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Olympiade) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (French: Anvers 1920; Dutch and German: Antwerpen 1920), were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. Twenty-nine nations and 2,678 competitors, including 65 women, competed in 162 events in 24 sports.
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.
5–12 October — Cleveland Indians (AL) defeats Brooklyn Dodgers (NL) by 5 games to 2 to win the 1920 World Series; Major League Baseball. The sale of Babe Ruth. Boston Red Sox transfers Babe Ruth to New York Yankees for $125,000 and a $350,000 loan. Ruth hits 54 home runs for the Yankees in 1920, nearly double the record of 29 he hit in the ...
The competitions were held from August 15, 1920, to August 23, 1920. Medal summary. Event Gold ... 509 athletes from 25 nations competed. Czechoslovakia, Egypt ...
1920 college football season 1918 1919 ← → 1921 1922 The 1920 College Football All-America team is composed of college football players who were selected as All-Americans by various organizations and writers that chose College Football All-America Teams in 1920.
This is a list of track and field athletes who participated in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. This category should only be used for Olympians participating in athletics (sport) . All other Olympians should be categorized into an appropriate subcategory.
The list of the most famous athletes in the world is dominated by footballers, and no athlete is more famous than one particular Real Madrid player.
1920 Antwerp details: Charley Paddock United States: Morris Kirksey United States: Harry Edward Great Britain: 1924 Paris details: Harold Abrahams Great Britain: Jackson Scholz United States: Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt New Zealand: 1928 Amsterdam details: Percy Williams Canada: Jack London (athlete) Great Britain: Georg Lammers Germany: 1932 ...