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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.
1 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 hockeyIce hockey known simply as " hockey" in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is known as the fastest team sport in the world, with players on skates capable of going high speeds along with shots of the play ob made its Olympic debut.
2 Medals awarded
- Aquatics
- Archery
- AthleticsAt the 1920 Summer Olympics, 30 athletics events were contested. Only men were competing. Athletics Medal Winners at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics .
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Figure Skating (on ice)At the 1920 Summer Olympics, three figure skating events were contested. Figure skating, Men Figure skating, Women Figure skating, Pairs .
- FootballIn the football tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium won the gold medal while Spain won the silver. Results Main Tournament Czechoslovakia walked off after 43 minutes in protest at the refereeing, and Belgium were awarded the go
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Ice Hockey
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- Modern Pentathlon
- Polo
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Tennis
- Tug of War
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
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3 Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1920 Summer Olympics medal count)
