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1920 (Antwerp) Olympic Games - some results
Track Events - MEN |
Event | Gold | Time | Silver | Time | Bronze | Time |
100 metres | Charles Paddock USA | 10.8s |
Morris Kirksey USA | 10.9s | Harry Edward GB | 11.0s |
200 metres | Allen Woodring USA | 22.0s | Charles Paddock USA | 22.1s | Harry Edward GB | 22.2s |
400 metres | Bevil Rudd S. Africa | 49.6s | Guy Butler GB | 49.9s | Nils Engdahl Sweden | 50.0s |
800 metres | Albert Hill GB | 1m 53.4s | Earl Eby USA | 1m 53.6s | Bevil Rudd S. Africa | 1m 54.0s |
1500 metres | Albert Hill GB | 4m 1.8s | Philip Baker GB | 4m 2.3s | Lawrence Shields USA | 4m 3.0s |
5000 metres | Joseph Guillemot France | 14m 55.6s | Paavo Nurmi Finland | 15m 0.0s | Erik Backman Sweden | 15m 13.0s |
10000 metres | Paavo Nurmi Finland | 31m 45.8s | Joseph Guillemot France | 31m 47.2s | James Wilson GB | 31m 50.8s |
Marathon (42,750 metres) | Hannes Kolehmainen Finland | 2h 32m 36s | Juri Lossman Estonia | 2h 32m 49s | Valerio Arri Italy | 2h 36m 33s |
Steeplechase (3000 metres) | Percy Hodge GB | 10m 0.4s | Patrick Flynn USA | 10m 21.1s | Ernesto Abrosini Italy | 10m 32.0s |
Field Events - MEN |
| | Ht/Dist | | Ht/Dist | | Ht/Dist |
High Jump | Richmond Landon USA | 1.94 m | Harold Muller USA | 1.90 m | Bo Ekelund Sweden | 1.90 m |
Long Jump | William Petterson Sweden | 7.15 m | Carl Johnson USA | 7.10 m | Eric Abrahamsson Sweden | 7.08 m |
Pole Vault | Frank Foss USA | 4.09 m | Henry Petersen Denmark | 3.70 m | Edwin Myers USA | 3.60 m |
Shot | Ville Porhola Finland | 14.81 m | Elmer Niklander Finland | 14.16 m | Harry Liversedge USA | 14.15 m |
Discus | Elmer Niklander Finland | 44.69 m | Armas Taipale Finland | 44.19 m | Augustus Pope USA | 42.13 m |
Javelin | Jonni Myyra Finland | 65.78 m | Urho Peltonen Finland | 63.50 m | Paavo Jaale-Johansson Finland | 63.10 m |
There are a few disagreements about times (and lengths) given by different authorities for the Silver and Bronze, but not for the Gold. |
There were NO Women's events in these Games
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