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Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 234 competitors, 218 men and 16 women, took part in 84 events in 21 sports.[1] British athletes won fourteen gold medals (up from ten in 1912) and 43 medals overall, finishing third. It would be the last Olympic Games in which Irish athletes participated under Great Britain, after foundation of Irish Free State in 1922.

Great Britain at the
1920 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGBR
NOCBritish Olympic Association
in Antwerp
Competitors234 (218 men and 16 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearerPhilip Noel-Baker
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
14
Silver
15
Bronze
13
Total
42
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Aquatics edit

Diving edit

Five divers consisting of three men and two women, represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Just as in 1912, the women had the better showing for the country. Armstrong posted the country's best result to that point, taking the silver medal in the platform. White, who had won Great Britain's only previous medal in the sport, was unable to match her bronze from 1912 and took fourth place in the platform.

Men

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

Diver Event Semifinals Final
Points Score Rank Points Score Rank
Harold Clarke Plain high dive 10 164.5 2 Q 40 142.0 9
Albert Dickin Plain high dive 17 140.5 4 Did not advance
Ernest Walmsley 3 m springboard 28 453.05 5 Did not advance
Women

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

Diver Event Semifinals Final
Points Score Rank Points Score Rank
Beatrice Armstrong 10 m platform 7 158.0 1 Q 10 166.0  
Isabelle White 10 m platform 20 148.5 3 Q 18 158.5 4

Swimming edit

Eighteen swimmers, twelve men and six women, represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Great Britain won two medals, one in each of the relays. The men took bronze, while the women took silver. Jeans was the only individual finalist for the country, advancing to the finals in both of the women's events and taking fourth place each time.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men
Swimmer Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Harold Annison 100 m free Unknown 4 Did not advance
400 m free 5:58.0 1 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance
1500 m free 24:28.2 1 Q 23:51.4 3 Did not advance
Albert Dickin 100 m free Unknown 5 Did not advance
John Dickin 100 m free 1:10.0 3 Did not advance
Jack Hatfield 400 m free 5:50.6 3 Did not advance
1500 m free 23:56.6 3 Did not advance
Rex Lassam 200 m breast Unknown 4 Did not advance
400 m breast Unknown 4 Did not advance
Ernest Parker 200 m breast Unknown 6 Did not advance
Edward Peter 400 m free Unknown 5 Did not advance
1500 m free 24:39.4 2 Q Unknown 5 Did not advance
George Robertson 100 m back N/A Unknown 6 Did not advance
200 m breast Unknown 6 Did not advance
400 m breast 7:28.0 3 Did not advance
Leslie Savage 100 m free Unknown 5 Did not advance
William Stoney 200 m breast 3:20.8 3 Did not advance
Henry Taylor 400 m free 6:01.2 2 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance
1500 m free Did not finish Did not advance
George Webster 100 m back N/A Unknown 5 Did not advance
Harold Annison
Edward Peter
Leslie Savage
Henry Taylor
4 × 200 m free relay N/A 10:51.0 1 Q 10:37.2  
Women
Swimmer Event Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Lillian Birkenhead 100 m free Unknown 6 Did not advance
Hilda James 300 m free 5:07.2 4 Did not advance
Constance Jeans 100 m free 1:20.8 2 Q 1:22.8 4
300 m free 4:57.8 2 Q 4:52.4 4
Grace McKenzie 100 m free 1:27.4 3 Did not advance
300 m free Unknown 4 Did not advance
Charlotte Radcliffe 100 m free Unknown 7 Did not advance
Florence Sancroft 300 m free Unknown 5 Did not advance
Hilda James
Constance Jeans
Grace McKenzie
Charlotte Radcliffe
4 × 100 m free relay N/A 5:40.8  

Water polo edit

Great Britain competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the fourth time in 1920, the fifth appearance of the sport in the Olympics. Britain won its fourth (and final, through 2008) gold medal in the sport.

The Bergvall System was used in 1920. Great Britain won all three of its matches, taking the gold medal.

Quarterfinals
Great Britain   9–0   Spain Antwerp
Semifinals
Final
Great Britain   3–2   Belgium Antwerp
Final rank
  Gold

Athletics edit

41 athletes represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's sixth appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport at every Olympics. With four medals of each type, Great Britain was the third most successful nation in athletics, behind the United States and Finland.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Harold Abrahams 100 m 11.0 1 Q 11.0 4 Did not advance
200 m 23.3 2 Q 23.0 3 Did not advance
Long jump 6.05 20 Did not advance
John Ainsworth-Davis 400 m 51.5 2 Q 50.7 2 Q 49.9 3 Q 50.6 5
Benjamin Howard Baker Triple jump 13.675 8 Did not advance
High jump 1.80 1 Q 1.85 6
Joe Blewitt 5000 m 15:19.8 1 Q 15:19.0 5
Guy Butler 400 m 53.2 2 Q 50.7 2 Q 50.2 2 Q 50.1  
Timothy Carroll High jump 1.80 1 Q 1.75 9
Charles Clibbon 10000 m 32:08.8 2 Q Did not finish
Laurence Cummins Cross country 26
Victor d'Arcy 100 m 11.1 2 Q 3 Did not advance
200 m 24.0 3 Did not advance
Charles Dowson 3 km walk 13:54.9 4 Q 13:28.0 6
10 km walk Did not finish Did not advance
Eric Dunbar 110 m hurdles 4 Did not advance
High jump 1.70 14 Did not advance
Harry Edward 100 m 10.9 2 Q 10.8 1 Q 10.8 1 Q 10.9  
200 m 22.8 1 Q 22.0 1 Q 22.5 2 Q 22.2  
Walter Freeman Cross country 22
George Gray 110 m hurdles 2 Q 4 Did not advance
400 m hurdles 58.8 3 Did not advance
Charles Gunn 3 km walk 5 Q 13:34.0 10
10 km walk 48:22.0 5 Q 49:43.9  
James Hatton 10000 m 32:23.0 5 Q 32:14.0 5
Anton Hegarty Cross country 27:57.0 5
William Hehir 3 km walk 5 Q 13:29.8 7
10 km walk 51:33.8 1 Q 50:11.8 5
Albert Hill 800 m 1:56.2 2 Q 1:56.4 1 Q 1:53.4  
1500 m 4:03.2 2 Q 4:01.8  
William Hill 100 m 11.0 1 Q 11.0 1 Q 11.3 5 Did not advance
200 m 23.8 2 Q 23.2 3 Did not advance
Percy Hodge 3000 m steeplechase 10:17.4 OR 1 Q 10:00.4 OR  
Leslie Housden Marathon 3:14:25.0 31
William Hunter 110 m hurdles 2 Q 5 Did not advance
Long jump 6.42 13 Did not advance
High jump No mark 21 Did not advance
Herbert Irwin 5000 m 15:17.8 2 Q 12
Robert Lindsay 400 m 52.0 1 Q 51.6 4 Did not advance
Charles Lively Long jump 5.87 22 Did not advance
Triple jump 13.15 14 Did not advance
Duncan McPhee 1500 m 4:07.2 2 Q Did not finish
Arthur Mills Marathon 2:48:05.0 14
Edgar Mountain 800 m 1:57.6 1 Q 1:58.2 2 Q 1:53.7 4
Alfred Nichols 5000 m 15:54.0 4 Q 15:24.0 8
Cross country 28:20.0 12
Tom Nicolson Hammer throw 45.70 6 45.70 6
Philip Noel-Baker 800 m 1:56.0 1 Q Did not start Did not advance
1500 m 4:14.0 2 Q 4:02.4  
George Piper Marathon 3:02:10.0 29
Eric Robertson Marathon 3:55:00.0 35
William Seagrove 5000 m 15:53.6 3 Q 15:21.06 6
Christopher Vose Cross country 19
Edward Wheller 400 m hurdles 58.4 2 Q 4 Did not advance
James Wilson 10000 m 33:40.2 1 Q 31:50.8  
Cross country 27:45.2 4
Hedges Worthington-Eyre 400 m 52.6 2 Q 53.2 5 Did not advance
Frank Hegarty
Alfred Nichols
James Wilson
Team cross country 21  
Harold Abrahams
Denis Black
Victor d'Arcy
William Hill
4 × 100 m relay 43.3 2 Q 43.0 4
John Ainsworth-Davis
Guy Butler
Cecil Griffiths
Robert Lindsay
4 × 400 m relay 3:40.9 2 Q 3:22.2  
Joe Blewitt
Albert Hill
Duncan McPhee
William Seagrove
3000 m team 11 1 Q 20  

