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1920 Summer Olympics

Index 1920 Summer Olympics

The 1920 Summer Olympics (Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; Olympische Zomerspelen van de VIIe Olympiade), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. [1]

117 relations: Aftermath of World War I, Albert I of Belgium, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Antwerp Zoo, Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Argentina, Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Atlanta, Austria, Austrian Empire, Édouard de Laveleye, Beerschot Tennis Club, Belgian Olympic Committee, Belgium, Berlin, Beverloo Camp, Bohemia, Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Brazil, Brussels, Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal, Bulgaria, Cleveland, Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Czechoslovakia, Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Duke Kahanamoku, Egmont Palace, Egypt at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Eric Robertson (athlete), Estonia, Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Figure skating, Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Finland, First Austrian Republic, Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, German Combat Games, German Empire, Germany, Ghent, Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Guilherme Paraense, Gymnastics, Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Havana, Henri de Baillet-Latour, ..., Hoogboom Military Camp, Hungary, Ice hockey, Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, IJ (Amsterdam), International Olympic Committee, Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Jan De Vos, Jules Ottenstadion, K. Beerschot V.A.C., Kingdom of Bulgaria, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46), Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Korfball at the 1920 Summer Olympics, List of IOC country codes, List of IOC meetings, Lyon, Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Monaco, Monarchy of Belgium, Multi-sport event, Nachtegalen Park, Nedo Nadi, Netherlands, Olympic Oath, Olympic symbols, Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp), Oscar Swahn, Ostend, Ottoman Empire, Paavo Nurmi, Palais de Glace d'Anvers, Paris Peace Conference, 1919, Philadelphia, Pierre de Coubertin, Poland, Polish–Soviet War, Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Royal Belgian Football Association, Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Shooting sports, Stade Joseph Marien, Stade Nautique d'Antwerp, Stadion Broodstraat, Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics, United Kingdom, Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg, Victor Boin, Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Weimar Republic, World War I, Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 100 metre running deer, 1908 Summer Olympics, 1912 Summer Olympics, 1916 Summer Olympics, 1924 Summer Olympics, 1924 Winter Olympics, 1928 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics. Expand index (67 more) »

Aftermath of World War I

The aftermath of World War I saw drastic political, cultural, economic, and social change across Eurasia (Europe and Asia), Africa, and even in areas outside those that were directly involved.

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Albert I of Belgium

Albert I (8 April 1875 – 17 February 1934) reigned as the third King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934.

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Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the capital and most populous municipality of the Netherlands.

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Antwerp

Antwerp (Antwerpen, Anvers) is a city in Belgium, and is the capital of Antwerp province in Flanders.

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Antwerp Zoo

Antwerp Zoo (ZOO Antwerpen) is a zoo in the centre of Antwerp, Belgium, located next to the Antwerpen-Centraal railway station.

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Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp marked the return of the sport after a 12-year absence following it not being contested in the 1912 Summer Olympics and the cancellation of the 1916 Summer Olympics due to World War I. The only competitors were men, and from only three countries.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a federal republic located mostly in the southern half of South America.

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Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Austria

Austria (Österreich), officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich), is a federal republic and a landlocked country of over 8.8 million people in Central Europe.

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Austrian Empire

The Austrian Empire (Kaiserthum Oesterreich, modern spelling Kaisertum Österreich) was a Central European multinational great power from 1804 to 1919, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs.

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Édouard de Laveleye

Baron Édouard-Émile-Albert de Laveleye (Ghent, 22 October 1854-Brussels, 23 November 1938) was a Belgian mining engineer, financier and writer.

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Beerschot Tennis Club

The Beerschot Tennis Club, now known as the Royal Beerschot Tennis and Hockey Club is a club founded in 1899 in Kontich, Belgium, located in neighboring Antwerp.

