1920 Summer Olympics
Venues
Table:
Venue

Sports

Capacity

Ref.

Antwerp
Cycling (road)
Not listed.

[12][13]

Antwerp Zoo
Boxing, Wrestling
Not listed.

[14][15]

Beerschot Tennis Club
Tennis
Not listed.

[16]

Beverloo Camp
Shooting (pistol/rifle)
Not listed.

[17]

Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal
Rowing
Not listed.

[18]

Buiten Y (Amsterdam)
Sailing (12 foot dinghy)
Not listed.

[19]

Gardens of the Egmont Palace (Brussels)
Fencing
Not listed.

[20]

Hoogboom Military Camp
Shooting (trap shooting, running target)
Not listed.

[17]

Jules Ottenstadion (Ghent)
Football (Italy-Egypt match).
Not listed.

[21]

Nachtegalen Park
Archery
Not listed.

[22]

Olympisch Stadion
Athletics, Equestrian, Field hockey, Football (final), Gymnastics, Modern pentathlon, Rugby union, Tug of war, Weightlifting
30,000

[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]

Ostend
Polo, Sailing
Not listed.

[32][33]

Palais de Glace d'Anvers
Figure skating, Ice hockey
Not listed.

[34][35]

Stade Joseph Marien (Brussels)
Football
Not listed.

[26]

Stade Nautique d'Antwerp
Diving, Swimming, Water polo
Not listed.

[36][37][38]

Stadion Broodstraat
Football
Not listed.

[26]

Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg
Cycling (track)
Not listed.

[39]