Boxing edit

16 boxers represented Great Britain at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Great Britain was one of two countries to send two boxers in each of the eight weight classes, along with the United States. The British boxers won a total of six medals, one more than Canada and two more than the United States, but fell behind the Americans in number of gold medals three to two.

Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / Bronze match
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Frederick Adams Featherweight Bye   Erdal (NOR)
L
Did not advance 9
Daniel Bowling Bantamweight N/A   Hartman (USA)
L
Did not advance 9
Hugh Brown Light heavyweight N/A Bye   Andreasen (DEN)
W
  Sørsdal (NOR)
L
  Franks (GBR)
L
4
James Cater Featherweight Bye   Nielsen (DEN)
W
  Garzena (ITA)
L
Did not advance 5
William Cuthbertson Flyweight N/A   Jensen (DEN)
W
  Zegwaard (NED)
W
  Pedersen (DEN)
L
  Albert (FRA)
W
 
Frank Dove Heavyweight N/A Bye   Petersen (DEN)
L
Did not advance 5
Harold Franks Light heavyweight N/A Bye   Piochelle (FRA)
W
  Eagan (USA)
L
  Brown (GBR)
W
 
James Gilmour Lightweight N/A   Sæterhaug (NOR)
L
Did not advance 9
Frederick Grace Lightweight N/A   Nak (NED)
W
  Mosberg (USA)
L
Did not advance 5
Alexander Ireland Welterweight Bye   Reichenbach (SUI)
W
  Suhr (DEN)
W
  Clark (USA)
W
  Schneider (CAN)
L
 
Harry Mallin Middleweight Bye   Cranston (USA)
W
  Lagonia (USA)
W
  Herscovitch (CAN)
W
  Prud'Homme (CAN)
W
 
George McKenzie Bantamweight N/A Bye   Koss (NOR)
W
  Walker (RSA)
L
  Hébrants (BEL)
W
 
Ronald Rawson Heavyweight N/A Bye   Stewart (USA)
W
  Eluère (FRA)
W
  Petersen (DEN)
W
 
Frederic Virtue Flyweight N/A   Zegwaard (NED)
L
Did not advance 9
Frederick Whitbread Welterweight Bye   Gillet (FRA)
L
Did not advance 9
Edward White Middleweight Bye   Olsen (DEN)
L
Did not advance 9

Cycling edit

Thirteen cyclists represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Great Britain was one of six different nations to win a gold medal in the six cycling events; the British team also took three silvers and one bronze to make the nation the most successful cycling team in 1920. All of Great Britain's medals came in track cycling, with the gold coming from Lance and Ryan's tandem.

Road cycling edit

Cyclist Event Final
Result Rank
William Genders Time trial 4:50:23.6 9
David Marsh Time trial 5:09:23.6 26
Leon Meredith Time trial 4:58:55.6 18
Edward Newell Time trial Did not finish
William Genders
David Marsh
Leon Meredith
Edward Newell
Team time trial Did not finish

Track cycling edit

Ranks given are within the heat.

Cyclist Event Heats Quarterfinals Repechage semis Repechage final Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Cyril Alden 50 km N/A Unknown  
Thomas Harvey 50 km N/A Unknown 8
Horace Johnson Sprint 12.6 1 Q 11.8 1 Q Advanced directly 14.8 1 Q 15.1  
50 km N/A Did not finish
Thomas Lance Sprint 13.2 1 Q Unknown 3 R Unknown 4 Did not advance
Harry Ryan Sprint 13.2 1 Q 12.8 1 Q Advanced directly 12.6 1 Q 15.1  
William Stewart 50 km N/A Unknown 8
Albert White Sprint Unknown 2 Q 12.6 1 Q Advanced directly 15.3 3 Did not advance
Cyril Alden
William Stewart
Tandem N/A 15.6 1 Q N/A Unknown 2 B Unknown 4
Thomas Lance
Harry Ryan
Tandem N/A 12.0 1 Q N/A 11.6 1 Q 11.2  
Henry Lee
William Ormston
Tandem N/A Unknown 3 N/A 15.3 3 Did not advance
Cyril Alden
Thomas Harvey
Horace Johnson
Henry Lee
William Stewart
Albert White
Team pursuit N/A 5:23.8 1 Q N/A 5:14.0 1 Q 5:13.8  

Fencing edit

Eighteen fencers represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The British team's best individual result came from its only event finalist, Dalglish, who placed eighth in the sabre. The foil team placed fifth for the best overall result for Britain.

Ranks given are within the group.

