1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held at Antwerp in Belgium.[3]
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| Host city | Antwerp, Belgium | ||
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| Nations | 29 | ||
| Athletes | 2,626 (2,561 men, 65 women) | ||
| Events | 156 in 22 sports (29 disciplines) | ||
| Opening | 14 August[1] | ||
| Closing | 12 September | ||
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| Stadium | Olympisch Stadion | ||
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The games were a financial strain for the host country and the participants. The events were not well attended.[4]
Participating nations
A total of 22 nations sent athletes to compete at the Antwerp games.[5]
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Australia- File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium
Brazil
Canada- File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Egypt
Estonia
Finland
France
Great Britain
Greece
India
Italy
Empire of Japan
Luxembourg
Monaco- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
Union of South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United States
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1920 Summer Olympics Media
The France national football team at the 1920 Olympics.
Photograph of the games at Antwerp, Belgium, 1920.
Participants in the 1920 games, with the nations in blue participating for the first time.
Olympische Sommerspiele 1928 — Anzahl der Athleten
One of the 154 (identical) gold medals awarded at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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References
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- ↑ Findling, John E.. Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement (2004)Greenwood. p. 74. ISBN 9780313322785.
- ↑ International Olympic Committee (September 13, 2013). "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad". Press release. https://stillmed.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Opening_ceremony_of_the_Games_of_the_Olympiad.pdf. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1920 Antwerpen Summer Games" Archived 2020-05-05 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-23.
- ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 20-21 [5-6 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Taking part in the games for the first time were Czechoslovakia, Brazil, Estonia, Finland, Monaco, New Zealand and Yugoslavia.
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