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United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics
The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 288 competitors, 274 men and 14 women, took part in 113 events in 18 sports.[1]
| United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | American Olympic Committee |
| in Antwerp | |
| Competitors | 288 (274 men and 14 women) in 18 sports |
| Flag bearer | Pat McDonald |
| Medals Ranked 1st |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
Medalists edit
Background: voyage to Antwerp edit
Beginning 26 July 1920, a majority of the U.S. Olympic contingent destined for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, endured a troubled transatlantic journey aboard Princess Matoika. The voyage and the events on board, later called the "Mutiny of the Matoika", were still being discussed in the popular press years later. The Matoika was a last-minute substitute for another ship and, according to the athletes, did not have adequate accommodations or training facilities on board.[2] The conditions on the Princess Matoika were terrible, as the hold reeked of formaldehyde from the dead bodies of the recently deceased American World War I soldiers, and there was no place to train. Furthermore, the athletes were dissatisfied with the quality of food and huge numbers of rats present on the ship.[3] Near the end of the voyage, the athletes published a list of grievances and demands and distributed copies of the document to the United States Secretary of War, the American Olympic Committee members, and the press. Among these were the demands for better accommodations in Antwerp, cabin passage home, and railroad fare from New York to their home cities.[4] The incident received wide coverage in American newspapers at the time.[5]
Aquatics edit
Diving edit
Fourteen divers, seven men and seven women, represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport; the United States was the only nation to have competed at each Olympic diving contest to that point. The Americans won their first gold medals in the sport since 1904, winning championships in three of the five diving events in 1920. The team swept both the men's and women's springboard events (though only Americans competed in the women's springboard), and added a gold and a bronze in the men's platform. Pinkston was the only diver from any nation in 1920 to win multiple medals.
- Men
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Louis Balbach | 3 m springboard | 8 | 630.80 | 2 Q | 15 | 649.50 | |
| 10 m platform | 17 | 409.15 | 3 Q | 28 | 424.00 | 6 | |
| Richard Beauchamp | Plain high dive | 23 | 135.0 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Louis Kuehn | 3 m springboard | 7 | 628.15 | 1 Q | 10 | 675.40 | |
| Frank Mullen | Plain high dive | 27 | 144.0 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Clarence Pinkston | 3 m springboard | 8 | 622.70 | 2 Q | 11 | 655.30 | |
| 10 m platform | 10 | 443.00 | 2 Q | 7 | 503.30 | ||
| Harry Prieste | 10 m platform | 17 | 441.80 | 3 Q | 16 | 468.65 | |
| Plain high dive | 18 | 149.5 | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Clyde Swendsen | 10 m platform | 26 | 414.80 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Plain high dive | 25 | 148.0 | 5 | did not advance | |||
- Women
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
| Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
| Aileen Allen | 3 m springboard | N/A | 20 | 489.9 | 4 | ||
| Betty Grimes | 10 m platform | 13 | 156.0 | 2 Q | 30 | 133.5 | 6 |
| Alice Lord | 10 m platform | 35 | 118.5 | 7 | did not advance | ||
| Helen Meany | 10 m platform | 23 | 145.0 | 5 | did not advance | ||
| Thelma Payne | 3 m springboard | N/A | 12 | 534.1 | |||
| Aileen Riggin | 3 m springboard | N/A | 9 | 539.9 | |||
| 10 m platform | 15 | 155.5 | 2 Q | 20 | 157.0 | 5 | |
| Helen Wainwright | 3 m springboard | N/A | 9 | 534.8 | |||
Swimming edit
Twenty-two swimmers, sixteen men and six women, represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport; the United States was the only nation to have competed in every Olympic swimming edition to that point. The Americans took eight of the ten gold medals, along with five silvers and three bronzes. This gave the team more than half of the available medals—16 out of 30; more than three times the next-best country. Eleven different Americans finished with at least one medal. Furthermore, the United States set five new world records and tied another.
On the men's side, Kahanamoku set a new Olympic record in the quarterfinals of the 100 free, then tied the world record twice in the semis and the final as the Americans swept the medals in that event. Ross took a pair of gold medals in the other two freestyle events. Kegeris briefly took the Olympic record in the 100 metre backstroke semifinals before Warren Kealoha broke the world record in the second semifinal; Kealoha took gold and Kegeris silver in the final. The relay team also set a world record in winning the gold medal.
On the women's side, Schroth, like Kegeris, briefly held an Olympic record in the 100 free before Bleibtrey broke the world record in a later semifinal. Bleibtrey bettered her own new record, leading the American women to a sweep of the medals in that event. Bleibtrey took her second world record and second gold medal in the 300 free, as the Americans swept that event as well. Her third gold medal and third world record came as part of the 4x100 free relay team along with Schroth, Guest, and Woodbridge.
Ranks given are within the heat.
- Men
| Swimmer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Eugene Bolden | 1500 m free | 23:41.2 | 2 Q | 23:26.4 | 3 q | 24:04.3 | 5 |
| Bill Harris | 100 m free | 1:04.4 | 1 Q | 1:04.2 | 2 Q | 1:03.0 | |
| 400 m free | 5:57.8 | 1 Q | 5:36.0 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Jack Howell | 200 m breast | 3:09.8 | 1 Q | 3:10.8 | 1 Q | Unknown | 4 |
| 400 m breast | 6:57.0 | 1 Q | 6:51.4 | 3 q | 6:51.0 | 4 | |
| Duke Kahanamoku | 100 m free | 1:01.8 OR | 1 Q | 1:01.4 =WR | 1 Q | 1:01.4 =WR | |
| Fred Kahele | 400 m free | 5:37.4 | 2 Q | 5:35.8 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 |
| 1500 m free | 23:41.6 | 2 Q | 23:23.0 | 2 Q | 23:59.1 | 4 | |
| Pua Kealoha | 100 m free | 1:02.0 | 1 Q | 1:02.4 | 1 Q | 1:02.6 | |
| Warren Kealoha | 100 m back | N/A | 1:14.8 WR | 1 Q | 1:15.2 | ||
| Ray Kegeris | 100 m back | N/A | 1:17.8 OR | 1 Q | 1:16.8 | ||
| Harold Kruger | 100 m back | N/A | 1:19.0 | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | |
| Ludy Langer | 400 m free | 5:41.1 | 1 Q | 5:29.2 | 2 Q | 5:29.0 | |
| 1500 m free | 24:28.8 | 1 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Mike McDermott | 200 m breast | 3:16.4 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |
| 400 m breast | 7:12.8 | 3 q | 7:13.2 | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Perry McGillivray | 100 m back | N/A | 1:20.4 | 3 q | 1:19.4 | 4 | |
| Charles Quinby | 400 m breast | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Norman Ross | 100 m free | 1:04.2 | 1 Q | 1:04.8 | 1 Q | Disqualified | |
| 400 m free | 6:16.2 | 1 Q | 5:33.8 | 1 Q | 5:26.8 | ||
| 1500 m free | 24:08.2 | 1 Q | 23:12.0 | 1 Q | 22:23.2 | ||
| Stephen Ruddy | 200 m breast | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| 400 m breast | 7:13.0 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Herbert Taylor | 200 m breast | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Duke Kahanamoku Pua Kealoha Perry McGillivray Norman Ross | 4 × 200 m free relay | N/A | 10:20.4 | 1 Q | 10:04.4 WR | ||
- Women
| Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Ethelda Bleibtrey | 100 m free | 1:14.4 WR | 1 Q | 1:13.6 WR | |
| 300 m free | 4:41.4 WR | 1 Q | 4:34.0 WR | ||
| Charlotte Boyle | 100 m free | 1:20.4 | 2 Q | did not finish | |
| Irene Guest | 100 m free | 1:18.8 | 1 Q | 1:17.0 | |
| Frances Schroth | 100 m free | 1:18.0 OR | 1 Q | 1:17.2 | |
| 300 m free | 5:03.2 | 2 Q | 4:52.0 | ||
| Eleanor Uhl | 300 m free | 5:02.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 5 |
| Margaret Woodbridge | 300 m free | 4:56.6 | 1 Q | 4:42.8 | |
| Ethelda Bleibtrey Irene Guest Frances Schroth Margaret Woodbridge | 4 × 100 m free relay | N/A | 5:11.6 WR | ||
Water polo edit
The United States competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the second time in 1920. The Bergvall System was in use at the time. The Americans shut out Greece in the quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals. They were defeated there by a dominant Great Britain side, which went on to win the gold medal. This gave the United States an opportunity to play for the silver under the Bergvall System. In the silver medal semifinals, they shut out Spain, but were again stymied in a loss to Belgium in the silver medal match. With one last chance at a medal, the Americans again defeated Greece in the bronze medal semifinals. In the bronze medal match, however, the team was shut out by Sweden.