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Antwerp ( /ˈæntwɜːrp/ ( listen ) ; Dutch : Antwerpen [ ˈɑntʋɛrpə ( n ) ] ( listen ) ; French : Anvers [ ɑ̃vɛʁs ] ( listen ) ) is a city in Belgium , and is the capital of Antwerp province in the Flemish Region . With a population of 520,504 , it is the most populous city proper in Belgium , and with a metropolitan area housing around 1,200,000 people , it 's the second largest metropolitan region after Brussels in Belgium . Antwerp is on the River Scheldt , linked to the North Sea by the river 's Westerschelde estuary . It is about 40 kilometres ( 25 mi ) north of Brussels , and about 15 kilometres ( 9 mi ) south of the Dutch border . The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world , ranking second in Europe and within the top 20 globally . The city is also known for its diamond industry and trade . Both economically and culturally , Antwerp is and has long been an important city in the Low Countries , especially before and during the Spanish Fury ( 1576 ) and throughout and after the subsequent Dutch Revolt . Antwerp was also the place of the world 's oldest stock exchange building , originally built in 1531 and re-built in 1872 . The inhabitants of Antwerp are nicknamed Sinjoren ( Dutch pronunciation : [ sɪɲˈjoːrə ( n ) ] ) , after the Spanish honorific señor or French seigneur , lord , referring to the Spanish noblemen who ruled the city in the 17th century . The city hosted the 1920 Summer Olympics .
The cycling competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp consisted of two road racing events and four track racing events , all for men only . The 50 km track event was held for the first time at these Games .
Antwerp Zoo ( Dutch : ZOO Antwerpen ) is a zoo in the centre of Antwerp , Belgium , located next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station . It is the oldest animal park in the country , and one of the oldest in the world , established on 21 July 1843 .
These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp . Medals were awarded in eight weight classes . The competitions were held from 21 to 24 August .
At the 1920 Summer Olympics , ten wrestling events were contested , for all men . There were five weight classes in Greco-Roman wrestling and five classes in Catch as Catch Can , predecessor to freestyle wrestling . The competitions were held from Monday , August 16 to Friday , August 20 , 1920 ( Greco-Roman ) and from Wednesday , August 25 to Friday , August 27 , 1920 ( freestyle ) .
The Beerschot Tennis Club , now known as the Royal Beerschot Tennis and Hockey Club is a field hockey and tennis club founded in 1899 in Kontich , Belgium , located in neighboring Antwerp . It hosted the tennis events for the 1920 Summer Olympics .
Final results for the Tennis competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , Belgium . The competition was held from Monday , August 16 , 1920 to Tuesday , August 24 , 1920 .
Beverloo Camp ( French : Camp de Beverloo , Dutch : Kamp van Beverloo ) was a military installation at Leopoldsburg ( Bourg-Léopold in French ) , Belgium ; 70 km southeast of Antwerp . The camp was created in 1835 , shortly after the independence of Belgium from the Netherlands . It acquired a permanent character in 1850 . During World War I and World War II it was occupied by German troops . In May 1944 the camp was bombed by the Allied forces , damaging some blocks . A part of the Camp was also used as a POW-camp by the Germans .
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , 21 events in shooting were contested . The competitions were held from 22 July 1920 to 3 August 1920 .
The Brussels-Scheldt Maritime Canal ( commonly named in various ways including Willebroek Canal and Brussels-Willebroek canal ) , is a canal in Belgium linking Brussels with the Scheldt river and ultimately the sea . The 28 km long canal has a width of 30 m. and a draught of 2 m. , and connects the cities of Brussels and Willebroek , where it joins the Rupel river in the hamlet of Klein-Willebroek . Hence previously the canal was officially known as the Brussels-Rupel Maritime Canal prior to the establishment of a direct link with the Scheldt in 1997 . The canal is one of the oldest navigable canals in Belgium and indeed in Europe .
Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics , the first Olympics after World War I , saw five events . The competitions were held from 27 to 29 August in Antwerp , Belgium . The event was marked by the arrival of future triple gold medalists John B. Kelly Sr. , Jack Beresford and Paul Costello . Kelly and Beresford would stage a dramatic dual for the singles title , with Kelly prevailing . Immediately after his victory , Kelly would step into the double with his cousin Paul Costello , and easily win the gold in that event . Beresford , though he did n't win gold in these Olympics , would medal at five straight Olympics . In the eight , the United States was represented by the United States Naval Academy . The United States would be represented by university crews at the next seven games in the men 's eight , winning each time . [ citation needed ]
The IJ ( pronounced [ ɛi̯ ] ; sometimes shown on old maps as Y or Ye ) is a body of water , formerly a bay , in the Dutch province of North Holland . It is known for being Amsterdam 's waterfront . Its name is from an obsolete Dutch word meaning water ( cognate with the dialectal English ea ) . The name consists of the digraph ij , which behaves like a single letter . Therefore both letters are capitalized ; cf . IJmuiden .