Fencer Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
John Blake Épée 4–5 6 Did not advance
George Burt Épée 1–6 8 Did not advance
Ronald Campbell Épée 3–5 7 Did not advance
Sabre N/A 3–4 5 Did not advance
Robin Dalglish Épée 4–4 4 Q 1–9 11 Did not advance
Sabre N/A 5–2 2 Q 3–3 4 Q 5–6 8
Philip Doyne Foil N/A 2–4 4 Did not advance
Martin Holt Épée 3–5 7 Did not advance
Herbert Huntington Sabre N/A 5–3 4 Q 1–5 6 Did not advance
H. Evan James Foil N/A 2–6 7 Did not advance
Cecil Kershaw Foil N/A 0–6 7 Did not advance
Sabre N/A 3–3 3 Q 2–4 6 Did not advance
Alfred Martin Sabre N/A Did not finish Did not advance
Robert Montgomerie Épée 3–6 7 Did not advance
Foil N/A 2–6 8 Did not advance
Charles Notley Épée 2–6 8 Did not advance
Edgar Seligman Foil N/A 2–3 4 Did not advance
Eric Startin Sabre N/A 1–6 7 Did not advance
Thomas Wand-Tetley Foil N/A 2–3 4 Did not advance
Roland Willoughby Épée 3–4 5 Q 2–8 10 Did not advance
Foil N/A 3–3 4 Did not advance
Jack Blake
George Burt
Martin Holt
Robert Montgomerie
Barry Notley
Edgar Seligman
Team épée[2] N/A 1–4 4 Did not advance
Philip Doyne
Evan James
Cecil Kershaw
Robert Montgomerie
Edgar Seligman
Roland Willoughby
Team foil[2] N/A 2–3 3 Q 0–4 5
Ronald Campbell
Robin Dalglish
William Hammond
Herbert Huntington
Cecil Kershaw
William Marsh
Alfred Ridley-Martin
Team sabre[2] N/A 1–6 6

Field hockey edit

Great Britain competed in field hockey for the second time, fielding a single team this time. The team took the gold medal in the four-team round robin, defeating each of the other three teams.

Team Event Final
Result Rank
Great Britain men's national field hockey team Field hockey 3–0  

Football edit

Great Britain competed in the Olympic football tournament for the fourth time, having missed only the 1904 tournament. The country had won gold medals in each of its first three appearances while going undefeated. The team's streak was abruptly halted in 1920, however, with a stunning first round loss to Norway.

First round
Norway  3–1  Great Britain
Gundersen   13'   51'
Wilhelms   63'
Nicholas   25'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)
Final rank
10th

Gymnastics edit

Twenty-seven gymnasts represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, matched only by France. The British squad included only one team, with no gymnasts competing in the individual all-around. The team came in last place of the five competing countries.

Artistic gymnastics edit

Modern pentathlon edit

Four pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed in both instances of the Olympic pentathlon.

A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.

Pentathlete Final
Riding Fencing Shooting Swimming Running Total Rank
John Boustead 15 11 12 16 7 66 15
Edward Clarke 17 14 15 10 12 60 11
Edward Gedge 16 6 11 18 16 78 21
Thomas Wand-Tetley 22 15 8 17 9 69 17

Polo edit

Great Britain competed in the Olympic polo tournament for the third time, the only nation to have competed in each edition of the competition to that point (and, eventually, the entire time polo was played at the Olympics). Great Britain fielded a single team in 1920, as opposed to 1900 and 1908, when the country had players on six of the eight teams to play. The British team nevertheless took another gold medal, defeating Belgium in the semifinals and Spain in the final.

Semifinals
  Great Britain (GBR)8–3  Belgium (BEL)
 
Final
  Spain (ESP)11–13  Great Britain (GBR)
 
Final rank
  Gold

Rowing edit

Ten rowers represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Both of the British boats earned silver medals; in each instance, it was an American boat which beat Great Britain's representative in the final.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Rower Cox Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Jack Beresford N/A Single sculls 7:45.0 1 Q 7:45.0 1 Q 7:36.0  
Ewart Horsfall
Guy Oliver Nickalls
Richard Lucas
Walter James
John Campbell
Sebastian Earl
Ralph Shove
Sidney Swann
Robin Johnstone Eight 6:19.0 1 Q 6:26.4 1 Q 6:05.8  

Sailing edit

Six sailors represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Britain had the only female sailor of 1920. Both of the nation's boats took gold medals, without competition in the 18 foot class and over a Norwegian team in the 7 metre.

Sailors Class Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 Total
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Score Rank
Robert Coleman
William Maddison
Cyril Wright
Dorothy Wright
7 metre Unknown  

Skating edit

Figure skating edit

Six figure skaters represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport; Great Britain was one of three countries to compete in both Summer Olympics figure skating competitions. The British team was able to capture only a single bronze medal in 1920.

Skater Event Final
Result Rank
Kenneth Beaumont Men's singles 59.0 9
Phyllis Johnson Ladies' singles 18.5 4
Basil Williams Men's singles 49.5 7
Phyllis Johnson
Basil Williams
Pairs 25.0  
Ethel Muckelt
Sydney Wallwork
Pairs 34.0 5
Kenneth Beaumont
Madeleine Beaumont
Pairs 55.0 8

Shooting edit

Seven shooters represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport; France was one of three nations (along with Denmark and France) to have competed at each Olympic shooting contest to that point. The British shooters were unable to secure a medal for the first time since 1900.

Tennis edit

Eight tennis players, four men and four women, competed for Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, tied with France for the most of any country. The doubles competitions were Great Britain's strength, with both gold medals coming from pairs—men's and women's. The country added a pair of silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles. The British players also took a pair of medals in the women's singles; Holman took silver and McKane won the bronze.

Player Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Rank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Alfred Beamish Men's singles   Woffek (TCH)
W 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
  Ardelt (TCH)
W 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
  Alonso (ESP)
L 6–1, 5–7, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Did not advance 9
Geraldine Beamish Women's singles N/A Bye   Holman (GBR)
L 8–6, 6–2
Did not advance 9
Edith Holman Women's singles N/A Bye   Beamish (GBR)
W 8–6, 6–2
  Arendt (BEL)
W 6–2, 6–3
  McKane (GBR)
W
  Lenglen (FRA)
L 6–3, 6–0
 
Francis Lowe Men's singles Bye   Zerlentis (GRE)
W 14–12, 8–10, 7–5, 6–4
  Colombo (ITA)
W 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 7–5
  Winslow (RSA)
L 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Did not advance 5
Kathleen McKane Women's singles N/A   Vaussard (FRA)
W 6–4, 6–4
  Gagliardi (ITA)
W 6–1, 1–6, 6–2
  D'Ayen (FRA)
W 6–2, 6–3
  Holman (GBR)
L
  Fick (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–0
 