- Quarterfinals
- Semifinals
- Silver medal semifinals
- Silver medal match
- Bronze medal semifinals
- Bronze medal match
- Final rank
- 4th
Athletics edit
90 athletes represented the United States in 1920. It was the sixth appearance of the nation in athletics, a sport in which the United States had competed at every Games. The American team, used to dominance of the sport, was seriously challenged for the first time. The nine gold medals won by the team tied the mark for fewest the nation had ever won, matching the 1896 total (when only 12 events, rather than 29, were contested). Finland matched the United States gold medal for gold medal, the first time any other nation had done so and the last time until the 1972 Games. The depth of the American team allowed the team to collect twelve silver and eight bronze medals as well (the United States's 29 total medals nearly doubled the 16 of Finland), allowing the team to remain on top of the athletics medals leader board yet again.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Dan Ahearn | Triple jump | 13.75 | 6 Q | — | 14.08 | 6 | |||
| Milton Angier | Javelin throw | 57.58 | 9 Q | — | 59.275 | 7 | |||
| Harold Barron | 110 m hurdles | — | 15.2 | 1 Q | 15.0 =WR | 1 Q | 15.1 | ||
| William Bartlett | Discus throw | 40.875 | 4 | — | 40.875 | 5 | |||
| Basil Bennett | Hammer throw | 48.25 | 2 Q | — | 48.25 | ||||
| George Bihlman | Shot put | 13.575 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Max Bohland | Cross country | — | 16 | ||||||
| Everett Bradley | Pentathlon | — | 24 | ||||||
| Horace Brown | 5000 m | — | 15:31.8 | 3 Q | did not finish | ||||
| Sol Butler | Long jump | 6.60 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Thomas Campbell | 800 m | — | 1:59.1 | 2 Q | 1:57.6 | 2 Q | did not finish | ||
| Howard Cann | Shot put | 13.52 | 8 | — | did not advance | ||||
| James Connolly | 1500 m | — | 4:10.0 | 3 Q | did not finish | ||||
| George Cornetta | 10000 m | — | 9 | did not advance | |||||
| Robert Crawford | Cross country | — | 40 | ||||||
| Edward Curtis | 1500 m | — | did not finish | did not advance | |||||
| Charles Daggs | 400 m hurdles | — | 56.7 | 2 Q | 55.8 | 3 Q | 55.7 | 6 | |
| August Desch | 400 m hurdles | — | 57.6 | 1 Q | 55.4 | 1 Q | 54.7 | ||
| Michael Devaney | 3000 m steeplechase | — | 10:23.0 OR | 1 Q | 10:34.3 | 5 | |||
| Ivan Dresser | 5000 m | — | 15:41.6 | 3 Q | did not finish | ||||
| Robert Dunne | Pentathlon | — | did not finish | ||||||
| Earl Eby | 800 m | — | 1:56.8 | 3 Q | 1:57.0 | 2 Q | 1:53.6 | ||
| Everett Ellis | Decathlon | — | did not finish | ||||||
| Robert Emery | 400 m | 52.6 | 1 Q | 50.7 | 3 Q | 50.2 | 4 | did not advance | |
| Frederick Faller | 10000 m | — | 33:02.4 | 4 Q | 32:38.0 | 8 | |||
| Cross country | — | 15 | |||||||
| Patrick Flynn | 3000 m steeplechase | — | 10:36.0 | 1 Q | 10:21.1 | ||||
| Cross country | — | 28:12.0 | 9 | ||||||
| Frank Foss | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | — | 4.09 WR | ||||
| Clifford Furnas | 5000 m | — | 15:23.0 | 4 Q | did not finish | ||||
| Kaufman Geist | Triple jump | 13.52 | 12 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Harry Goelitz | Decathlon | — | did not finish | ||||||
| Brutus Hamilton | Pentathlon | — | 27 | 6 | |||||
| Decathlon | — | 6771.085 | |||||||
| Albert Hulsebosch | 3000 m steeplechase | — | 10:26.8 | 3 Q | 10:37.7 | 6 | |||
| Charles Hunter | 5000 m | — | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Clarence Jaquith | Triple jump | 13.04 | 15 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Eldon Jenne | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | — | 3.60 | 7 | |||
| Carl Johnson | Long jump | 6.82 | 3 Q | — | 7.095 | ||||
| Richard Johnson | 10000 m | — | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Morris Kirksey | 100 m | 11.0 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 3 Q | 10.9 | |
| 200 m | 23.4 | 1 Q | 22.6 | 1 Q | 22.5 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Edward Knourek | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | — | 3.60 | 4 | |||
| Sherman Landers | Triple jump | 14.00 | 4 Q | — | 14.17 | 5 | |||
| Richmond Landon | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | — | 1.936 | ||||
| Robert LeGendre | Pentathlon | — | 26 | 4 | |||||
| James Lincoln | Javelin throw | 57.86 | 8 Q | — | 57.86 | 9 | |||
| Carl Linder | Marathon | — | 2:44:21.2 | 11 | |||||
| Harry Liversedge | Shot put | 13.755 | 4 Q | — | 14.15 | ||||
| Frank Loomis | 400 m hurdles | — | 55.8 | 1 Q | 55.4 | 1 Q | 54.0 WR | ||
| Jack Mahan | Javelin throw | 53.52 | 12 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Thomas Maroney | 3 km walk | — | 13:52.1 | 3 Q | 13:25.0 | 5 | |||
| 10 km walk | — | 51:54.6 | 3 Q | 50:24.4 | 6 | ||||
| Pat McDonald | Shot put | 14.08 | 2 Q | — | 14.08 | 4 | |||
| 56 lb weight throw | 11.00 | 1 Q | — | 11.265 OR | |||||
| James McEachern | Hammer throw | 44.70 | 8 | — | did not advance | ||||
| 56 lb weight throw | 8.84 | 10 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Matt McGrath | Hammer throw | 46.67 | 5 Q | — | 46.67 | 5 | |||
| Charles Mellor | Marathon | — | 2:45:30.0 | 12 | |||||
| John Merchant | Long jump | 6.50 | 11 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Ted Meredith | 400 m | 51.6 | 1 Q | 50.8 | 3 Q | 50.6 | 4 | did not advance | |
| Harold Muller | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | — | 1.90 | ||||
| Loren Murchison | 100 m | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.9 | 2 Q | 11.0 | 3 Q | 11.2 | 6 |
| 200 m | 23.2 | 1 Q | 22.8 | 1 Q | 22.4 | 1 Q | 22.2 | 4 | |
| John Murphy | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | — | 1.85 | 5 | |||
| Feg Murray | 110 m hurdles | — | 15.8 | 1 Q | 15.2 | 2 Q | 15.1 | ||
| Edwin Myers | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | — | 3.60 | ||||
| John Norton | 400 m hurdles | — | 57.6 | 1 Q | 56.2 | 3 Q | 54.6 | ||
| Joseph Organ | Marathon | — | 2:41:30.0 | 7 | |||||
| Charlie Paddock | 100 m | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.6 =OR | |
| 200 m | 23.2 | 1 Q | 22.9 | 2 Q | 22.5 | 2 Q | 22.0 | ||
| Amisoli Patisoni | 10000 m | — | did not finish | did not advance | |||||
| Cross country | — | did not finish | |||||||
| Joseph Pearman | 3 km walk | — | Disqualified | did not advance | |||||
| 10 km walk | — | 47:30.0 | 2 Q | 49:40.2 | |||||
| William Plant | 10 km walk | — | 52:18.3 | 4 Q | did not start | ||||
| Gus Pope | Discus throw | 42.13 | 3 Q | — | 42.13 | ||||
| Joie Ray | 1500 m | — | 4:13.4 | 1 Q | 4:13.0 | 8 | |||
| Richard Remer | 3 km walk | — | 13:54.1 | 3 Q | 13:22.2 | ||||
| Edward Roberts | 56 lb weight throw | 9.36 | 7 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Winfred Rolker | 3 km walk | — | 13:59.8 | 4 Q | 13:30.4 | 8 | |||
| 10 km walk | — | 7 | did not advance | ||||||
| Frank Roth | Marathon | — | did not finish | ||||||
| Patrick Ryan | Hammer throw | 52.875 | 1 Q | — | 52.875 | ||||
| 56 lb weight throw | 10.925 | 2 Q | — | 10.965 | |||||
| George Schiller | 400 m | 50.4 | 1 Q | 51.1 | 2 Q | 5 | did not advance | ||
| Jackson Scholz | 100 m | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.9 | 2 Q | 10.9 | 4 |
| Donald Scott | 800 m | — | 1:56.9 | 2 Q | 1:57.2 | 1 Q | 1:54.6 | 5 | |
| Frank Shea | 400 m | 50.8 | 1 Q | 51.0 | 1 Q | 50.0 | 1 Q | 50.4 | 4 |
| Lawrence Shields | 1500 m | — | 4:07.4 | 3 Q | 4:04.3 | ||||
| Walker Smith | 110 m hurdles | — | 15.8 | 1 Q | 15.2 | 2 Q | 15.3 | 5 | |
| Albert Sprott | 800 m | — | 2:01.5 | 2 Q | 1:58.6 | 3 Q | 1:55.4 | 6 | |
| Dink Templeton | Long jump | 6.67 | 5 Q | — | 6.95 | 4 | |||
| Arthur Tuck | Javelin throw | 53.78 | 11 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Eugene Vidal | Decathlon | — | 6358.570 | 7 | |||||
| Lewis Watson | Cross country | — | Unknown | 34 | |||||
| Ray Watson | 3000 m steeplechase | — | 10:49.0 | 3 Q | 10:50.3 | 8 | |||
| Walter Whalen | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | — | 1.85 | 4 | |||
| Kenneth Wilson | Discus throw | 37.58 | 10 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Allen Woodring | 200 m | 22.8 | 1 Q | 22.1 | 2 Q | 22.4 | 1 Q | 22.0 | |
| William Yount | 110 m hurdles | — | 15.6 | 1 Q | 5 | did not advance | |||
| Max Bohland Frederick Faller Patrick Flynn | Team cross country | — | 36 | 4 | |||||
| George Bretnall Ted Meredith George Schiller Frank Shea | 4 × 400 m relay | — | 3:40.7 | 2 Q | 3:23.6 | 4 | |||
| Morris Kirksey Loren Murchison Charlie Paddock Jackson Scholz | 4 × 100 m relay | — | 43.0 | 1 Q | 42.2 WR | ||||
| Horace Brown Michael Devaney Ivan Dresser Arlie Schardt Lawrence Shields | 3000 m team | — | 14 | 2 Q | 10 | ||||
Boxing edit
16 boxers represented the United States at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. The American team was one of two to send the maximum number of boxers, two in each weight class, along with Great Britain. The Americans' three gold medals was the best of any nation, but their four total medals was only the third most.