Amsterdam ( /ˈæmstərdæm/ , UK also /ˌæmstərˈdæm/ ; Dutch : [ ɑmstərˈdɑm ] ( listen ) ) is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands with a population of 872,680 within the city proper , 1,380,872 in the urban area and 2,410,960 in the metropolitan area . Found within the province of North Holland , Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the Venice of the North , attributed by the large number of canals which form a UNESCO World Heritage Site . Amsterdam 's name derives from Amstelredamme , indicative of the city 's origin around a dam in the river Amstel . Originating as a small fishing village in the late 12th century , Amsterdam became one of the most important ports in the world in the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century and became the leading centre for finance and trade . In the 19th and 20th centuries , the city expanded , and many new neighbourhoods and suburbs were planned and built . The 17th-century canals of Amsterdam and the 19-20th century Defence Line of Amsterdam are on the UNESCO World Heritage List . Sloten , annexed in 1921 by the municipality of Amsterdam , is the oldest part of the city , dating to the 9th century . As the commercial capital of the Netherlands and one of the top financial centres in Europe , Amsterdam is considered an alpha-world city by the Globalization and World Cities ( GaWC ) study group . The city is also the cultural capital of the Netherlands . Many large Dutch institutions have their headquarters there , including Philips , AkzoNobel , TomTom and ING . Also , many of the world 's largest companies are based in Amsterdam or have established their European headquarters in the city , such as leading technology companies Uber , Netflix and Tesla . In 2012 , Amsterdam was ranked the second best city to live in by the Economist Intelligence Unit ( EIU ) and 12th globally on quality of living for environment and infrastructure by Mercer .
Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad ( 1896 Olympics in Athens , Greece ) . With the exception of 1904 and the canceled 1916 Summer Olympics , sailing has always been included on the Olympic schedule . The Sailing program of 1920 was open for a total of sixteen sailing classes ( disciplines ) , but actually only fourteen Sailing events were contested , because of at the 8.5 metre and 9 metre classes there were no entrants . For each class three races were scheduled from 7 July 1920 to 10 July 1920 off the coast of Ostend at the North Sea .
The Egmont Palace ( French : Palais d'Egmont , Dutch : Egmontpaleis ) is a neoclassical palace in Brussels , Belgium . It is situated in the Sablon/Zavel district , between Rue aux Laines/Wolstraat and the Petit Sablon Square . Today , it houses the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
Brussels ( French : Bruxelles [ bʁysɛl ] ( listen ) or [ bʁyksɛl ] ; Dutch : Brussel [ ˈbrʏsəl ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Brussels-Capital Region ( French : Région de Bruxelles-Capitale ; [ a ] Dutch : Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest ) , [ b ] is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities , including the City of Brussels , which is the capital of Belgium . The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community , but is separate from the Flemish Region ( which forms an enclave ) and the Walloon Region . Brussels is the most densely populated and the richest region in Belgium in terms of GDP per capita . It covers 162 km2 ( 63 sq mi ) , a relatively small area compared to the two other regions , and has a population of over 1.2 million . The metropolitan area of Brussels comprises over 2.5 million people , which makes it the largest in Belgium . It is also part of a large conurbation extending towards Ghent , Antwerp , Leuven and Walloon Brabant , home to over 5 million people . Brussels grew from a small rural settlement on the river Senne to become an important city-region in Europe . Since the end of the Second World War , it has been a major centre for international politics and home to numerous international organisations , politicians , diplomats and civil servants . Brussels is the de facto capital of the European Union , as it hosts a number of principal EU institutions , including its administrative-legislative , executive-political , and legislative branches ( though the judicial branch is located in Luxembourg , and the European Parliament meets for a minority of the year in Strasbourg ) [ c ] . Its name is sometimes used metonymically to describe the EU and its institutions . The secretariat of the Benelux and headquarters of NATO are also located in Brussels . As the economic capital of Belgium and one of the top financial centres of Western Europe with Euronext Brussels , it is classified as an Alpha global city .
At the 1920 Summer Olympics , six fencing events ( all for men ) were contested .
Hoogboom Military Camp was a military installation located in Brasschaat , Belgium , located 10 km northeast of neighboring Antwerp . The venue hosted the Olympic trap and 100 metre running deer shooting events for the 1920 Summer Olympics .
Jules Ottenstadion was a multi-purpose stadium in Gentbrugge , Ghent , Belgium . It was used mostly for football matches and used to be the home ground of K.A.A . Gent . The stadium held 12,919 seats and was built in 1920 . It was replaced as the club 's home ground by the new Ghelamco Arena in 2013 . At the end of the use of the stadium for the home matches of KAA Gent , it was simply called Ottenstadion by the people of Ghent . It was situated in the centre of a residential neighbourhood in the Bruiloftstraat in Gentbrugge .