Winifred McNair Women's singles N/A Bye   Lenglen (FRA)
L 6–0, 6–0
Did not advance 9
Oswald Turnbull Men's singles Bye Bye   Balbi (ITA)
W 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–8, 6–2
  Alonso (ESP)
W 0–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
  Raymond (RSA)
L 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
  Winslow (RSA)
L
4
Max Woosnam Men's singles   Müller (SWE)
W 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
  Alonso (ESP)
L 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Did not advance 17
Alfred Beamish
Francis Lowe
Men's doubles N/A   Blackbeard & Dodd (RSA)
L 6–1, 10–8, 6–3
Did not advance 17
Alfred Beamish
Geraldine Beamish
Mixed doubles N/A   McNair & Turnbull (GBR)
W 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
  Décugis & Lenglen (FRA)
L 6–2, 6–0
Did not advance 9
Geraldine Beamish
Edith Holman
Women's doubles N/A N/A Bye   de Borman & Tschaggeny (BEL)
W 6–2, 6–4
  Arendt & Storms (BEL)
W 6–1, 6–1
  McKane & McNair (GBR)
L 8–6, 6–4
 
Edith Holman
Francis Lowe
Mixed doubles N/A   McKane & Woosnam (GBR)
L 7–5, 8–6
Did not advance 14
Kathleen McKane
Winifred McNair
Women's doubles N/A N/A Bye   Chaudoir & Dupont (BEL)
W 6–2, 7–5
  d'Ayen & Lenglen (FRA)
W 2–6, 3–6, 8–6
  Beamish & Holman (GBR)
W 8–6, 6–4
 
Kathleen McKane
Max Woosnam
Mixed doubles N/A   Holman & Lowe (GBR)
W 7–5, 8–6
  d'Ayen & Hirsch (FRA)
W 6–4, 6–2
Bye   Skrbková & Žemla-Rázný (TCH)
W 9–7, 6–3
  Décugis & Lenglen (FRA)
L 6–4, 6–2
 
Winifred McNair
Oswald Turnbull
Mixed doubles N/A   Beamish
Beamish (GBR)
L 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Did not advance 14
Oswald Turnbull
Max Woosnam
Men's doubles N/A Bye   Týř & Woffek (TCH)
W 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
  Balbi & Colombo (ITA)
W 6–2, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3
  Albarran & Décugis (FRA)
W 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 10–8
  Kashio & Kumagai (JPN)
W 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 7–5
 

Tug of war edit

Great Britain competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the third time in 1920, the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics. Along with Sweden and the United States, Great Britain's three appearances in the five Olympic tug of war tournaments were the most of any nation.

The Bergvall System was used in 1920. Great Britain won all three of its matches, taking the gold medal to become the only country to win two Olympic golds in the tug of war.

All matches were best-of-three pulls.

Quarterfinals
  Great Britain (GBR)2–0  United States (USA)
 
Semifinals
  Great Britain (GBR)2–0  Belgium (BEL)
 
Final
  Great Britain (GBR)2–0  Netherlands (NED)
 
Final rank
  Gold

Weightlifting edit

Two weightlifters represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed in 1896 but not 1900.

Weightlifter Event Final
Result Rank
Percy Mills 67.5 kg 192.5 12
John Paine 60 kg 172.5 11

Wrestling edit

Ten wrestlers competed for Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The British wrestlers competed only in the freestyle, with two wrestlers in each weight class. Bernard and Wright took bronze medals; they were the only two Britons to get any wins at all, winning two matches apiece.

Freestyle edit

Wrestler Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals / Bronze match Rank
Edgar Bacon Middleweight Bye   Penttala (FIN) (L) Did not advance 9
Stanley Bacon Middleweight Bye   Frantz (USA) (L) Did not advance 9
Bernard Bernard Featherweight N/A Bye   Harrasse (FRA) (W)   Ackerly (USA) (L)   Shindes (IND) (W)  
Henry Inman Featherweight N/A Bye   Shindes (IND) (L) Did not advance 5
Frederick Mason Heavyweight N/A   Meyer (USA) (L) Did not advance 5
Archie MacDonald Heavyweight N/A   Nilsson (SWE) (L) Did not advance 5
Walter Wilson Light heavyweight N/A Bye   Redman (USA) (L) Did not advance 5
Noel Rhys Light heavyweight N/A   Westerlund (FIN) (L) Did not advance 9
Walter Wilson Light heavyweight N/A Bye   Redman (USA) (L) Did not advance 5
Herbert Wright Lightweight N/A Bye   Joudiou (FRA) (W)   Svensson (SWE) (L)   Thys (BEL) (W)  

Art competitions edit

References edit

  1. ^ . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. ^ a b c . Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Composition for teams.

External links edit

  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.
  • International Olympic Committee results database

