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Encyclopedia > 1920 Summer Olympics medal count

This is the full table of the medal count of the 1920 Summer Olympics which were held in Antwerp, Belgium. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC. The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. ... For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation). ... Alternative meanings at IOC (disambiguation) The International Olympic Committee is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organize this sports event every four years. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ...


(Host country is highlighted, greatest number of medals in each category is in bold.)

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States United States (USA) 41 27 27 95
2 Sweden Sweden (SWE) 19 20 25 64[1]
3 Great Britain Great Britain (GBR) 15 15 13 43
4 Finland Finland (FIN) 15 10 9 34
5 Belgium Belgium (BEL) 14 11 11 36
6 Norway Norway (NOR) 13 9 9 31
7 Italy Italy (ITA) 13 5 5 23
8 France France (FRA) 9 19 13 41
9 Netherlands Netherlands (NED) 4 2 5 11
10 Denmark Denmark (DEN) 3 9 1 13
11 South Africa South Africa (RSA) 3 4 3 10
12 Canada Canada (CAN) 3 3 3 9
13 Switzerland Switzerland (SUI) 2 2 7 11
14 Estonia Estonia (EST) 1 2 0 3
15 Brazil Brazil (BRA) 1 1 1 3
16 Australia Australia (AUS) 0 2 1 3
17 Japan Japan (JPN) 0 2 0 2
Spain Spain (ESP) 0 2 0 2
19 Greece Greece (GRE) 0 1 0 1
Luxembourg Luxembourg (LUX) 0 1 0 1
21 Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (TCH) 0 0 2 2
22 New Zealand New Zealand (NZL) 0 0 1 1
Total 156 147 136 439

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Note

  1. ^ Includes two silver medals and one bronze medal awarded to Sweden in equestrian events but missing from the IOC medal database.

The Equestrian Events at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics included Eventing (individual and team medals), Show Jumping (team medals) and Vaulting (team medals). ...

References

  • International Olympic Committee – Antwerp 1920 Medal Table



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