Ghent ( /ɡɛnt/ ; Dutch : Gent [ ɣɛnt ] ( listen ) ; French : Gand [ ɡɑ̃ ] ( listen ) , traditional English Gaunt ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium . It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province , and the second largest municipality in Belgium , after Antwerp . The city originally started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Leie and in the Late Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe , with some 50,000 people in 1300 . It is a port and university city . The municipality comprises the city of Ghent proper and the surrounding suburbs of Afsnee , Desteldonk , Drongen , Gentbrugge , Ledeberg , Mariakerke , Mendonk , Oostakker , Sint-Amandsberg , Sint-Denijs-Westrem , Sint-Kruis-Winkel , Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde . With 262,219 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019 , Ghent is Belgium 's second largest municipality by number of inhabitants . The metropolitan area , including the outer commuter zone , covers an area of 1,205 km2 ( 465 sq mi ) and has a total population of 560,522 as of 1 January 2018 , which ranks it as the fourth most populous in Belgium . The current mayor of Ghent , Mathias De Clercq is from the liberal & democratic party Open VLD . The ten-day-long Ghent Festival ( Gentse Feesten in Dutch ) is held every year and attended by about 1-1.5 million visitors .
Football was one of the 154 events at the 1920 Summer Olympics , held in Antwerp , Belgium . It was the fifth time association football was on the Olympic schedule . The tournament was expanded to 14 countries , including a non-European nation ( Egypt ) by the first time . At the first Olympics after World War I , countries involved in the conflict ( Germany , Austria , Hungary , and their allies Bulgaria and Turkey ) were not invited . The English FA had withdrawn from FIFA ( together with the junior partners from Scotland , Ireland and Wales ) after their demand that the federations of Germany , Austria and Hungary be excluded had been rejected . FIFA nevertheless accepted the entry of a Great Britain football team , judging that countries entering the Olympic Games in other sports should not be hindered entering the football tournament . However , the gold medalists of the previous two Olympic football tournaments would not enjoy their participation long , as they were defeated 1-3 in the first round by Norway , who thus celebrated one of their iconic victories ( to be followed by the elimination of Nazi Germany at the 1936 Berlin Olympics , the 1993 win over England in World Cup qualifying , and the 2-1 defeat of reigning world champions Brazil at the 1998 World Cup ) . The final ( and gold ) was won by host Belgium against Czechoslovakia ( which participated in an international competition for the first time in their history ) after the Czechs walked off to protest the officiating , and were subsequently disqualified from the tournament . A play-off was necessary to determine the silver medallists . France refused to play because most of their players had returned home . So Italy , Norway , Spain and Sweden played off for the right to meet the Netherlands for second place . Finally Spain won the silver medal , while the Netherlands won the bronze medal .
Italy competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , Belgium . 174 competitors , 173 men and 1 woman , took part in 79 events in 18 sports .
Egypt competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , Belgium .
Nachtegalen Park ( Nightingale Park in ( in Dutch ) ) is a park located in the Antwerp , Belgium municipality of Wilrijk . It served as the archery venue for the 1920 Summer Olympics . During World War II , the park was headquarters for the 89th German Army Corps , then it became command post of the 719th Infantry Division . The park is home to the Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum .
Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp marked the return of the sport after a 12-year absence following it not being contested in the 1912 Summer Olympics and the cancellation of the 1916 Summer Olympics due to World War I . The only competitors were men , and from only three countries . Belgium sent 14 archers , while France and the Netherlands each sent 8 .
The Olympisch Stadion ( Dutch pronunciation : [ oːˈlɪmpis ˌstaːdijɔn ] ) or Kielstadion [ ˈkilstaːdijɔn ] ) was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp . For those games , it hosted the athletics , equestrian , field hockey , football , gymnastics , modern pentathlon , rugby union , tug of war , weightlifting and korfball ( demonstration ) events . Following the Olympics it was converted to a football stadium . Its current tenant is FCO Beerschot Wilrijk , a Belgian football club . There are no remnants of the Olympic athletics track . It is possible that Archibald Leitch was involved in the design of the stadium having made several visits prior to the Games .
At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp , 29 athletics events were contested , all for men only . The competitions were held from August 15 , 1920 to August 23 , 1920 .
The equestrian events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp included eventing , show jumping , vaulting and dressage . The competitions were held from 6 to 12 September 1920 . Although there were 72 riders competing , many rode in more than one event , with 87 entries total ( 45 jumping , 17 dressage , 25 eventing ) . Vaulting was also held , its one appearance at an Olympic Games , with only Belgium , France and Sweden fielding teams .
The field hockey competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held between September 1-5 , 1920 in Antwerp , Belgium . Only four teams took part in the tournament and Great Britain won the gold medal .
The competition of gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held from Monday , August 23 to Friday , August 27 , 1920 at the Beerschot Stadium in Antwerp . Four events were contested and only men were allowed to compete .