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Great Britain represented by the British Olympic Association BOA competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Belgium 234 competitors 218 men and 16 women took part in 84 events in 21 sports 1 British athletes won fourteen gold medals up from ten in 1912 and 43 medals overall finishing third It would be the last Olympic Games in which Irish athletes participated under Great Britain after foundation of Irish Free State in 1922 Great Britain at the1920 Summer OlympicsFlag of Great BritainIOC codeGBRNOCBritish Olympic Associationin AntwerpCompetitors234 218 men and 16 women in 21 sportsFlag bearerPhilip Noel BakerMedalsRanked 3rdGold 14 Silver 15 Bronze 13 Total 42Summer Olympics appearances overview 189619001904190819121920192419281932193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024Other related appearances1906 Intercalated Games Contents 1 Aquatics 1 1 Diving 1 2 Swimming 1 3 Water polo 2 Athletics 3 Boxing 4 Cycling 4 1 Road cycling 4 2 Track cycling 5 Fencing 6 Field hockey 7 Football 8 Gymnastics 8 1 Artistic gymnastics 9 Modern pentathlon 10 Polo 11 Rowing 12 Sailing 13 Skating 13 1 Figure skating 14 Shooting 15 Tennis 16 Tug of war 17 Weightlifting 18 Wrestling 18 1 Freestyle 19 Art competitions 20 References 21 External linksAquatics editDiving edit Main article Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics Five divers consisting of three men and two women represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s third appearance in the sport Just as in 1912 the women had the better showing for the country Armstrong posted the country s best result to that point taking the silver medal in the platform White who had won Great Britain s only previous medal in the sport was unable to match her bronze from 1912 and took fourth place in the platform MenRanks given are within the semifinal group Diver Event Semifinals FinalPoints Score Rank Points Score RankHarold Clarke Plain high dive 10 164 5 2 Q 40 142 0 9Albert Dickin Plain high dive 17 140 5 4 Did not advanceErnest Walmsley 3 m springboard 28 453 05 5 Did not advanceWomenRanks given are within the semifinal group Diver Event Semifinals FinalPoints Score Rank Points Score RankBeatrice Armstrong 10 m platform 7 158 0 1 Q 10 166 0 nbsp Isabelle White 10 m platform 20 148 5 3 Q 18 158 5 4Swimming edit Main article Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics Eighteen swimmers twelve men and six women represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s fourth appearance in the sport Great Britain won two medals one in each of the relays The men took bronze while the women took silver Jeans was the only individual finalist for the country advancing to the finals in both of the women s events and taking fourth place each time Ranks given are within the heat MenSwimmer Event Quarterfinals Semifinals FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result RankHarold Annison 100 m free Unknown 4 Did not advance400 m free 5 58 0 1 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance1500 m free 24 28 2 1 Q 23 51 4 3 Did not advanceAlbert Dickin 100 m free Unknown 5 Did not advanceJohn Dickin 100 m free 1 10 0 3 Did not advanceJack Hatfield 400 m free 5 50 6 3 Did not advance1500 m free 23 56 6 3 Did not advanceRex Lassam 200 m breast Unknown 4 Did not advance400 m breast Unknown 4 Did not advanceErnest Parker 200 m breast Unknown 6 Did not advanceEdward Peter 400 m free Unknown 5 Did not advance1500 m free 24 39 4 2 Q Unknown 5 Did not advanceGeorge Robertson 100 m back N A Unknown 6 Did not advance200 m breast Unknown 6 Did not advance400 m breast 7 28 0 3 Did not advanceLeslie Savage 100 m free Unknown 5 Did not advanceWilliam Stoney 200 m breast 3 20 8 3 Did not advanceHenry Taylor 400 m free 6 01 2 2 Q Unknown 4 Did not advance1500 m free Did not finish Did not advanceGeorge Webster 100 m back N A Unknown 5 Did not advanceHarold Annison Edward Peter Leslie Savage Henry Taylor 4 200 m free relay N A 10 51 0 1 Q 10 37 2 nbsp WomenSwimmer Event Semifinals FinalResult Rank Result RankLillian Birkenhead 100 m free Unknown 6 Did not advanceHilda James 300 m free 5 07 2 4 Did not advanceConstance Jeans 100 m free 1 20 8 2 Q 1 22 8 4300 m free 4 57 8 2 Q 4 52 4 4Grace McKenzie 100 m free 1 27 4 3 Did not advance300 m free Unknown 4 Did not advanceCharlotte Radcliffe 100 m free Unknown 7 Did not advanceFlorence Sancroft 300 m free Unknown 5 Did not advanceHilda James Constance Jeans Grace McKenzie Charlotte Radcliffe 4 100 m free relay N A 5 40 8 nbsp Water polo edit Main article Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics Great Britain competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the fourth time in 1920 the fifth appearance of the sport in the Olympics Britain won its fourth and final through 2008 gold medal in the sport The Bergvall System was used in 1920 Great Britain won all three of its matches taking the gold medal QuarterfinalsGreat Britain nbsp 9 0 nbsp Spain AntwerpSemifinalsGreat Britain nbsp 7 2 nbsp United States AntwerpFinalGreat Britain nbsp 3 2 nbsp Belgium AntwerpFinal rank nbsp GoldAthletics editMain article Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics 41 athletes represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s sixth appearance in athletics having competed in the sport at every Olympics With four medals of each type Great Britain was the third most successful nation in athletics behind the United States and Finland Ranks given are within the heat Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankHarold Abrahams 100 m 11 0 1 Q 11 0 4 Did not advance200 m 23 3 2 Q 23 0 3 Did not advanceLong jump 6 05 20 Did not advanceJohn Ainsworth Davis 400 m 51 5 2 Q 50 7 2 Q 49 9 3 Q 50 6 5Benjamin Howard Baker Triple jump 13 675 8 Did not advanceHigh jump 1 80 1 Q 1 85 6Joe Blewitt 5000 m 15 19 8 1 Q 15 19 0 5Guy Butler 400 m 53 2 2 Q 50 7 2 Q 50 2 2 Q 50 1 nbsp Timothy Carroll High jump 1 80 1 Q 1 75 9Charles Clibbon 10000 m 32 08 8 2 Q Did not finishLaurence Cummins Cross country 26Victor d Arcy 100 m 11 1 2 Q 3 Did not advance200 m 24 0 3 Did not advanceCharles Dowson 3 km walk 13 54 9 4 Q 13 28 0 610 km walk Did not finish Did not advanceEric Dunbar 110 m hurdles 4 Did not advanceHigh jump 1 70 14 Did not advanceHarry Edward 100 m 10 9 2 Q 10 8 1 Q 10 8 1 Q 10 9 nbsp 200 m 22 8 1 Q 22 0 1 Q 22 5 2 Q 22 2 nbsp Walter Freeman Cross country 22George Gray 110 m hurdles 2 Q 4 Did not advance400 m hurdles 58 8 3 Did not advanceCharles Gunn 3 km walk 5 Q 13 34 0 1010 km walk 48 22 0 5 Q 49 43 9 nbsp James Hatton 10000 m 32 23 0 5 Q 32 14 0 5Anton Hegarty Cross country 27 