1920 Summer Olympics

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Template:Olympics infobox 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.

1 Highlights
2 Medals awarded
3 Medal count
4 Nations
5 See also
6 External links

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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.

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Medals awarded

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Medal count

(Host nation in bold.)

1920 Summer Olympics medal count					Image:Olympische Ringe.svg
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Image:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States	41	27	27	95
2	Image:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden	19	20	25	64
3	Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	15	15	13	43
4	Image:Flag of Finland.svg Finland	15	10	9	34
5	Image:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium	14	11	11	36
6	Image:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	13	9	9	31
7	Image:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Italy	13	5	5	23
8	Image:Flag of France.svg France	9	19	13	41
9	Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	4	2	5	11
10	Image:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	3	9	1	13
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