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Cycling edit
Nine cyclists represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. Taylor's semifinal qualification in the sprint was the best result on the cycling track for the Americans, with Kockler's 13th-place finish in the individual time trial the best American result in road cycling, leading the American road cyclists to a 7th place team total.
Road cycling edit
| Cyclist | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| James Freeman | Time trial | 5:29:26.2 | 37 |
| Ernest Kockler | Time trial | 4:55:12.2 | 13 |
| August Nogara | Time trial | 5:20:08.0 | 30 |
| John Otto | Time trial | 5:47:50.2 | 42 |
| James Freeman Ernest Kockler August Nogara John Otto | Team time trial | 21:32:36.6 | 7 |
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 | ||
| William Beck | Sprint | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | |||||||||
| 50 km | N/A | did not finish | |||||||||||
| Christopher Dotterweich | Sprint | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 2 R | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | |||||
| Frank Small | 50 km | N/A | did not finish | ||||||||||
| Fred Taylor | Sprint | 13.2 | 1 Q | 13.0 | 1 Q | Advanced directly | 15.2 | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| 50 km | N/A | did not finish | |||||||||||
| Anthony Young | Sprint | 13.2 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 R | Disqualified | did not advance | ||||||
| 50 km | N/A | did not finish | |||||||||||
| William Beck Christopher Dotterweich Fred Taylor Anthony Young | Team pursuit | N/A | Unknown | 2 | N/A | did not advance | |||||||
Equestrian edit
Eight equestrians represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, having been one of three countries (along with Belgium and France) to have appeared at every Olympic equestrian competition to that point. The Americans earned no medals in 1920, unable to add to the bronze won in 1912. The team's best individual result was Chamberlin's sixth place in the eventing; the eventing team took fourth place. In a somewhat unusual result, all three of the American dressage competitors earned exactly the same score.
| Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Henry Allen | Don | Jumping | 7.00 | 7 |
| John Burke Barry | Chiswell | Dressage | 19.3125 | 14 |
| Raven | Eventing | 1350.00 | 16 | |
| Harry Chamberlin | Harebell | Dressage | 19.3125 | 14 |
| Nigra | Eventing | 1568.75 | 6 | |
| Sloan Doak | Singlen | Dressage | 19.3125 | 14 |
| Deceive | Eventing | did not finish | ||
| John Downer | Dick | Jumping | 8.50 | 12 |
| William West | Black Boy | Eventing | 1558.75 | 7 |
| Prince | Jumping | 12.00 | 18 | |
| John Burke Barry Harry Chamberlin Sloan Doak William West | Raven Nigra Deceive Black Boy | Team eventing | 4477.50 | 4 |
| Harry Chamberlin Sloan Doak Vincent Erwin Karl Greenwald | Nigra Rabbit Red Joffre Moses | Team jumping | 42.00 | 5 |
Fencing edit
Nineteen fencers represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The Americans won a single medal, the bronze in the team foil. It was the country's first fencing medal since hosting the Games in 1904. None of the individual fencers reached an event final, though both teams which had to compete in semifinals did advance.
Ranks given are within the group.
| Fencer | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Millard Bloomer | Foil | N/A | 4–4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Roscoe Bowman | Sabre | N/A | 3–5 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
| Henry Breckinridge | Épée | 6–2 | 1 Q | 5–3 | 5 Q | 3–8 | 10 | did not advance | |
| Foil | N/A | 2–4 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| George Calnan | Foil | N/A | 1–4 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Frederick Cunningham | Sabre | N/A | 1–7 | 9 | did not advance | ||||
| John Dimond | Épée | 2–4 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| Sabre | N/A | 1–6 | 8 | did not advance | |||||
| Raymond Dutcher | Épée | 3–6 | 7 | did not advance | |||||
| Edwin Fullinwider | Sabre | N/A | 2–5 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Francis Honeycutt | Foil | N/A | 2–2 | 3 Q | 0–5 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Arthur Lyon | Sabre | N/A | 1–6 | 8 | did not advance | ||||
| Joseph Parker | Foil | N/A | 3–5 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Sabre | N/A | 4–3 | 4 Q | 1–5 | 6 | did not advance | |||
| William Russell | Épée | 3–4 | 5 Q | 6–5 | 3 Q | 2–9 | 10 | did not advance | |
| Leonard Schoonmaker | Épée | 0–8 | 9 | did not advance | |||||
| Foil | N/A | 0–5 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Claiborne Walker | Sabre | N/A | 2–4 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| Henry Breckinridge Francis Honeycutt Arthur Lyon Harold Rayner Robert Sears | Team foil | N/A | 1–0 | 2 Q | 2–2 | ||||
| Henry Breckinridge Ray Dutcher Arthur Lyon Harold Rayner William Russell Robert Sears | Team épée[6] | N/A | 2–3 | 3 Q | 0–5 | 6 | |||
| Roscoe Bowman Frederick Cunningham John Dimond Bradford Fraley Edwin Fullinwider Arthur Lyon Brooks Parker Claiborne Walker | Team sabre[6] | N/A | 3–4 | 5 | |||||
Gymnastics edit
Four gymnasts represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since hosting the Games in 1904.
Artistic gymnastics edit
| Gymnast | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Bjørne Jorgensen | All-around | 76.71 | 21 |
| Paul Krempel | All-around | 78.00 | 20 |
| Frank Kriz | All-around | 83.10 | 10 |
| John Mais | All-around | 74.10 | 23 |
Ice hockey edit
The United States competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team cruised through its quarterfinal, beating Switzerland 29–0. The Americans met Canada in a semifinal matchup; the two were clearly the best teams in the tournament. Canada came out the better, winning 2–0 to send the United States into the silver medal tournament. There, the Americans beat Sweden and Czechoslovakia by a combined score of 23–0 to emerge winners of the silver medal, using the Bergvall System.
- Roster
| Pos | Player | GP | G | Birthdate | Age | Club[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | Raymond Bonney | 2 | 0 | April 5, 1892 | 28 | Pittsburgh AA |
| F | Anthony Conroy | 4 | 10 | October 19, 1895 | 24 | St. Paul AC |
| R | Herb Drury | 4 | 14 | March 2, 1896 | 24 | Pittsburgh AA |
| D | Ed Fitzgerald | 2 | 1 | August 3, 1890 | 29 | St. Paul AC |
| D | George Geran | 2 | 3 | August 3, 1896 | 23 | Boston AA |
| R | Frank Goheen | 4 | 7 | February 9, 1894 | 26 | St. Paul AC |
| F | Joe McCormick | 3 | 8 | February 9, 1894 | 26 | Pittsburgh AA |
| F | Larry McCormick | 1 | 7 | July 12, 1890 | 29 | Pittsburgh AA |
| R | Frank Synott | 2 | 1 | December 28, 1891 | 28 | Boston AA |
| D | Leon Tuck | 2 | 1 | May 25, 1891 | 28 | Boston AA |
| G | Cy Weidenborner | 2 | 0 | March 30, 1895 | 25 | St. Paul AC |
- Gold medal Quarterfinals
| 24 April 1920 17:00 | United States | 29 – 0 (15–0, 14–0) | Switzerland | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| Ray Bonney | Goalies | René Savoie | Referee: Raoul Le Mat | ||
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- Gold medal semifinals
| 25 April 1920 21:00 | Canada | 2 – 0 (0–0, 2–0) | United States | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| Walter Byron | Goalies | Ray Bonney | Referee: Alfred de Rauch | |||||
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- Silver medal semifinals
| 27 April 1920 22:00 | United States | 7 – 0 (5–0, 2–0) | Sweden | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| Cy Weidenborner | Goalies | Seth Howander | ||
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- Silver medal match
| 28 April 1920 22:00 | United States | 16 – 0 (7–0, 9–0) | Czechoslovakia | Palais de Glace d'Anvers |
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| Cy Weidenborner | Goalies | Jan Peka | Referee: Paul Loicq | ||
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- Final rank
- Silver
Modern pentathlon edit
Two pentathletes represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed at both instances of the Olympic modern pentathlon.
A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.
| Pentathlete | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riding | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Running | Total | Rank | |
| Harold Rayner | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 48 | 6 |
| Robert Sears | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 8 |
Polo edit
The United States competed in the Olympic polo tournament for the second time. The team took the bronze medal, losing to Spain in the semifinals but defeating Belgium in the bronze medal match.
- Semifinals
| Spain (ESP) | 13–3 | United States (USA) |
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- Final
| United States (USA) | 11–3 | Belgium (BEL) |
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- Final rank
- Bronze
Rowing edit
Fifteen rowers represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Three of the four boats took gold medals, with the fourth having to settle for silver after a 4-second loss to Switzerland in the coxed fours final.
Ranks given are within the heat.
| Rower | Cox | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| John B. Kelly Sr. | N/A | Single sculls | 7:44.2 | 1 Q | 7:46.2 | 1 Q | 7:35.0 | |
| Paul Costello Jack Kelly | N/A | Double sculls | N/A | 7:16.8 | 1 Q | 7:09.0 | ||
| Erich Federschmidt Franz Federschmidt Carl Klose Ken Myers | Sherm Clark | Coxed four | N/A | 7:17.4 | 1 Q | 6:58.0 | ||
| Vince Gallagher Edwin Graves Virgil Jacomini Donald Johnston William Jordan Clyde King Edward Moore Alden Sanborn | Sherm Clark | Eight | 6:24.0 | 1 Q | 6:24.0 | 1 Q | 6:05.0 | |
Rugby union edit
The United States competed in the Olympic rugby tournament for the first time. They faced France in the only match of the tournament, as the two countries were the only ones to compete. The Americans won the match to take the gold medal.