57 0 5William Hehir 3 km walk 5 Q 13 29 8 710 km walk 51 33 8 1 Q 50 11 8 5Albert Hill 800 m 1 56 2 2 Q 1 56 4 1 Q 1 53 4 nbsp 1500 m 4 03 2 2 Q 4 01 8 nbsp William Hill 100 m 11 0 1 Q 11 0 1 Q 11 3 5 Did not advance200 m 23 8 2 Q 23 2 3 Did not advancePercy Hodge 3000 m steeplechase 10 17 4 OR 1 Q 10 00 4 OR nbsp Leslie Housden Marathon 3 14 25 0 31William Hunter 110 m hurdles 2 Q 5 Did not advanceLong jump 6 42 13 Did not advanceHigh jump No mark 21 Did not advanceHerbert Irwin 5000 m 15 17 8 2 Q 12Robert Lindsay 400 m 52 0 1 Q 51 6 4 Did not advanceCharles Lively Long jump 5 87 22 Did not advanceTriple jump 13 15 14 Did not advanceDuncan McPhee 1500 m 4 07 2 2 Q Did not finishArthur Mills Marathon 2 48 05 0 14Edgar Mountain 800 m 1 57 6 1 Q 1 58 2 2 Q 1 53 7 4Alfred Nichols 5000 m 15 54 0 4 Q 15 24 0 8Cross country 28 20 0 12Tom Nicolson Hammer throw 45 70 6 45 70 6Philip Noel Baker 800 m 1 56 0 1 Q Did not start Did not advance1500 m 4 14 0 2 Q 4 02 4 nbsp George Piper Marathon 3 02 10 0 29Eric Robertson Marathon 3 55 00 0 35William Seagrove 5000 m 15 53 6 3 Q 15 21 06 6Christopher Vose Cross country 19Edward Wheller 400 m hurdles 58 4 2 Q 4 Did not advanceJames Wilson 10000 m 33 40 2 1 Q 31 50 8 nbsp Cross country 27 45 2 4Hedges Worthington Eyre 400 m 52 6 2 Q 53 2 5 Did not advanceFrank Hegarty Alfred Nichols James Wilson Team cross country 21 nbsp Harold Abrahams Denis Black Victor d Arcy William Hill 4 100 m relay 43 3 2 Q 43 0 4John Ainsworth Davis Guy Butler Cecil Griffiths Robert Lindsay 4 400 m relay 3 40 9 2 Q 3 22 2 nbsp Joe Blewitt Albert Hill Duncan McPhee William Seagrove 3000 m team 11 1 Q 20 nbsp Boxing editMain article Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics 16 boxers represented Great Britain at the 1920 Games It was the nation s second appearance in boxing Great Britain was one of two countries to send two boxers in each of the eight weight classes along with the United States The British boxers won a total of six medals one more than Canada and two more than the United States but fell behind the Americans in number of gold medals three to two Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Bronze matchOppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore RankFrederick Adams Featherweight Bye nbsp Erdal NOR L Did not advance 9Daniel Bowling Bantamweight N A nbsp Hartman USA L Did not advance 9Hugh Brown Light heavyweight N A Bye nbsp Andreasen DEN W nbsp Sorsdal NOR L nbsp Franks GBR L 4James Cater Featherweight Bye nbsp Nielsen DEN W nbsp Garzena ITA L Did not advance 5William Cuthbertson Flyweight N A nbsp Jensen DEN W nbsp Zegwaard NED W nbsp Pedersen DEN L nbsp Albert FRA W nbsp Frank Dove Heavyweight N A Bye nbsp Petersen DEN L Did not advance 5Harold Franks Light heavyweight N A Bye nbsp Piochelle FRA W nbsp Eagan USA L nbsp Brown GBR W nbsp James Gilmour Lightweight N A nbsp Saeterhaug NOR L Did not advance 9Frederick Grace Lightweight N A nbsp Nak NED W nbsp Mosberg USA L Did not advance 5Alexander Ireland Welterweight Bye nbsp Reichenbach SUI W nbsp Suhr DEN W nbsp Clark USA W nbsp Schneider CAN L nbsp Harry Mallin Middleweight Bye nbsp Cranston USA W nbsp Lagonia USA W nbsp Herscovitch CAN W nbsp Prud Homme CAN W nbsp George McKenzie Bantamweight N A Bye nbsp Koss NOR W nbsp Walker RSA L nbsp Hebrants BEL W nbsp Ronald Rawson Heavyweight N A Bye nbsp Stewart USA W nbsp Eluere FRA W nbsp Petersen DEN W nbsp Frederic Virtue Flyweight N A nbsp Zegwaard NED L Did not advance 9Frederick Whitbread Welterweight Bye nbsp Gillet FRA L Did not advance 9Edward White Middleweight Bye nbsp Olsen DEN L Did not advance 9Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent nbsp Belgium 1 0 1 000 nbsp Canada 2 1 667 nbsp Denmark 5 3 625 nbsp France 3 1 750 nbsp Italy 0 1 000 nbsp Netherlands 2 1 667 nbsp Norway 1 3 250 nbsp South Africa 0 1 000 nbsp Switzerland 1 0 1 000 nbsp United States 4 3 571Total international 19 14 576 nbsp Great Britain 1 1 500Total 20 15 571 Round Wins Losses PercentRound of 32 0 0 Round of 16 5 6 455Quarterfinals 7 3 700Semifinals 3 4 429Final 2 1 667Bronze match 3 1 750Total 20 15 571Cycling editMain article Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics Thirteen cyclists represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s fourth appearance in the sport Great Britain was one of six different nations to win a gold medal in the six cycling events the British team also took three silvers and one bronze to make the nation the most successful cycling team in 1920 All of Great Britain s medals came in track cycling with the gold coming from Lance and Ryan s tandem Road cycling edit Cyclist Event FinalResult RankWilliam Genders Time trial 4 50 23 6 9David Marsh Time trial 5 09 23 6 26Leon Meredith Time trial 4 58 55 6 18Edward Newell Time trial Did not finishWilliam Genders David Marsh Leon Meredith Edward Newell Team time trial Did not finishTrack cycling edit Ranks given are within the heat Cyclist Event Heats Quarterfinals Repechage semis Repechage final Semifinals FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankCyril Alden 50 km N A Unknown nbsp Thomas Harvey 50 km N A Unknown 8Horace Johnson Sprint 12 6 1 Q 11 8 1 Q Advanced directly 14 8 1 Q 15 1 nbsp 50 km N A Did not finishThomas Lance Sprint 13 2 1 Q Unknown 3 R Unknown 4 Did not advanceHarry Ryan Sprint 13 2 1 Q 12 8 1 Q Advanced directly 12 6 1 Q 15 1 nbsp William Stewart 50 km N A Unknown 8Albert White Sprint Unknown 2 Q 12 6 1 Q Advanced directly 15 3 3 Did not advanceCyril Alden William Stewart Tandem N A 15 6 1 Q N A Unknown 2 B Unknown 4Thomas Lance Harry Ryan Tandem N A 12 0 1 Q N A 11 6 1 Q 11 2 nbsp Henry Lee William Ormston Tandem N A Unknown 3 N A 15 3 3 Did not advanceCyril Alden Thomas Harvey Horace Johnson Henry Lee William Stewart Albert White Team pursuit N A 5 23 8 1 Q N A 5 14 0 1 Q 5 13 8 nbsp Fencing editMain article Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Eighteen fencers represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s fourth appearance in the sport The British team s best individual result came from its only event finalist Dalglish who placed eighth in the sabre The foil team placed fifth for the best overall result for Britain Ranks given are within the group Fencer Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result RankJohn Blake Epee 4 5 6 Did not advanceGeorge Burt Epee 1 6 8 Did not advanceRonald Campbell Epee 3 5 7 Did not advanceSabre N A 3 4 5 Did not advanceRobin Dalglish Epee 4 4 4 Q 1 9 11 Did not advanceSabre N A 5 2 2 Q 3 3 4 Q 5 6 8Philip Doyne Foil N A 2 4 4 Did not advanceMartin Holt Epee 3 5 7 Did not advanceHerbert Huntington Sabre N A 5 3 4 Q 1 5 6 Did not