The competition of gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held from Monday 23 to Friday 27 August 1920 at the Beerschot Stadium in Antwerp. Four events were contested and only men were allowed to compete.[1]
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| Venue | Beerschot Stadium |
| Dates | 23-27 August 1920 |
Medal summary
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Participating nations
editA total of 250(*) gymnasts from 11 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:
Belgium (48)
Czechoslovakia (16)
Denmark (45)(*)
Egypt (2)
France (29)
Great Britain (27)
Italy (27)
Monaco (2)
Norway (26)
Sweden (24)
United States (4)
(*) NOTE: Both amounts are given without the four Danish gymnasts, which are exclusively listed in the IOC medal database.
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
References
edit- ^ "Gymnastics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ The International Olympic Committee medal database exclusively lists four more gymnasts which never competed in this event: Fritz Eisenöe, Hans Trier Hansen, Lukas Nielsen, and Oluf Olsson.
Sources
edit- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2007-02-09.
- Official report of the 1920 Olympic Games
- De Wael Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
- Wudarski
- databaseOlympics
- various books by Kamper/Mallon and others