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Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics
At the 1920 Summer Olympics, 30 athletics events were contested. Only men were competing.
Athletics Medal Winners at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Charles Paddock, USA 10.8 | Morris Kirksey, USA 10.8 | Harry Edward , GBR 11.0 |
| 200 m | Allen Woodring, USA 22.0 | Charles Paddock, USA 22.1 | Harry Edward , GBR 22.2 |
| 400 m | Bevil Rudd, RSA 49.6 | Guy Butler, GBR 49.9 | Nils Engdahl , SWE 50.0 |
| 800 m | Albert Hill, GBR 1:53.4 | Earl Eby , USA 1:53.6 | Bevil Rudd, RSA 1:54.0 |
| 1,500 m | Albert Hill, GBR 4:01.8 | Philip Noel-Baker, GBR 4:02.4 | Lawrence Shields , USA 4:03.1 |
| 3,000 m Team | United States 10 | Great Britain 20 | Sweden 24 |
| 5,000 m | Joseph Guillemot, FRA 14:55.6 | Paavo Nurmi, FIN 15:00.0 | Erik Backman , SWE 15:13.0 |
| 10,000 m | Paavoo Nurmi , FIN 31:45.8 | Joseph Guillemot, FRA 31:47.2 | James Wilson, GBR 31:50.8 |
| Marathon (26.6 mi) | Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN 2:32:35.8 | Juri Lossman , EST 2:32:48.6 | Valerio Arri , ITA 2:36:32.8 |
| 110 m Hurdles | Earl Thomson, CAN 14.8 | Harold Barron , USA 15.1 | Frederick Murray , USA 15.2 |
| 400 m Hurdles | Frank Loomis, USA 54.0 | John Norton, USA 54.3 | August Desch , USA 54.5 |
| 3,000 m Steeplechase | Percy Hodge, GBR 10:00.4 | Patrick Flynn , USA | Ernesto Ambrosini , ITA |
| Individual Cross Country | Paavo Nurmi, FIN 27:15.0 | Erik Backman , SWE 27:15.6 | Heikki Liimatainen , FIN 27:37.4 |
| Team Cross Country | Finland 10 | Great Britain 21 | Sweden 23 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay | United States 42.2 | France 42.6 | Sweden 42.9 |
| 4 x 400 m Relay | Great Britain 3:22.2 | South Africa 3:24.2 | France 3:24.8 |
| 3 km Walk | Ugo Frigerio , ITA 13:14.2 | George Parker , AUS | Richard F. Remer , USA |
| 10 km Walk | Ugo Frigerio , ITA 48:06.2 | Joseph Pearman , USA | Charles Gunn, GBR |
| High Jump | Richmond Landon , USA 6'4¼ | Harold Muller , USA 6'2¾" | Bo Ecklund , SWE 6'2¾ |
| Pole Vault | Frank Foss , USA 13'5" | Henry Peterson , DEN 12'1½" | Edwin Myers , USA 11'9½" |
| Long Jump | William Pettersson , SWE 23'5¼" | Carl Johnson, USA 23'3¼" | Erik Abrahamsson , SWE 23'2½" |
| Triple Jump | Vilho Tuulos , FIN 47'7" | Folke Jansson , SWE 47'6" | Erik Almlof , SWE 49'9¾" |
| Shot Put | Ville Porhola , FIN 48'7" | Elmer Niklander , FIN 46'5¼" | Harry Liversedge , USA 46'5" |
| Discus | Elmer Niklander , FIN 146'7" | Armas Taipale , FIN 144'11½" | Augustus Pope , USA 138'2½" |
| Hammer Throw | Patrick Ryan, USA 173'5½" | Carl John Lind , SWE 158'10½" | Basil Bennet , USA 158'3½" |
| Javelin | Jonni Myyra , FIN 215'9½" | Urho Peltonen , FIN 208'4" | Paavo Jaale-Johansson , FIN 207'0" |
| 56 lb Weight Throw | Patrick McDonald , USA 36'11½" | Patrick Ryan, USA 36'0" | Carl Johan Lind , SWE 33'7¾" |
| Pentathlon | Eero Lehtonen , FIN 14 | Everett Bradley , USA 24 | Hugo Lahtinen , FIN 26 |
| Decathlon | Helge Lovland, NOR 6804.355 | Brutus Hamilton , USA 6771.085 | Bertil Ohlson , SWE 6580.030 |
| Tug-of-War | Great Britain | Netherlands | Belgium |
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