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The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The city was chosen in April 1919 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. Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey were not invited due to their part in the war.

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.

The Games also featured a week of winter sports, with figure skating, and ice hockey made its Olympic debut.

Medals awarded

Medal count

(Host nation in bold.)

1920 Summer Olympics medal count
Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
United States
41 27 27 95
2
Sweden
19 20 25 64
3
Great Britain and Ireland
15 15 13 43
4
Finland
15 10 9 34
5
Belgium
16 11 11 38
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

Nations

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Articles about Antwerp Summer Olympics by nation:
Argentina
  • Australia
  • Belgium
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • Chile
    Czechoslovakia
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
    Great Britain
  • Greece
  • India
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Luxembourg
    Monaco
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Norway
  • Portugal
  • South Africa South Africa
    Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • United States
  • Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
  • See also

    External links

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