- Final
- Final rank
- Gold
Skating edit
Figure skating edit
Two figure skaters represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport; Sweden was one of three countries to compete in both Summer Olympics figure skating competitions. Weld took the bronze medal in the ladies' singles, with Niles finishing sixth in the men's. The two took fourth place in the pairs competition.
| Skater | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Nathaniel Niles | Men's singles | 49.0 | 6 |
| Theresa Weld | Ladies' singles | 15.5 | |
| Nathaniel Niles Theresa Weld | Pairs | 28.5 | 4 |
Shooting edit
Twenty-nine shooters represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The country took 13 of 21 gold medals, won at least one medal in 18 of the 21 events, and finished with 23 medals—more than twice Norway's 11, which was second-best. The American teams took gold medals in 8 of the 11 team events, with a silver, a bronze, and a fourth-place finish rounding out its team results. In individual competitions, the United States won five golds, three silvers, and five bronzes. Twelve men won individual medals (Nuesslein was the only American shooter to win multiple individual medals), and ten more received medals as parts of teams.
They swept the individual small-bore rifle medals, as well as taking the gold medal in the team event. They repeated this performance in the trap and team clay pigeons events.
The American shooters won both the individual and team golds in the free rifle.
The team took both team pistol golds, as well as one of two individual pistol golds.
The military rifle events gave the United States more trouble; the team won no medal in the individual 300 metre prone event, and took only silver in the team 300 metre standing competition.
The running deer was by far the worst category for the Americans; of the four events, the United States took only a single bronze medal in the team single shots event.
Tug of war edit
The United States competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the third time in 1920, the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics. The Americans joined the British in tying Sweden's mark for most appearances in the short life of tug of war at the Olympics at three of five.
The Bergvall System was used in 1920. The Americans lost in the quarterfinals to eventual gold-medallist Great Britain, thus putting the United States in contention for the silver medal. In the silver medal semifinals, they were defeated by Belgium. They won their first match of the tournament in the bronze medal semifinals, defeating Italy, before again losing to Belgium in the bronze medal match. The United States finished in fourth place of the five teams.
All matches were best-of-three pulls.
- Quarterfinals
| Great Britain (GBR) | 2–0 | United States (USA) |
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- Silver medal semifinals
| Belgium (BEL) | 2–0 | United States (USA) |
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- Bronze medal semifinals
| United States (USA) | 2–0 | Italy (ITA) |
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- Bronze medal match
| United States (USA) | 0–2 | Belgium (BEL) |
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- Final rank
- 4th
Wrestling edit
Eighteen wrestlers competed for the United States in 1920, tying Finland for most wrestlers that year. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport, matching Great Britain for most to that point. The American wrestlers took six medals, including one gold medal, and finished third on the medals leaderboard, behind Finland with five golds and Sweden with three golds. Ackerly was the American gold medalist, finishing 1–2 with Gerson in the freestyle featherweight. Metropoulos and Pendleton competed in both freestyle and Greco-Roman events, as the United States entered two wrestlers in each weight class. Most of the American success came in the freestyle competitions, with all six medals coming in that discipline.
Freestyle edit
| Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / Bronze match | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Ackerly | Featherweight | N/A | Dialetis (GRE) (W) | Kaiser (SUI) (W) | Bernard (GBR) (W) | Gerson (USA) (W) | |
| Angus Frantz | Middleweight | Bye | Bacon (GBR) (W) | Borgström (SWE) (W) | Penttala (FIN) (L) | Johnson (USA) (L) | 4 |
| Sam Gerson | Featherweight | N/A | Mäkinen (FIN) (W) | Barathon (FRA) (W) | Shindes (IND) (W) | Ackerly (USA) (L) | |
| Charley Johnson | Middleweight | Locon (CAN) (W) | united, states, 1920, summer, olympics, united, states, competed, 1920, summer, olympics, antwerp, belgium, competitors, women, took, part, events, sports, united, states, the1920, summer, olympicsflag, united, statesioc, codeusanocamerican, olympic, committee. The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Belgium 288 competitors 274 men and 14 women took part in 113 events in 18 sports 1 United States at the1920 Summer OlympicsFlag of the United StatesIOC codeUSANOCAmerican Olympic Committeein AntwerpCompetitors288 274 men and 14 women in 18 sportsFlag bearerPat McDonaldMedalsRanked 1stGold 41 Silver 27 Bronze 27 Total 95Summer Olympics appearances overview 189619001904190819121920192419281932193619481952195619601964196819721976198019841988199219962000200420082012201620202024Other related appearances1906 Intercalated Games Contents 1 Medalists 2 Background voyage to Antwerp 3 Aquatics 3 1 Diving 3 2 Swimming 3 3 Water polo 4 Athletics 5 Boxing 6 Cycling 6 1 Road cycling 6 2 Track cycling 7 Equestrian 8 Fencing 9 Gymnastics 9 1 Artistic gymnastics 10 Ice hockey 11 Modern pentathlon 12 Polo 13 Rowing 14 Rugby union 15 Skating 15 1 Figure skating 16 Shooting 17 Tug of war 18 Wrestling 18 1 Freestyle 18 2 Greco Roman 19 See also 20 References 21 External linksMedalists editFurther information 1920 Summer Olympics medal table Medal Name Sport Event nbsp Gold Charles Paddock Athletics Men s 100 m nbsp Silver Morris Kirksey Athletics Men s 100 m nbsp Gold Allen Woodring Athletics Men s 200 m nbsp Silver Charles Paddock Athletics Men s 200 m nbsp Silver Earl Eby Athletics Men s 800 m nbsp Bronze Lawrence Shields Athletics Men s 1500 m nbsp Silver Harold Barron Athletics Men s 110 m hurdles nbsp Bronze Feg Murray Athletics Men s 110 m hurdles nbsp Gold Frank Loomis Athletics Men s 400 m hurdles nbsp Silver John Norton Athletics Men s 400 m hurdles nbsp Bronze August Desch Athletics Men s 400 m hurdles nbsp Silver Patrick Flynn Athletics Men s 3000 m steeplechase nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Charles PaddockJackson ScholzLorin MurchisonMorris Kirksey Athletics Men s 4 100 m relay nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Horace BrownArlie SchardtIvan Dresser Athletics Men s 3000 m team race nbsp Bronze Richard Remer Athletics Men s 3 km walk nbsp Silver Joseph Pearman Athletics Men s 10 km walk nbsp Silver Carl Johnson Athletics Men s long jump nbsp Gold Richmond Landon Athletics Men s high jump nbsp Silver Harold Muller Athletics Men s high jump nbsp Gold Frank Foss Athletics Men s pole vault nbsp Bronze Edwin Myers Athletics Men s pole vault nbsp Bronze Harry Liversedge Athletics Men s shot put nbsp Bronze Gus Pope Athletics Men s discus throw nbsp Gold Patrick Ryan Athletics Men s hammer throw nbsp Bronze Basil Bennett Athletics Men s hammer throw nbsp Gold Pat McDonald Athletics Men s 56 lb weight throw nbsp Silver Patrick Ryan Athletics Men s 56 lb weight throw nbsp Silver Everett Bradley Athletics Men s pentathlon nbsp Silver Brutus Hamilton Athletics Men s decathlon nbsp Gold United States men s rugby team Daniel CarrollJames FitzpatrickCharles MehanJohn PatrickDink TempletonCharles DoeJoseph HunterJohn MuldoonErwin RighterCharles Lee Tilden Jr George FishMorris KirkseyJohn O NeilRudolph ScholzHeaton Wrenn Rugby Men s rugby union nbsp Gold Frankie Genaro Boxing Men s flyweight nbsp Gold Samuel Mosberg Boxing Men s lightweight nbsp Bronze Frederick Colberg Boxing Men s welterweight nbsp Gold Eddie Eagan Boxing Men s light heavyweight nbsp Gold Louis Kuehn Diving Men s 3 m springboard nbsp Silver Clarence Pinkston Diving Men s 3 m springboard nbsp Bronze Louis Balbach Diving Men s 3 m springboard nbsp Gold Clarence Pinkston Diving Men s 10 m platform nbsp Bronze Harry Prieste Diving Men s 10 m platform nbsp Gold Aileen Riggin Diving Women s 3 m springboard nbsp Silver Helen Wainwright Diving Women s 3 m springboard nbsp Bronze Thelma Payne Diving Women s 3 m springboard nbsp Gold John B Kelly Sr Rowing Men s single sculls nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Paul CostelloJohn B Kelly Sr Rowing Men s double sculls nbsp Silver nbsp United States USA Ken MyersCarl KloseFranz FederschmidtErich FederschmidtSherm Clark Rowing Men s coxed four nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Virgil JacominiEdwin GravesWilliam JordanEdward MooreAlden SanbornDonald JohnstonVince GallagherClyde KingSherm Clark Rowing Men s eight nbsp Silver Raymond Bracken Shooting Men s 30 m military pistol nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Karl FrederickLouis HarantMichael KellyAlfred LaneJames H Snook Shooting