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , a single modern pentathlon event was contested . As in 1912 , Swedish athletes won all three medals .
Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics was played in Antwerp , Belgium . Two nations entered the rugby union event at the 1920 Summer Olympics - France and the United States . The French team were thought to be assured of the gold medal and came in as raging favourites in the event . However , the United States team surprised everyone when defeating France by eight points to nil .
The tug of war contest at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held on August 17 , 1920 and on August 18 , 1920 . All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system .
Weightlifting returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , with competition in five weight classes , for men only . The sport had previously been contested at the Olympic Games in 1904 .
Ostend ( Dutch : Oostende , pronounced [ ˌoːstˈɛndə ] ; French : Ostende [ ɔstɑ̃d ] ; German : Ostende [ ɔstˈʔɛndə ] ; West Flemish : Ostende ) is a coastal city and municipality , located in the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium . It comprises the boroughs of Mariakerke , Raversijde , Stene and Zandvoorde , and the city of Ostend proper - the largest on the Belgian coast .
Polo returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , after not being contested at the 1912 Games .
The Palais de Glace d'Anvers was a sports venue located in Antwerp , Belgium . Measuring 168 feet ( 51 m ) long by 58.5 feet ( 17.8 m ) wide , it hosted both the figure skating and ice hockey events for the 1920 Summer Olympics . The building was demolished in 2016 .
Three figure skating events were contested at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , but they were held in April 1920 , four months before most of the other Olympic events at the 1920 Games . The figure skating competition took place at the Ice Palace of Antwerp . Gillis Grafström of Sweden captured the first of three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the men 's single event in 1920 . 1908 gold medalist Ulrich Salchow finished fourth . At age 44 , bronze medalist Martin Stixrud is the oldest man to ever win an Olympic medal in an individual winter event . Despite receiving no first place votes from the judges in the women 's singles , Magda Julin of Sweden captured the gold on the strength of three second-place ordinals . She was three months pregnant at the time . Bronze medalist Phyllis Johnson from the UK had captured the silver medal at the 1908 Olympics with a different partner .
Ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp . The tournament also served as the 1st World Championships . The matches were played between April 23 and April 29 , 1920 . Canada , represented by the Winnipeg Falcons , won the gold medal . The silver went to the United States and Czechoslovakia took the bronze . The organizing committee for the hockey matches included Paul Loicq , the captain of the Belgian team and a future president of the International Ice Hockey Federation . The games used the Canadian ice hockey rules , and the Bergvall system to determine medal winning teams . All matches took place in the Palais de Glace d'Anvers ( ice palace of Antwerp ) . The rink was smaller than North American standards , measuring 56 metres ( 184 ft ) long by 18 metres ( 59 ft ) wide . All games were played with seven players per side , with the rover position being used . This was the first ice hockey tournament at an Olympic Games , and the only ever instance of it at a Summer Olympics . An ice hockey tournament was part of the inaugural Winter Olympics in 1924 and has been part of every Winter programme since then .
Stade Joseph Marien is a multi-use stadium in Brussels , Belgium . It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Royale Union Saint-Gilloise . The stadium holds 8,000 and was opened in 1919 . It is located within the Duden Park in the municipality of Forest , and its entrance is at one end of the Rue du Stade .
Stade Nautique d'Antwerp was an aquatics venue located in Antwerp , Belgium . For the 1920 Summer Olympics , it hosted the diving , swimming , and water polo . This was the first structure devoted to the aquatics events for the Summer Olympics . During the swimming events , the water was described as cold and very dark , so much so that the swimmers had to be warmed up after every event . Diving events were held in the middle of the pool , with the divers themselves describing the water as cold and dark .
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , five diving events were contested . The women 's 3 metre springboard competition was added to the Olympic programme . The competitions were held from Monday , August 22 , 1920 to Monday , August 29 , 1920
At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp , ten swimming events were contested . The women 's 300 metre freestyle event was new since the previous Games in 1912 . The competitions were held from Sunday August 22 , 1920 , to Sunday August 29 , 1920 . There was a total of 116 participants from 19 countries competing .
Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics . All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system .
Stadion Broodstraat was an Association football or soccer venue located in Antwerp , Belgium . The venue hosted the Royal Antwerp FC from 1908 to 1923 . It served as the main venue for the football tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics .
The Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg was a velodrome located in Antwerp , Belgium . A 400-metre track , it hosted the track cycling events for the 1920 Summer Olympics . The British media referred to the venue as The Garden City Velodrome .