1920 Summer Olympics
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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 | |
| Image:1920 olympics poster.jpg | |
| 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 |
| Stadium | Olympisch Stadion |
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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.)
Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1920 Summer Olympics medal count)
| 1920 Summer Olympics medal count | Image:Olympic-rings.png | ||||
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| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Image:Us flag large 48 stars.png United States | 41 | 27 | 27 | 95 |
| 2 | Image:Sweden flag large.png Sweden | 19 | 20 | 25 | 64 |
| 3 | Image:Uk flag large.png Great Britain | 15 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Image:Finland flag large.png Finland | 15 | 10 | 9 | 34 |
| 5 | Image:Belgium flag large.png Belgium | 14 | 11 | 11 | 36 |
| 6 | Image:Norway flag large.png Norway | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Image:Italy flag 1861.png Italy | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| 8 | Image:France flag large.png France | 9 | 19 | 13 | 41 |
| 9 | Image:Netherlands flag large.png Netherlands | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 10 | Image:Denmark flag large.png Denmark | 3 | 9 | 1 | 13 |
Nations
Articles about Antwerp Summer Olympics by nation:
See also
External links
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