The Games of the VII Olympiad were held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The city was chosen to memorialize Belgium for its suffering in World War I, beating out Amsterdam and Lyon for the right to hold the games. The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in Berlin but were canceled due to the fighting in World War I.

Games of the VII Olympiad
Nations participating	29
Athletes participating	2,669 (2,591 men, 78 women)
Events	154 in 22 sports
Opening ceremonies	April 20, 1920
Closing ceremonies	September 12, 1920
Officially opened by	Albert I of Belgium
Athlete's Oath	Victor Boin
Judge's Oath	not applicable
Olympic Torch	not applicable

Contents

1 Highlights 2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 See also 5 External links

Highlights

These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was uttered, the first in which doves were released to symbolize peace, and was the first time the Olympic Flag was flown.

The USA won 41 Gold, 27 Silver, and 27 Bronze medals, the most won by any of the 29 nations attending. Sweden, Great Britain, Finland and Belgium round out the top 5 medal winning nations.

The Games also featured a week of winter sports, with figure skating, and ice hockey made its Olympic debut.

Medals awarded

Aquatics Archery Athletics Boxing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Figure Skating (on ice) Football Gymnastics Hockey Ice Hockey

Modern Pentathlon Polo Rowing Rugby Sailing Shooting Tennis Tug of War Weightlifting Wrestling

Medal count

Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1920 Summer Olympics medal count)

1920 Summer Olympics medal count
Pos	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	41	27	27	95
2	Sweden	19	20	25	64
3	Great Britain	15	15	13	43
4	Finland	15	10	9	34
5	Belgium	14	11	11	36
6	Norway	13	9	9	31
7	Italy	13	5	5	23
8	France	9	19	13	41
9	Netherlands	4	2	5	11
10	Denmark	3	9	1	13

See also

• International Olympic Committee
• WikiProject Sports Olympics
• IOC country codes

External links

• IOC Antwerp 1920 Page (http://www.olympic.org/uk/games/past/index_uk.asp?OLGT=1&OLGY=1920)

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games

1896 | 1900 | 1904 | 1906* | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016

Winter Olympic Games

1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018

*The 1906 Olympic were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC.

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