Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Cycling at the Olympics
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Venues | Antwerp and surrounding area Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg |
Date | 9 –13 August 1920 |
Competitors | 103 from 14 nations |
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.[1] The 50 km track event was held for the first time at these Games.
Medal summary
Road cycling
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Individual time trial details | Harry Stenqvist (SWE) | Henry Kaltenbrun (RSA) | Fernand Canteloube (FRA) |
Team time trial details | France (FRA) Achille Souchard Fernand Canteloube Georges Detreille Marcel Gobillot | Sweden (SWE) Harry Stenqvist Sigfrid Lundberg Ragnar Malm Axel Persson | Belgium (BEL) Albert Wyckmans Albert De Bunné Jean Janssens André Vercruysse |
Track cycling
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Sprint details | Maurice Peeters (NED) | Horace Johnson (GBR) | Harry Ryan (GBR) |
50 kilometres details | Henry George (BEL) | Cyril Alden (GBR) | Piet Ikelaar (NED) |
Tandem details | Thomas Lance and Harry Ryan (GBR) | William Smith and James Walker (RSA) | Frans de Vreng and Piet Ikelaar (NED) |
Team pursuit details | Italy (ITA) Primo Magnani Arnaldo Carli Ruggerio Ferrario Franco Giorgetti | Great Britain (GBR) Albert White Cyril Alden Horace Johnson William Stewart | South Africa (RSA) James Walker Sammy Goosen Henry Kaltenbrun William Smith |
Participating nations
A total of 103 cyclists from 14 nations competed at the Antwerp Games.[1]
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Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
References
- ^ a b "Cycling at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
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Events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Figure skating
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Field hockey
- Ice hockey
- Korfball (demonstration)
- Modern pentathlon
- Polo
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Tug of war
- Water polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- Art competitions (unofficial)