Men s 30 m team military pistol nbsp Gold Karl Frederick Shooting Men s 50 m free pistol nbsp Bronze Alfred Lane Shooting Men s 50 m free pistol nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Raymond Bracken Karl FrederickMichael KellyAlfred LaneJames H Snook Shooting Men s 50 m team free pistol nbsp Gold Lawrence Nuesslein Shooting Men s 50 m small bore rifle nbsp Silver Arthur Rothrock Shooting Men s 50 m small bore rifle nbsp Bronze Dennis Fenton Shooting Men s 50 m small bore rifle nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Dennis Fenton Willis A LeeLawrence NuessleinArthur RothrockOliver Schriver Shooting Men s 50 m team small bore rifle nbsp Gold Morris Fisher Shooting Men s 300 m free rifle 3 positions nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Dennis Fenton Morris FisherWillis A LeeCarl OsburnLloyd Spooner Shooting Men s team free rifle nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Morris Fisher Joseph JacksonWillis A LeeCarl OsburnLloyd Spooner Shooting Men s 300 m team military rifle prone nbsp Gold Carl Osborn Shooting Men s 300 m military rifle standing nbsp Bronze Lawrence Nuesslein Shooting Men s 300 m military rifle standing nbsp Silver nbsp United States USA Thomas BrownWillis A LeeLawrence NuessleinCarl OsburnLloyd Spooner Shooting Men s 300 m team military rifle standing nbsp Bronze Lloyd Spooner Shooting Men s 600 m military rifle prone nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Dennis FentonJoseph JacksonWillis A LeeOliver SchriverLloyd Spooner Shooting Men s 600 m team military rifle prone nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Joseph JacksonWillis A LeeCarl OsburnOliver SchriverLloyd Spooner Shooting Men s 300 600 m team military rifle prone nbsp Bronze nbsp United States USA Thomas BrownWillis A LeeLawrence NuessleinCarl OsburnLloyd Spooner Shooting Men s 100 m team running deer single shots nbsp Gold Mark Arie Shooting Men s trap nbsp Silver Frank Troeh Shooting Men s trap nbsp Bronze Frank Wright Shooting Men s trap nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Mark ArieHorace BonserJay ClarkForest McNeirFrank TroehFrank Wright Shooting Men s team clay pigeons nbsp Gold Duke Kahanamoku Swimming Men s 100 m freestyle nbsp Silver Pua Kealoha Swimming Men s 100 m freestyle nbsp Bronze Bill Harris Swimming Men s 100 m freestyle nbsp Gold Norman Ross Swimming Men s 400 m freestyle nbsp Silver Ludy Langer Swimming Men s 400 m freestyle nbsp Gold Norman Ross Swimming Men s 1500 m freestyle nbsp Gold Warren Kealoha Swimming Men s 100 m backstroke nbsp Silver Ray Kegeris Swimming Men s 100 m backstroke nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Duke KahanamokuPua KealohaPerry McGillivrayNorman Ross Swimming Men s 4 200 m freestyle relay nbsp Gold Ethelda Bleibtrey Swimming Women s 100 m freestyle nbsp Silver Irene Guest Swimming Women s 100 m freestyle nbsp Bronze Frances Schroth Swimming Women s 100 m freestyle nbsp Gold Ethelda Bleibtrey Swimming Women s 300 m freestyle nbsp Silver Margaret Woodbridge Swimming Women s 300 m freestyle nbsp Bronze Frances Schroth Swimming Women s 300 m freestyle nbsp Gold nbsp United States USA Ethelda BleibtreyIrene GuestFrances SchrothMargaret Woodbridge Swimming Women s 4 100 m freestyle relay nbsp Gold Charles Ackerly Wrestling Men s featherweight nbsp Silver Sam Gerson Wrestling Men s featherweight nbsp Bronze Charley Johnson Wrestling Men s middleweight nbsp Bronze Walter Maurer Wrestling Men s light heavyweight nbsp Silver Nat Pendleton Wrestling Men s heavyweight nbsp Bronze Fred Meyer Wrestling Men s heavyweight nbsp Silver nbsp United States USA Raymond Bonney Anthony ConroyHerbert DruryEdward FitzgeraldGeorge GeranFrank GoheenJoseph McCormickLawrence McCormickFrank SynottLeon TuckCyril Weidenborner Ice Hockey Men s competition nbsp Bronze nbsp United States USA Francis HoneycuttArthur LyonRobert SearsHenry BreckinridgeHarold Rayner Fencing Men s team foil nbsp Bronze nbsp United States USA Arthur HarrisTerry AllenJohn MontgomeryNelson Margetts Polo Men s competition nbsp Bronze Theresa Weld Figure Skating Ladies singlesBackground voyage to Antwerp editBeginning 26 July 1920 a majority of the U S Olympic contingent destined for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Belgium endured a troubled transatlantic journey aboard Princess Matoika The voyage and the events on board later called the Mutiny of the Matoika were still being discussed in the popular press years later The Matoika was a last minute substitute for another ship and according to the athletes did not have adequate accommodations or training facilities on board 2 The conditions on the Princess Matoika were terrible as the hold reeked of formaldehyde from the dead bodies of the recently deceased American World War I soldiers and there was no place to train Furthermore the athletes were dissatisfied with the quality of food and huge numbers of rats present on the ship 3 Near the end of the voyage the athletes published a list of grievances and demands and distributed copies of the document to the United States Secretary of War the American Olympic Committee members and the press Among these were the demands for better accommodations in Antwerp cabin passage home and railroad fare from New York to their home cities 4 The incident received wide coverage in American newspapers at the time 5 Aquatics editDiving edit Main article Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics Fourteen divers seven men and seven women represented the United States in 1920 It was the nation s fourth appearance in the sport the United States was the only nation to have competed at each Olympic diving contest to that point The Americans won their first gold medals in the sport since 1904 winning championships in three of the five diving events in 1920 The team swept both the men s and women s springboard events though only Americans competed in the women s springboard and added a gold and a bronze in the men s platform Pinkston was the only diver from any nation in 1920 to win multiple medals Men Ranks given are within the semifinal group Diver Event Semifinals Final Points Score Rank Points Score Rank Louis Balbach 3 m springboard 8 630 80 2 Q 15 649 50 nbsp 10 m platform 17 409 15 3 Q 28 424 00 6 Richard Beauchamp Plain high dive 23 135 0 6 did not advance Louis Kuehn 3 m springboard 7 628 15 1 Q 10 675 40 nbsp Frank Mullen Plain high dive 27 144 0 6 did not advance Clarence Pinkston 3 m springboard 8 622 70 2 Q 11 655 30 nbsp 10 m platform 10 443 00 2 Q 7 503 30 nbsp Harry Prieste 10 m platform 17 441 80 3 Q 16 468 65 nbsp Plain high dive 18 149 5 4 did not advance Clyde Swendsen 10 m platform 26 414 80 6 did not advance Plain high dive 25 148 0 5 did not advance Women Ranks given are within the semifinal group Diver Event Semifinals Final Points Score Rank Points Score Rank Aileen Allen 3 m springboard N A 20 489 9 4 Betty Grimes 10 m platform 13 156 0 2 Q 30 133 5 6 Alice Lord 10 m platform 35 118 5 7 did not advance Helen Meany 10 m platform 23 145 0 5 did not advance Thelma Payne 3 m springboard N A 12 534 1 nbsp Aileen Riggin 3 m springboard N A 9 539 9 nbsp 10 m platform 15 155 5 2 Q 20 157 0 5 Helen Wainwright 3 m springboard N A 9 534 8 nbsp Swimming edit Main article Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics Twenty two swimmers sixteen men and six women represented the United States in 1920 It was the nation s sixth appearance in the sport the United States was the only nation to have competed in every Olympic swimming edition to that point The Americans took eight of the ten gold medals along with five silvers and three bronzes This gave the team more than half of the available medals 16 out of 30 more than three times the next best country Eleven different Americans finished with at least one medal Furthermore the United States set five new world records and tied another On the men s side Kahanamoku set a new Olympic record in the quarterfinals of the 100 free then tied the world record twice in the semis and the final as the Americans swept the medals in that event Ross took a pair of gold medals in the other two freestyle events Kegeris briefly took the Olympic record in the 100 metre backstroke semifinals before Warren Kealoha broke the world record in the second semifinal Kealoha took gold and Kegeris silver in the final The relay team also set a world record in winning the gold medal On the women s side Schroth like Kegeris briefly held an Olympic record in the 100 free before Bleibtrey broke the world record in a later semifinal Bleibtrey bettered her own new record leading the American women to a sweep of the medals in that event Bleibtrey took her second world record and second gold medal in the 300 free as the Americans swept that event as well Her third gold medal and third world record came as part of the 4x100 free relay team along with Schroth Guest and Woodbridge Ranks given are within the heat Men Swimmer Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Eugene Bolden 1500 m free 23 41 2 2 Q 23 26 4 3 q 24 04 3 5 Bill Harris 100 m free 1 04 4 1 Q 1 04 2 2 Q 1 03 0 nbsp 400 m free 5 57 8 1 Q 5 36 0 3 did not advance Jack