}

1.936 m {{OlyR|athletics}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Harold Muller|USA|1920 Summer}}

1.90 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Bo Ekelund|SWE|1920 Summer}}

1.90 m
Pole vault
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Frank Foss|USA|1920 Summer}}

4.09 m {{AthAbbr|WR|men's pole vault}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Henry Petersen|DEN|1920 Summer}}

3.70 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Edwin Myers|USA|1920 Summer}}

3.60 m
Long jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|William Petersson|SWE|1920 Summer}}

7.15 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Carl Johnson|USA|1920 Summer}}

7.095 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Erik Abrahamsson|SWE|1920 Summer}}

7.08 m
Triple jump
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Vilho Tuulos|FIN|1920 Summer}}

14.505 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Folke Jansson|SWE|1920 Summer}}

14.48 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Erik Almlöf|SWE|1920 Summer}}

14.27 m
Shot put
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Ville Pörhölä|FIN|1920 Summer}}

14.81 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Elmer Niklander|FIN|1920 Summer}}

14.155 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Harry Liversedge|USA|1920 Summer}}

14.15 m
Discus throw
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Elmer Niklander|FIN|1920 Summer}}

44.685 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Armas Taipale|FIN|1920 Summer}}

44.19 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Gus Pope|USA|1920 Summer}}

42.13 m
Hammer throw
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Patrick Ryan|USA|1920 Summer}}

52.875 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Carl Johan Lind|SWE|1920 Summer}}

48.43 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Basil Bennett|USA|1920 Summer}}

48.25 m
Javelin throw
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Jonni Myyrä|FIN|1920 Summer}}

65.78 m {{OlyR|athletics}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Urho Peltonen|FIN|1920 Summer}}

63.605 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Pekka Johansson|FIN|1920 Summer}}

63.095 m
{{convert|56|lb|abbr=on}} weight throw
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Pat McDonald|USA|1920 Summer}}

11.265 m {{OlyR|athletics}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Patrick Ryan|USA|1920 Summer}}

10.965 m

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Carl Johan Lind|SWE|1920 Summer}}

10.255 m
Pentathlon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's pentathlon}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Eero Lehtonen|FIN|1920 Summer}}

14 pts

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Everett Bradley|USA|1920 Summer}}

24 pts

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Hugo Lahtinen|FIN|1920 Summer}}

26 pts
Decathlon
{{DetailsLink|Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon}}

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Helge Løvland|NOR|1920 Summer}}

6803.355 pts

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Brutus Hamilton|USA|1920 Summer}}

6771.085 pts

| {{flagIOCmedalist|Bertil Ohlson|SWE|1920 Summer}}

6580.030 pts

Medal table

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = flagIOCteam

| event = 1920 Summer

| team =

| gold_USA = 9 | silver_USA = 12 | bronze_USA = 8

| gold_FIN = 9 | silver_FIN = 4 | bronze_FIN = 3

| gold_GBR = 4 | silver_GBR = 4 | bronze_GBR = 4

| gold_ITA = 2 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 2

| gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 3 | bronze_SWE = 10

| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 1

| gold_RSA = 1 | silver_RSA = 1 | bronze_RSA = 1

| gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 0 | bronze_CAN = 0

| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 0

| gold_AUS = 0 | silver_AUS = 1 | bronze_AUS = 0

| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 1 | bronze_DEN = 0

| gold_EST = 0 | silver_EST = 1 | bronze_EST = 0

}}

Participating nations

509 athletes from 25 nations competed. Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Monaco, New Zealand, and Spain competed for the first time.

* {{flagIOC|AUS|1920 Summer|4}}

  • {{flagIOC|BEL|1920 Summer|42}}
  • {{flagIOC|CAN|1920 Summer|14}}
  • {{flagIOC|CHI|1920 Summer|2}}
  • {{flagIOC|TCH|1920 Summer|16}}
  • {{flagIOC|DEN|1920 Summer|18}}
  • {{flagIOC|EGY|1920 Summer|2}}
  • {{flagIOC|EST|1920 Summer|7}}
  • {{flagIOC|FIN|1920 Summer|26}}

|width=50|

|valign=top|

  • {{flagIOC|FRA|1920 Summer|59}}
  • {{flagIOC|GBR|1920 Summer|41}}
  • {{flagIOC|GRE|1920 Summer|9}}
  • {{flagIOC|IND|1920 Summer|3}}
  • {{flagIOC|ITA|1920 Summer|24}}
  • {{flagIOC|JPN|1920 Summer|11}}
  • {{flagIOC|LUX|1920 Summer|7}}
  • {{flagIOC|MON|1920 Summer|2}}
  • {{flagIOC|NED|1920 Summer|11}}

|width=50|

|valign=top|

  • {{flagIOC|NZL|1920 Summer|2}}
  • {{flagIOC|NOR|1920 Summer|16}}
  • {{flagIOC|RSA|1920 Summer|13}}
  • {{flagIOC|ESP|1920 Summer|14}}
  • {{flagIOC|SWE|1920 Summer|63}}
  • {{flagIOC|SUI|1920 Summer|13}}
  • {{flagIOC|USA|1920 Summer|90}}

References

  • {{cite book | author = Belgium Olympic Committee | year = 1957 | title = Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report|language=fr}}
  • {{cite web | last = Wudarski | first = Pawel | year = 1999 | url = http://olympic.w.interia.pl/ | title = Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich | access-date = 26 August 2007|language=pl}}

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