advanceH Evan James Foil N A 2 6 7 Did not advanceCecil Kershaw Foil N A 0 6 7 Did not advanceSabre N A 3 3 3 Q 2 4 6 Did not advanceAlfred Martin Sabre N A Did not finish Did not advanceRobert Montgomerie Epee 3 6 7 Did not advanceFoil N A 2 6 8 Did not advanceCharles Notley Epee 2 6 8 Did not advanceEdgar Seligman Foil N A 2 3 4 Did not advanceEric Startin Sabre N A 1 6 7 Did not advanceThomas Wand Tetley Foil N A 2 3 4 Did not advanceRoland Willoughby Epee 3 4 5 Q 2 8 10 Did not advanceFoil N A 3 3 4 Did not advanceJack Blake George Burt Martin Holt Robert Montgomerie Barry Notley Edgar Seligman Team epee 2 N A 1 4 4 Did not advancePhilip Doyne Evan James Cecil Kershaw Robert Montgomerie Edgar Seligman Roland Willoughby Team foil 2 N A 2 3 3 Q 0 4 5Ronald Campbell Robin Dalglish William Hammond Herbert Huntington Cecil Kershaw William Marsh Alfred Ridley Martin Team sabre 2 N A 1 6 6Field hockey editMain article Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics Great Britain competed in field hockey for the second time fielding a single team this time The team took the gold medal in the four team round robin defeating each of the other three teams Team Event FinalResult RankGreat Britain men s national field hockey team Field hockey 3 0 nbsp Football editMain article Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics Great Britain competed in the Olympic football tournament for the fourth time having missed only the 1904 tournament The country had won gold medals in each of its first three appearances while going undefeated The team s streak was abruptly halted in 1920 however with a stunning first round loss to Norway First roundAugust 28 1920Norway nbsp 3 1 nbsp Great BritainGundersen nbsp 13 nbsp 51 Wilhelms nbsp 63 Report Nicholas nbsp 25 Olympisch Stadion AntwerpAttendance 5 000Referee Johannes Mutters NED Final rank 10thGymnastics editMain article Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics Twenty seven gymnasts represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s fifth appearance in the sport matched only by France The British squad included only one team with no gymnasts competing in the individual all around The team came in last place of the five competing countries Artistic gymnastics edit Gymnast Event FinalResult RankSidney Andrew Albert Betts A G Cocksedge J Cotterell William Cowhig Sidney Cross Horace Dawswell J E Dingley S Domville H W Doncaster R E Edgecombe W Edwards Henry John Finchett Bernard Franklin J Harris Samuel Hodgetts Stanley Leigh George Masters Ronald McLean Oliver Morris E P Ness A E Page A O Pinner Teddy Pugh H W Taylor John Walker Ralph H Yandell Team 290 115 5Modern pentathlon editMain article Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics Four pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s second appearance in the sport having competed in both instances of the Olympic pentathlon A point for place system was used with the lowest total score winning Pentathlete FinalRiding Fencing Shooting Swimming Running Total RankJohn Boustead 15 11 12 16 7 66 15Edward Clarke 17 14 15 10 12 60 11Edward Gedge 16 6 11 18 16 78 21Thomas Wand Tetley 22 15 8 17 9 69 17Polo editMain article Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics Great Britain competed in the Olympic polo tournament for the third time the only nation to have competed in each edition of the competition to that point and eventually the entire time polo was played at the Olympics Great Britain fielded a single team in 1920 as opposed to 1900 and 1908 when the country had players on six of the eight teams to play The British team nevertheless took another gold medal defeating Belgium in the semifinals and Spain in the final Semifinals nbsp Great Britain GBR 8 3 nbsp Belgium BEL Final nbsp Spain ESP 11 13 nbsp Great Britain GBR Final rank nbsp GoldRowing editMain article Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Ten rowers represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s fourth appearance in the sport Both of the British boats earned silver medals in each instance it was an American boat which beat Great Britain s representative in the final Ranks given are within the heat Rower Cox Event Quarterfinals Semifinals FinalResult Rank Result Rank Result RankJack Beresford N A Single sculls 7 45 0 1 Q 7 45 0 1 Q 7 36 0 nbsp Ewart Horsfall Guy Oliver Nickalls Richard Lucas Walter James John Campbell Sebastian Earl Ralph Shove Sidney Swann Robin Johnstone Eight 6 19 0 1 Q 6 26 4 1 Q 6 05 8 nbsp Sailing editMain article Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Six sailors represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s third appearance in the sport Britain had the only female sailor of 1920 Both of the nation s boats took gold medals without competition in the 18 foot class and over a Norwegian team in the 7 metre Sailors Class Race 1 Race 2 Race 3 TotalResult Rank Result Rank Result Rank Score RankRobert Coleman William Maddison Cyril Wright Dorothy Wright 7 metre Unknown nbsp Skating editFigure skating edit Main article Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics Six figure skaters represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s second appearance in the sport Great Britain was one of three countries to compete in both Summer Olympics figure skating competitions The British team was able to capture only a single bronze medal in 1920 Skater Event FinalResult RankKenneth Beaumont Men s singles 59 0 9Phyllis Johnson Ladies singles 18 5 4Basil Williams Men s singles 49 5 7Phyllis Johnson Basil Williams Pairs 25 0 nbsp Ethel Muckelt Sydney Wallwork Pairs 34 0 5Kenneth Beaumont Madeleine Beaumont Pairs 55 0 8Shooting editMain article Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics Seven shooters represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s fifth appearance in the sport France was one of three nations along with Denmark and France to have competed at each Olympic shooting contest to that point The British shooters were unable to secure a medal for the first time since 1900 Shooter Event FinalResult RankEnoch Jenkins Trap UnknownGeorge Whitaker Trap 79 12William Ellicott William Grosvenor Harold Humby Charles Palmer Ernest Pocock George Whitaker Team clay pigeons 488 4Tennis editMain article Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics Eight tennis players four men and four women competed for Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s fifth appearance in the sport tied with France for the most of any country The doubles competitions were Great Britain s strength with both gold medals coming from pairs men s and women s The country added a pair