Howell 200 m breast 3 09 8 1 Q 3 10 8 1 Q Unknown 4 400 m breast 6 57 0 1 Q 6 51 4 3 q 6 51 0 4 Duke Kahanamoku 100 m free 1 01 8 OR 1 Q 1 01 4 WR 1 Q 1 01 4 WR nbsp Fred Kahele 400 m free 5 37 4 2 Q 5 35 8 2 Q Unknown 4 1500 m free 23 41 6 2 Q 23 23 0 2 Q 23 59 1 4 Pua Kealoha 100 m free 1 02 0 1 Q 1 02 4 1 Q 1 02 6 nbsp Warren Kealoha 100 m back N A 1 14 8 WR 1 Q 1 15 2 nbsp Ray Kegeris 100 m back N A 1 17 8 OR 1 Q 1 16 8 nbsp Harold Kruger 100 m back N A 1 19 0 2 Q Unknown 5 Ludy Langer 400 m free 5 41 1 1 Q 5 29 2 2 Q 5 29 0 nbsp 1500 m free 24 28 8 1 Q Unknown 4 did not advance Mike McDermott 200 m breast 3 16 4 2 Q Unknown 4 did not advance 400 m breast 7 12 8 3 q 7 13 2 3 did not advance Perry McGillivray 100 m back N A 1 20 4 3 q 1 19 4 4 Charles Quinby 400 m breast Unknown 4 did not advance Norman Ross 100 m free 1 04 2 1 Q 1 04 8 1 Q Disqualified 400 m free 6 16 2 1 Q 5 33 8 1 Q 5 26 8 nbsp 1500 m free 24 08 2 1 Q 23 12 0 1 Q 22 23 2 nbsp Stephen Ruddy 200 m breast Unknown 4 did not advance 400 m breast 7 13 0 3 did not advance Herbert Taylor 200 m breast Unknown 4 did not advance Duke KahanamokuPua KealohaPerry McGillivrayNorman Ross 4 200 m free relay N A 10 20 4 1 Q 10 04 4 WR nbsp Women Swimmer Event Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Ethelda Bleibtrey 100 m free 1 14 4 WR 1 Q 1 13 6 WR nbsp 300 m free 4 41 4 WR 1 Q 4 34 0 WR nbsp Charlotte Boyle 100 m free 1 20 4 2 Q did not finish Irene Guest 100 m free 1 18 8 1 Q 1 17 0 nbsp Frances Schroth 100 m free 1 18 0 OR 1 Q 1 17 2 nbsp 300 m free 5 03 2 2 Q 4 52 0 nbsp Eleanor Uhl 300 m free 5 02 0 1 Q Unknown 5 Margaret Woodbridge 300 m free 4 56 6 1 Q 4 42 8 nbsp Ethelda BleibtreyIrene GuestFrances SchrothMargaret Woodbridge 4 100 m free relay N A 5 11 6 WR nbsp Water polo edit Main article Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics The United States competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the second time in 1920 The Bergvall System was in use at the time The Americans shut out Greece in the quarterfinals advancing to the semifinals They were defeated there by a dominant Great Britain side which went on to win the gold medal This gave the United States an opportunity to play for the silver under the Bergvall System In the silver medal semifinals they shut out Spain but were again stymied in a loss to Belgium in the silver medal match With one last chance at a medal the Americans again defeated Greece in the bronze medal semifinals In the bronze medal match however the team was shut out by Sweden Quarterfinals United States nbsp 7 0 nbsp Greece Antwerp Semifinals Great Britain nbsp 7 2 nbsp United States Antwerp Silver medal semifinals United States nbsp 5 0 nbsp Spain Antwerp Silver medal match United States nbsp 2 7 nbsp Belgium Antwerp Bronze medal semifinals United States nbsp 7 0 nbsp Greece Antwerp Bronze medal match Sweden nbsp 5 0 nbsp United States Antwerp Final rank 4thAthletics editMain article Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics 90 athletes represented the United States in 1920 It was the sixth appearance of the nation in athletics a sport in which the United States had competed at every Games The American team used to dominance of the sport was seriously challenged for the first time The nine gold medals won by the team tied the mark for fewest the nation had ever won matching the 1896 total when only 12 events rather than 29 were contested Finland matched the United States gold medal for gold medal the first time any other nation had done so and the last time until the 1972 Games The depth of the American team allowed the team to collect twelve silver and eight bronze medals as well the United States s 29 total medals nearly doubled the 16 of Finland allowing the team to remain on top of the athletics medals leader board yet again Ranks given are within the heat Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Dan Ahearn Triple jump 13 75 6 Q 14 08 6 Milton Angier Javelin throw 57 58 9 Q 59 275 7 Harold Barron 110 m hurdles 15 2 1 Q 15 0 WR 1 Q 15 1 nbsp William Bartlett Discus throw 40 875 4 40 875 5 Basil Bennett Hammer throw 48 25 2 Q 48 25 nbsp George Bihlman Shot put 13 575 7 did not advance Max Bohland Cross country 16 Everett Bradley Pentathlon 24 nbsp Horace Brown 5000 m 15 31 8 3 Q did not finish Sol Butler Long jump 6 60 7 did not advance Thomas Campbell 800 m 1 59 1 2 Q 1 57 6 2 Q did not finish Howard Cann Shot put 13 52 8 did not advance James Connolly 1500 m 4 10 0 3 Q did not finish George Cornetta 10000 m 9 did not advance Robert Crawford Cross country 40 Edward Curtis 1500 m did not finish did not advance Charles Daggs 400 m hurdles 56 7 2 Q 55 8 3 Q 55 7 6 August Desch 400 m hurdles 57 6 1 Q 55 4 1 Q 54 7 nbsp Michael Devaney 3000 m steeplechase 10 23 0 OR 1 Q 10 34 3 5 Ivan Dresser 5000 m 15 41 6 3 Q did not finish Robert Dunne Pentathlon did not finish Earl Eby 800 m 1 56 8 3 Q 1 57 0 2 Q 1 53 6 nbsp Everett Ellis Decathlon did not finish Robert Emery 400 m 52 6 1 Q 50 7 3 Q 50 2 4 did not advance Frederick Faller 10000 m 33 02 4 4 Q 32 38 0 8 Cross country 15 Patrick Flynn 3000 m steeplechase 10 36 0 1 Q 10 21 1 nbsp Cross country 28 12 0 9 Frank Foss Pole vault 3 60 1 Q 4 09 WR nbsp Clifford Furnas 5000 m 15 23 0 4 Q did not finish Kaufman Geist Triple jump 13 52 12 did not advance Harry Goelitz Decathlon did not finish Brutus Hamilton Pentathlon 27 6 Decathlon 6771 085 nbsp Albert Hulsebosch 3000 m steeplechase 10 26 8 3 Q 10 37 7 6 Charles Hunter 5000 m 5 did not advance Clarence Jaquith Triple jump 13 04 15 did not advance Eldon Jenne Pole vault 3 60 1 Q 3 60 7 Carl Johnson Long jump 6 82 3 Q 7 095 nbsp Richard Johnson 10000 m 8 did not advance Morris Kirksey 100 m 11 0 1 Q 10 8 1 Q 11 0 3 Q 10 9 nbsp 200 m 23 4 1 Q 22 6 1 Q 22 5 4 did not advance Edward Knourek Pole vault 3 60 1 Q 3 60 4 Sherman Landers Triple jump 14 00 4 Q 14 17 5 Richmond Landon High jump 1 80 1 Q 1 936 nbsp Robert LeGendre Pentathlon 26 4 James Lincoln Javelin throw 57 86 8 Q 57 86 9 Carl Linder Marathon 2 44 21 2 11 Harry Liversedge Shot put 13 755 4 Q 14 15 nbsp Frank Loomis 400 m hurdles 55 8 1 Q 55 4 1 Q 54 0 WR nbsp Jack Mahan Javelin throw 53 52 12 did not advance Thomas Maroney 3 km walk 13 52 1 3 Q 13 25 0 5 10 km walk 51 54 6 3 Q 50 24 4 6 Pat McDonald Shot put 14 08 2 Q 14 08 4 56 lb weight throw 11 00 1 Q 11 265 OR nbsp James McEachern Hammer throw 44 70 8 did not advance 56 lb weight throw 8 84 10 did not advance Matt McGrath Hammer throw 46 67 5 Q 46 67 5 Charles Mellor Marathon 2 45 30 0 12 John Merchant Long jump 6 50 11 did not advance Ted Meredith 400 m 51 6 1 Q 50 8 3 Q 50 6 4 did not advance Harold Muller High jump 1 80 1 Q 1 90 nbsp Loren Murchison 100 m 10 8 1 Q 10 9 2 Q 11 0 3 Q 11 2 6 200 m 23 2 1 Q 22 8 1 Q 22 4 1 Q 22 2 4 John Murphy High jump 1 80 1 Q 1 85 5 Feg Murray 110 m hurdles 15 8 1 Q 15 2 2 Q 15 1 nbsp Edwin Myers Pole vault 3 60 1 Q 3 60 nbsp John Norton 400 m hurdles 57 6 1 Q 56 2 3 Q 54 6 nbsp Joseph Organ Marathon 2 41 30 0 7 Charlie Paddock 100 m 10 8 1 Q 10 8 1 Q 10 8 1 Q 10 6 OR nbsp 200 m 23 2 1 Q 22 9 2 Q 22 5 2 Q 22 0 nbsp Amisoli Patisoni 10000 m did not finish did not advance Cross country did not finish Joseph Pearman 3 km walk Disqualified did not advance 10 km walk 47 30 0 2 Q 49 40 2 nbsp William Plant 10 km walk 52 18 3 4 Q did not start Gus Pope Discus throw 42 13 3 Q 42 13 nbsp Joie Ray 1500 m 4 13 4 1 Q 4 13 0 8 Richard Remer 3 km walk 13 54 1 3 Q 13 22 2 nbsp Edward Roberts 56 lb weight throw 9 36 7 did not advance Winfred Rolker 3 km walk 13 59 8 4 Q 13 30 4 8 10 km walk 7 did not advance Frank Roth Marathon did not finish Patrick Ryan Hammer throw 52 875 1 Q 52 875 nbsp 56 lb weight throw 10 925 2 Q 10 965 nbsp George Schiller 400 m 50 4 1 Q 51 1 2 Q 5 did not advance Jackson Scholz 100 m 10 8 1 Q 10 8 1 Q 10 9 2 Q 10 9 4 Donald Scott 800 m 1 56 9 2 Q 1 57 2 1 Q 1 54 6 5 Frank Shea 400 m 50 8 1 Q 51 0 1 Q 50 0 1 Q 50 4 4 Lawrence Shields 1500 m 4 07 4 3 Q 4 04 3 nbsp Walker Smith 110 m hurdles 15 8 1 Q 15 2 2 Q 15 3 5 Albert Sprott 800 m 2 01 5 2 Q 1 58 6 3 Q 1 55 4 6 Dink Templeton Long jump 6 67 5 Q 6 95 4 Arthur Tuck Javelin throw 53 78 11 did not advance Eugene Vidal Decathlon 6358 570 7 Lewis Watson Cross country Unknown 34 Ray Watson 3000 m steeplechase 10 49 0 3 Q 10 50 3 8 Walter Whalen High jump 1 80 1 Q 1 85 4 Kenneth Wilson Discus throw 37 58 10 did not advance Allen Woodring 200 m 22 8 1 Q 22 1 2 Q 22 4 1 Q 22 0 nbsp William Yount 110 m hurdles 15 6 1 Q 5 did not advance Max BohlandFrederick FallerPatrick Flynn Team cross country 36 4 George BretnallTed MeredithGeorge SchillerFrank Shea 4 400 m relay 3 40 7 2 Q 3 23 6 4 Morris KirkseyLoren MurchisonCharlie PaddockJackson Scholz 4 100 m relay 43 0 1 Q 42 2 WR nbsp Horace BrownMichael DevaneyIvan DresserArlie SchardtLawrence Shields 3000 m team 14 2 Q 10 nbsp Boxing editMain article Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics 16 boxers represented the United States at the 1920 Games It was the nation s second appearance in boxing The American team was one of two to send the maximum number of boxers two in each weight class along with Great Britain The Americans three gold medals was the