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
changeA total of 22 nations sent athletes to compete at the Antwerp games.[5]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Findling, John E. (2004). Encyclopedia of the Modern Olympic Movement. Greenwood. p. 74. ISBN 9780313322785.
- ↑ "Factsheet - Opening Ceremony of the Games f the Olympiad" (PDF) (Press release). International Olympic Committee. September 13, 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 August 2016. 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.
Other websites
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