of silver medals in the women s and mixed doubles The British players also took a pair of medals in the women s singles Holman took silver and McKane won the bronze Player Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals RankOppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScoreAlfred Beamish Men s singles nbsp Woffek TCH W 6 1 6 3 6 4 nbsp Ardelt TCH W 6 2 6 4 6 3 nbsp Alonso ESP L 6 1 5 7 5 7 6 3 6 1 Did not advance 9Geraldine Beamish Women s singles N A Bye nbsp Holman GBR L 8 6 6 2 Did not advance 9Edith Holman Women s singles N A Bye nbsp Beamish GBR W 8 6 6 2 nbsp Arendt BEL W 6 2 6 3 nbsp McKane GBR W nbsp Lenglen FRA L 6 3 6 0 nbsp Francis Lowe Men s singles Bye nbsp Zerlentis GRE W 14 12 8 10 7 5 6 4 nbsp Colombo ITA W 6 4 6 0 2 6 7 5 nbsp Winslow RSA L 6 4 3 6 6 4 4 6 6 2 Did not advance 5Kathleen McKane Women s singles N A nbsp Vaussard FRA W 6 4 6 4 nbsp Gagliardi ITA W 6 1 1 6 6 2 nbsp D Ayen FRA W 6 2 6 3 nbsp Holman GBR L nbsp Fick SWE W 6 2 6 0 nbsp Winifred McNair Women s singles N A Bye nbsp Lenglen FRA L 6 0 6 0 Did not advance 9Oswald Turnbull Men s singles Bye Bye nbsp Balbi ITA W 3 6 6 3 6 0 6 8 6 2 nbsp Alonso ESP W 0 6 7 5 4 6 6 3 7 5 nbsp Raymond RSA L 5 7 6 4 7 5 6 4 nbsp Winslow RSA L 4Max Woosnam Men s singles nbsp Muller SWE W 3 6 6 1 6 3 6 3 nbsp Alonso ESP L 6 1 2 6 6 1 6 3 Did not advance 17Alfred Beamish Francis Lowe Men s doubles N A nbsp Blackbeard amp Dodd RSA L 6 1 10 8 6 3 Did not advance 17Alfred Beamish Geraldine Beamish Mixed doubles N A nbsp McNair amp Turnbull GBR W 4 6 6 4 7 5 nbsp Decugis amp Lenglen FRA L 6 2 6 0 Did not advance 9Geraldine Beamish Edith Holman Women s doubles N A N A Bye nbsp de Borman amp Tschaggeny BEL W 6 2 6 4 nbsp Arendt amp Storms BEL W 6 1 6 1 nbsp McKane amp McNair GBR L 8 6 6 4 nbsp Edith Holman Francis Lowe Mixed doubles N A nbsp McKane amp Woosnam GBR L 7 5 8 6 Did not advance 14Kathleen McKane Winifred McNair Women s doubles N A N A Bye nbsp Chaudoir amp Dupont BEL W 6 2 7 5 nbsp d Ayen amp Lenglen FRA W 2 6 3 6 8 6 nbsp Beamish amp Holman GBR W 8 6 6 4 nbsp Kathleen McKane Max Woosnam Mixed doubles N A nbsp Holman amp Lowe GBR W 7 5 8 6 nbsp d Ayen amp Hirsch FRA W 6 4 6 2 Bye nbsp Skrbkova amp Zemla Razny TCH W 9 7 6 3 nbsp Decugis amp Lenglen FRA L 6 4 6 2 nbsp Winifred McNair Oswald Turnbull Mixed doubles N A nbsp Beamish Beamish GBR L 4 6 6 4 7 5 Did not advance 14Oswald Turnbull Max Woosnam Men s doubles N A Bye nbsp Tyr amp Woffek TCH W 6 1 6 2 6 3 nbsp Balbi amp Colombo ITA W 6 2 6 8 6 1 6 3 nbsp Albarran amp Decugis FRA W 4 6 6 4 6 3 10 8 nbsp Kashio amp Kumagai JPN W 6 2 5 7 7 5 7 5 nbsp Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent nbsp Belgium 4 0 1 000 nbsp Czechoslovakia 4 0 1 000 nbsp France 5 4 556 nbsp Greece 1 0 1 000 nbsp Italy 4 0 1 000 nbsp Japan 1 0 1 000 nbsp South Africa 0 4 000 nbsp Spain 1 2 333 nbsp Sweden 2 0 1 000Total international 22 10 688 nbsp Great Britain 5 5 500Total 27 15 643 Round Wins Losses PercentRound of 64 2 0 1 000Round of 32 5 4 556Round of 16 6 4 600Quarterfinals 6 1 857Semifinals 5 2 714Final 2 3 400Bronze match 1 1 500Total 27 15 643Tug of war editMain article Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics Great Britain competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the third time in 1920 the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics Along with Sweden and the United States Great Britain s three appearances in the five Olympic tug of war tournaments were the most of any nation The Bergvall System was used in 1920 Great Britain won all three of its matches taking the gold medal to become the only country to win two Olympic golds in the tug of war All matches were best of three pulls Quarterfinals nbsp Great Britain GBR 2 0 nbsp United States USA Semifinals nbsp Great Britain GBR 2 0 nbsp Belgium BEL Final nbsp Great Britain GBR 2 0 nbsp Netherlands NED Final rank nbsp GoldWeightlifting editMain article Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics Two weightlifters represented Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s second appearance in the sport having competed in 1896 but not 1900 Weightlifter Event FinalResult RankPercy Mills 67 5 kg 192 5 12John Paine 60 kg 172 5 11Wrestling editMain article Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics Ten wrestlers competed for Great Britain in 1920 It was the nation s fourth appearance in the sport The British wrestlers competed only in the freestyle with two wrestlers in each weight class Bernard and Wright took bronze medals they were the only two Britons to get any wins at all winning two matches apiece Freestyle edit Wrestler Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Bronze match RankEdgar Bacon Middleweight Bye nbsp Penttala FIN L Did not advance 9Stanley Bacon Middleweight Bye nbsp Frantz USA L Did not advance 9Bernard Bernard Featherweight N A Bye nbsp Harrasse FRA W nbsp Ackerly USA L nbsp Shindes IND W nbsp Henry Inman Featherweight N A Bye nbsp Shindes IND L Did not advance 5Frederick Mason Heavyweight N A nbsp Meyer USA L Did not advance 5Archie MacDonald Heavyweight N A nbsp Nilsson SWE L Did not advance 5Walter Wilson Light heavyweight N A Bye nbsp Redman USA L Did not advance 5Noel Rhys Light heavyweight N A nbsp Westerlund FIN L Did not advance 9Walter Wilson Light heavyweight N A Bye nbsp Redman USA L Did not advance 5Herbert Wright Lightweight N A Bye nbsp Joudiou FRA W nbsp Svensson SWE L nbsp Thys BEL W nbsp Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent nbsp Belgium 1 0 1 000 nbsp Finland 0 2 000 nbsp France 2 0 1 000 nbsp India 1 1 500 nbsp Sweden 0 3 000 nbsp United States 0 4 000Total 4 10 286 Round Wins Losses PercentRound of 32 0 0 Round of 16 0 3 000Quarterfinals 2 5 286Semifinals 0 2 000Final 0 0 Bronze match 2 0 1 000Total 4 10 286Art competitions editMain article Art competitions at the 1920 Summer OlympicsReferences edit Great Britain at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games sports reference com Archived from the original on 21 December 2014 Retrieved 21 December 2014 a b c Denmark Fencing at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games Sports Reference Archived from the original on 19 October 2012 Composition for teams External links editBelgium Olympic Committee 1957 Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 Official Report in French Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Retrieved 16 August 2007 International Olympic Committee results database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics amp oldid 1187744201, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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