best of any nation but their four total medals was only the third most Boxer Weight class Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Bronze match OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank Frank Cassidy Lightweight N A nbsp Janssens NED W nbsp Johansen DEN L did not advance 5 William Clark Welterweight Bye nbsp Werll BEL W nbsp Stokstad NOR W nbsp Ireland GBR L nbsp Colberg USA L 4 Frederick Colberg Welterweight Bye nbsp Schannong DEN W nbsp Gillet FRA W nbsp Schneider CAN L nbsp Clark USA W nbsp Joseph Cranston Middleweight Bye nbsp Mallin GBR L did not advance 9 Eddie Eagan Light heavyweight N A Bye nbsp Holdstock RSA W nbsp Franks GBR W nbsp Sorsdal NOR W nbsp George Etzell Featherweight Bye nbsp Fritsch FRA L did not advance 9 Frankie Genaro Flyweight N A nbsp Nilsen NOR W nbsp Rampignon FRA W nbsp Albert FRA W nbsp Pedersen DEN W nbsp Edward Hartman Bantamweight N A nbsp Bowling GBR W nbsp Walker RSA L did not advance 5 Samuel Lagonia Middleweight Bye nbsp Jacobsen NOR W nbsp Mallin GBR L did not advance 5 Samuel Mosberg Lightweight N A nbsp Solvinto FRA W nbsp Grace GBR W nbsp Beland RSA W nbsp Johansen DEN W nbsp Edwin Schell Light heavyweight N A nbsp MacGregor RSA W nbsp Sorsdal NOR L did not advance 5 William Spengler Heavyweight N A Bye nbsp Creusen BEL W nbsp Petersen DEN L nbsp Eluere FRA L 4 Samuel Stewart Heavyweight N A Bye nbsp Rawson GBR L did not advance 5 Sam Vogel Bantamweight N A nbsp Cochon FRA W nbsp Hebrants BEL L did not advance 5 Jack Zivic Featherweight Bye Bye nbsp Clausen DEN L did not advance 5 Peter Zivic Flyweight N A nbsp van Dijk NED W nbsp Pedersen DEN L did not advance 5 Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent nbsp Belgium 2 1 667 nbsp Canada 0 1 000 nbsp Denmark 3 4 429 nbsp France 5 2 714 nbsp Great Britain 3 4 429 nbsp Netherlands 2 0 1 000 nbsp Norway 4 1 800 nbsp South Africa 3 1 750 Total international 22 14 611 nbsp United States 1 1 500 Total 23 15 605 Round Wins Losses Percent Round of 32 0 0 Round of 16 10 2 833 Quarterfinals 6 8 429 Semifinals 3 3 500 Final 3 0 1 000 Bronze match 1 2 333 Total 23 15 605Cycling editMain article Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics Nine cyclists represented the United States in 1920 It was the nation s fifth appearance in the sport Taylor s semifinal qualification in the sprint was the best result on the cycling track for the Americans with Kockler s 13th place finish in the individual time trial the best American result in road cycling leading the American road cyclists to a 7th place team total Road cycling edit Cyclist Event Final Result Rank James Freeman Time trial 5 29 26 2 37 Ernest Kockler Time trial 4 55 12 2 13 August Nogara Time trial 5 20 08 0 30 John Otto Time trial 5 47 50 2 42 James FreemanErnest KocklerAugust NogaraJohn Otto Team time trial 21 32 36 6 7 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 William Beck Sprint Unknown 3 did not advance 50 km N A did not finish Christopher Dotterweich Sprint Unknown 2 Q Unknown 2 R Unknown 2 did not advance Frank Small 50 km N A did not finish Fred Taylor Sprint 13 2 1 Q 13 0 1 Q Advanced directly 15 2 2 did not advance 50 km N A did not finish Anthony Young Sprint 13 2 1 Q Unknown 2 R Disqualified did not advance 50 km N A did not finish William BeckChristopher DotterweichFred TaylorAnthony Young Team pursuit N A Unknown 2 N A did not advanceEquestrian editMain article Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics Eight equestrians represented the United States in 1920 It was the nation s third appearance in the sport having been one of three countries along with Belgium and France to have appeared at every Olympic equestrian competition to that point The Americans earned no medals in 1920 unable to add to the bronze won in 1912 The team s best individual result was Chamberlin s sixth place in the eventing the eventing team took fourth place In a somewhat unusual result all three of the American dressage competitors earned exactly the same score Equestrian Horse Event Final Result Rank Henry Allen Don Jumping 7 00 7 John Burke Barry Chiswell Dressage 19 3125 14 Raven Eventing 1350 00 16 Harry Chamberlin Harebell Dressage 19 3125 14 Nigra Eventing 1568 75 6 Sloan Doak Singlen Dressage 19 3125 14 Deceive Eventing did not finish John Downer Dick Jumping 8 50 12 William West Black Boy Eventing 1558 75 7 Prince Jumping 12 00 18 John Burke BarryHarry ChamberlinSloan DoakWilliam West RavenNigraDeceiveBlack Boy Team eventing 4477 50 4 Harry ChamberlinSloan DoakVincent ErwinKarl Greenwald NigraRabbit RedJoffreMoses Team jumping 42 00 5Fencing editMain article Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Nineteen fencers represented the United States in 1920 It was the nation s fourth appearance in the sport The Americans won a single medal the bronze in the team foil It was the country s first fencing medal since hosting the Games in 1904 None of the individual fencers reached an event final though both teams which had to compete in semifinals did advance Ranks given are within the group Fencer Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Millard Bloomer Foil N A 4 4 5 did not advance Roscoe Bowman Sabre N A 3 5 7 did not advance Henry Breckinridge Epee 6 2 1 Q 5 3 5 Q 3 8 10 did not advance Foil N A 2 4 4 did not advance George Calnan Foil N A 1 4 5 did not advance Frederick Cunningham Sabre N A 1 7 9 did not advance John Dimond Epee 2 4 7 did not advance Sabre N A 1 6 8 did not advance Raymond Dutcher Epee 3 6 7 did not advance Edwin Fullinwider Sabre N A 2 5 6 did not advance Francis Honeycutt Foil N A 2 2 3 Q 0 5 6 did not advance Arthur Lyon Sabre N A 1 6 8 did not advance Joseph Parker Foil N A 3 5 6 did not advance Sabre N A 4 3 4 Q 1 5 6 did not advance William Russell Epee 3 4 5 Q 6 5 3 Q 2 9 10 did not advance Leonard Schoonmaker Epee 0 8 9 did not advance Foil N A 0 5 6 did not advance Claiborne Walker Sabre N A 2 4 6 did not advance Henry BreckinridgeFrancis HoneycuttArthur LyonHarold RaynerRobert Sears Team foil N A 1 0 2 Q 2 2 nbsp Henry BreckinridgeRay DutcherArthur LyonHarold RaynerWilliam RussellRobert Sears Team epee 6 N A 2 3 3 Q 0 5 6 Roscoe BowmanFrederick CunninghamJohn DimondBradford FraleyEdwin FullinwiderArthur LyonBrooks ParkerClaiborne Walker Team sabre 6 N A 3 4 5Gymnastics editMain article Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics Four gymnasts represented the United States in 1920 It was the nation s second appearance in the sport and first since hosting the Games in 1904 Artistic gymnastics edit Gymnast Event Final Result Rank Bjorne Jorgensen All around 76 71 21 Paul Krempel All around 78 00 20 Frank Kriz All around 83 10 10 John Mais All around 74 10 23Ice hockey editMain article Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics The United States competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament The team cruised through its quarterfinal beating Switzerland 29 0 The Americans met Canada in a semifinal matchup the two were clearly the best teams in the tournament Canada came out the better winning 2 0 to send the United States into the silver medal tournament There the Americans beat Sweden and Czechoslovakia by a combined score of 23 0 to emerge winners of the silver medal using the Bergvall System Roster Coach nbsp Cornelius Fellowes Pos Player GP G Birthdate Age Club 7 G Raymond Bonney 2 0 April 5 1892 28 Pittsburgh AA F Anthony Conroy 4 10 October 19 1895 24 St Paul AC R Herb Drury 4 14 March 2 1896 24 Pittsburgh AA D Ed Fitzgerald 2 1 August 3 1890 29 St Paul AC D George Geran 2 3 August 3 1896 23 Boston AA R Frank Goheen 4 7 February 9 1894 26 St Paul AC F Joe McCormick 3 8 February 9 1894 26 Pittsburgh AA F Larry McCormick 1 7 July 12 1890 29 Pittsburgh AA R Frank Synott 2 1 December 28 1891 28 Boston AA D Leon Tuck 2 1 May 25 1891 28 Boston AA G Cy Weidenborner 2 0 March 30 1895 25 St Paul AC Gold medal Quarterfinals 24 April 192017 00United States nbsp 29 0 15 0 14 0 nbsp SwitzerlandPalais de Glace d AnversGame referenceRay BonneyGoaliesRene SavoieReferee nbsp Raoul Le MatConroy 8 J McCormick 7 Drury 6 Goheen 6 FitzgeraldTuckGoals7 minPenalties0 min Gold medal semifinals 25 April 192021 00Canada nbsp 2 0 0 0 2 0 nbsp United StatesPalais de Glace d AnversGame referenceWalter ByronGoaliesRay BonneyReferee nbsp Alfred de RauchFredrickson1 0Johannesson2 07 minPenalties5 min Silver medal semifinals 27 April 192022 00United States nbsp 7 0 5 0 2 0 nbsp SwedenPalais de Glace d AnversGame referenceCy WeidenbornerGoaliesSeth HowanderDrury 4 Geran 3 Goals0 minPenalties0 min Silver medal match 28 April 192022 00 nbsp United States nbsp 16 0 7 0 9 0 nbsp CzechoslovakiaPalais de Glace d AnversGame referenceCy WeidenbornerGoaliesJan PekaReferee nbsp Paul LoicqL McCormick 7 Drury 4 Conroy 2 GoheenJ McCormickSynottGoals0 minPenalties0 min Final rank nbsp SilverModern pentathlon editMain article Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics Two pentathletes represented the United States in 1920 It was the nation s second appearance in the sport having competed at both instances of the Olympic modern pentathlon A point for place system was used with the lowest total score winning Pentathlete Final Riding Fencing Shooting Swimming Running Total Rank Harold Rayner 5 12 13 14 4 48 6 Robert Sears 3 8 9 11 20 51 8Polo editMain article Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics The United States competed in the Olympic polo tournament for the second time The team took the bronze medal losing to Spain in the semifinals but defeating Belgium in the bronze medal match Semifinals nbsp Spain ESP 13 3 nbsp United States USA Final nbsp United States USA 11 3 nbsp Belgium BEL Final rank nbsp BronzeRowing editMain article Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Fifteen rowers represented the United States in 1920 It was the nation s third appearance in the sport Three of the four boats took gold medals with the fourth having to settle for silver after a 4 second loss to Switzerland in the coxed fours final Ranks given are within the heat Rower Cox Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank John B Kelly Sr N A Single sculls 7 44 2 1 Q 7 46 2 1 Q 7 35 0 nbsp Paul CostelloJack Kelly N A Double sculls N A 7 16 8 1 Q 7 09 0 nbsp Erich FederschmidtFranz FederschmidtCarl KloseKen Myers Sherm Clark Coxed four N A 7 17 4 1 Q 6 58 0 nbsp Vince GallagherEdwin GravesVirgil JacominiDonald JohnstonWilliam JordanClyde KingEdward MooreAlden Sanborn Sherm Clark Eight 6 24 0 1 Q 6 24 0 1 Q 6 05 0 nbsp Rugby union editMain article Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics The United States competed in the Olympic rugby tournament for the first time They faced France in the only match of the tournament as the two countries were the only ones to compete The Americans won the match to take the gold medal Final United States nbsp 8 0 nbsp FranceReportAttendance 20 000 Final rank nbsp GoldSkating editFigure skating edit Main article Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics Two figure skaters represented the United States in 1920 It was the nation s second appearance in the sport Sweden was one of three countries to compete in both Summer Olympics figure skating competitions Weld took the bronze medal in the ladies singles with Niles finishing sixth in the men s The two took fourth place in the pairs competition Skater Event Final Result Rank Nathaniel Niles Men s singles 49 0 6 Theresa Weld Ladies singles 15 5 nbsp Nathaniel NilesTheresa Weld Pairs 28 5 4Shooting editMain article Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics Twenty nine shooters represented the United States in 1920 It was the nation s fourth appearance in the sport The country took 13 of 21 gold medals won at least one medal in 18 of the 21 events and finished with 23 medals more than twice Norway s 11 which was second best The American teams took gold medals in 8 of the 11 team events with a silver a bronze and a fourth place finish rounding out its team results In individual competitions the United States won five golds three silvers and five bronzes Twelve men won individual medals Nuesslein was the only American shooter to win multiple individual medals and ten more received medals as parts of teams They swept the individual small bore rifle medals as well as taking the gold medal in the team event They repeated this performance in the trap and team clay pigeons events The American shooters won both the individual and team golds in the free rifle The team took both team pistol golds as well as one of two individual pistol golds The military rifle events gave the United States more trouble the team won no medal in the individual 300 metre prone event and took only silver in the team 300 metre standing competition The running deer was by far the worst category for the Americans of the four events the United States took only a single bronze medal in the team single shots event Shooter Event Final Result Rank Harry Adams 300 m military rifle prone 57 Unknown Mark Arie Trap 95 nbsp Howard Bayles 30 m military pistol 244 Unknown 50 m free pistol 430 Unknown Horace Bonser Trap 87 5 Raymond Bracken 30 m military pistol 272 nbsp 50 m free pistol 456 Unknown Thomas Brown 100 m deer single shots 33 Unknown 100 m deer double shots 63 Unknown Dennis Fenton 50 m small bore rifle 385 nbsp 300 m free rifle 3 pos 960 Unknown Morris Fisher 300 m free rifle 3 pos 996 nbsp George Fiske 50 m free pistol 458 Unknown Karl Frederick 30 m military pistol 262 Unknown 50 m free pistol 496 nbsp Louis Harant 30 m military pistol 264 Unknown Frederick Hird 300 m military rifle prone 55 Unknown Joseph Jackson 300 m military rifle prone 54 Unknown 600 m military rifle prone 58 5 100 m deer single shots 30 Unknown 100 m deer double shots 61 Unknown Alfred Lane 30 m military pistol 258 Unknown 50 m free pistol 481 nbsp Joseph Lawless 600 m military rifle prone 57 8 Willis A Lee 50 m small bore rifle 370 Unknown 300 m free rifle 3 pos 965 Unknown 300 m military rifle prone 56 Unknown 300 m military rifle standing 48 Unknown 600 m military rifle prone 56 Unknown 100 m deer single shots 33 Unknown 100 m deer double shots 53 Unknown Elmer Lindroth 600 m military rifle prone 54 Unknown Lawrence Nuesslein 50 m small bore rifle 391 nbsp 300 m military rifle standing 54 nbsp 100 m deer single shots 38 7 100 m deer double shots 64 Unknown Carl Osburn 300 m free rifle 3 pos 980 4 300 m military rifle standing 56 nbsp Frederick Plum Trap 87 4 Arthur Rothrock 50 m small bore rifle 386 nbsp 300 m military rifle standing 45 Unknown Oliver Schriver 50 m small bore rifle 367 Unknown Lloyd Spooner 300 m free rifle 3 pos 975 5 300 m military rifle prone 58 6 300 m military rifle standing 53 7 600 m military rifle prone 59 nbsp 100 m deer single shots 30 Unknown 100 m deer double shots 62 Unknown Frank Troeh Trap 93 nbsp Frank Wright Trap 87 nbsp Raymond BrackenKarl FrederickMichael KellyAlfred LaneJames H Snook 50 m team free pistol 2372 nbsp Thomas BrownWillis A LeeLawrence NuessleinCarl OsburnLloyd Spooner 300 m team military rifle standing 255 nbsp 100 m team deer single shots 158 nbsp 100 m team deer double shots 282 4 Dennis FentonMorris FisherWillis A LeeCarl OsburnLloyd Spooner Team free rifle 4876 nbsp Dennis FentonJoseph JacksonWillis A LeeOliver SchriverLloyd Spooner 600 m team military rifle prone 287 nbsp Dennis FentonWillis A LeeLawrence NuessleinArthur RothrockOliver Schriver 50 m team small bore rifle 1899 nbsp Morris FisherJoseph JacksonWillis A LeeCarl OsburnLloyd Spooner 300 m team military rifle prone 289 nbsp Karl FrederickLouis HarantMichael KellyAlfred LaneJames H Snook 30 m team military pistol 1310 nbsp Joseph JacksonWillis A LeeCarl OsburnOliver SchriverLloyd Spooner 300 amp 600 m team military rifle prone 573 nbsp Mark ArieHorace BonserJay ClarkForest McNeirFrank TroehFrank Wright Team clay pigeons 547 nbsp Tug of war editMain article Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics The United States competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the third time in 1920 the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics The Americans joined the British in tying Sweden s mark for most appearances in the short life of tug of war at the Olympics at three of five The Bergvall System was used in 1920 The Americans lost in the quarterfinals to eventual gold medallist Great Britain thus putting the United States in contention for the silver medal In the silver medal semifinals they were defeated by Belgium They won their first match of the tournament in the bronze medal semifinals defeating Italy before again losing to Belgium in the bronze medal match The United States finished in fourth place of the five teams All matches were best of three pulls Quarterfinals nbsp Great Britain GBR 2 0 nbsp United States USA Silver medal semifinals nbsp Belgium BEL 2 0 nbsp United States USA Bronze medal semifinals nbsp United States USA 2 0 nbsp Italy ITA Bronze medal match nbsp United States USA 0 2 nbsp Belgium BEL Final rank 4thWrestling editMain article Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics Eighteen wrestlers competed for the United States in 1920 tying Finland for most wrestlers that year It was the nation s fourth appearance in the sport matching Great Britain for most to that point The American wrestlers took six medals including one gold medal and finished third on the medals leaderboard behind Finland with five golds and Sweden with three golds Ackerly was the American gold medalist finishing 1 2 with Gerson in the freestyle featherweight Metropoulos and Pendleton competed in both freestyle and Greco Roman events as the United States entered two wrestlers in each weight class Most of the American success came in the freestyle competitions with all six medals coming in that discipline Freestyle edit Wrestler Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals Bronze match Rank Charles Ackerly Featherweight N A nbsp Dialetis GRE W nbsp Kaiser SUI W nbsp Bernard GBR W nbsp Gerson USA W nbsp Angus Frantz Middleweight Bye nbsp Bacon GBR W nbsp Borgstrom SWE W nbsp Penttala FIN L nbsp Johnson USA L 4 Sam Gerson Featherweight N A nbsp Makinen FIN W nbsp Barathon FRA W nbsp Shindes IND W nbsp Ackerly USA L nbsp Charley Johnson Middleweight nbsp Locon CAN W span, 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