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Belgian Olympic Committee

The Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee (Comité Olympique et Interfédérale Belge, Belgisch Olympisch en Interfederaal Comité, Belgische Olympische Komitee), abbreviated to BOIC or COIB, is the National Olympic Committee for Belgium.

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Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Western Europe bordered by France, the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.

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Berlin

Berlin is the capital and the largest city of Germany, as well as one of its 16 constituent states.

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Beverloo Camp

Beverloo Camp (Camp de Beverloo, Kamp Beverloo) was a military installation at Leopoldsburg (Bourg-Léopold in French), Belgium; 75 km northeast of Antwerp.

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Bohemia

Bohemia (Čechy;; Czechy; Bohême; Bohemia; Boemia) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech lands in the present-day Czech Republic.

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Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

These are the results of the boxing competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.

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Brazil

Brazil (Brasil), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (República Federativa do Brasil), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the de jure capital of Belgium.

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Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal

The Brussels–Scheldt Maritime Canal (commonly named in various ways including Willebroek Canal and Brussels-Willebroek canal), is a canal in Belgium linking Brussels with the Scheldt river and ultimately the sea.

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Bulgaria

Bulgaria (България, tr.), officially the Republic of Bulgaria (Република България, tr.), is a country in southeastern Europe.

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Cleveland

Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio, and the county seat of Cuyahoga County.

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Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The cycling competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp consisted of two road racing events and four track racing events, all for men only.

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Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko), was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the:Czech Republic and:Slovakia on 1 January 1993.

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Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, five diving events were contested.

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Duke Kahanamoku

Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Native Hawaiian competition swimmer who popularized the ancient Hawaiian sport of surfing.

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Egmont Palace

The Egmont Palace (Egmontpaleis, Palais d'Egmont) is a large mansion at the Rue aux Laines (Wolstraat) and the Petit Sablon Square in Brussels, Belgium.

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Egypt at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Egypt competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The equestrian events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp included eventing, show jumping, vaulting and dressage.

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Eric Robertson (athlete)

Eric Mackenzie Robertson (12 September 1892 – 1975) was a Newfoundland marathoner, who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium for Great Britain.

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Estonia

Estonia (Eesti), officially the Republic of Estonia (Eesti Vabariik), is a sovereign state in Northern Europe.

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Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics, six fencing events (all for men) were contested.

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Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The field hockey competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held between September 1–5, 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, duos, or groups perform on figure skates on ice.

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Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics, three figure skating events were contested in April.

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Finland

Finland (Suomi; Finland), officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east.

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First Austrian Republic

The First Austrian Republic (Republik Österreich) was created after the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 10, 1919—the settlement after the end of World War I which ended the Habsburg rump state of Republic of German-Austria—and ended with the establishment of the Austrofascist Federal State of Austria based upon a dictatorship of Engelbert Dollfuss and the Fatherland's Front in 1934.

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Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, was one of the 154 events at the 1920 Summer Olympics, held in Antwerp.

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German Combat Games

The Deutsche Kampfspiele (English: German Combat Games) were a national multi-sport event established in 1922 by the Deutscher Reichsausschuss für Leibesübungen under Carl Diem.

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German Empire

The German Empire (Deutsches Kaiserreich, officially Deutsches Reich),Herbert Tuttle wrote in September 1881 that the term "Reich" does not literally connote an empire as has been commonly assumed by English-speaking people.

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Germany

Germany (Deutschland), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is a sovereign state in central-western Europe.

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Ghent

Ghent (Gent; Gand) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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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.

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Guilherme Paraense

Guilherme Paraense (25 June 1884 – 18 April 1968) was a Brazilian sport shooter and Olympic Champion.

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Gymnastics

Gymnastics is a sport that requires balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and endurance.

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Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The competition of gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held from Monday, August 23 to Friday, August 27, 1920 at the Beerschot Stadium in Antwerp.

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Havana

Havana (Spanish: La Habana) is the capital city, largest city, province, major port, and leading commercial center of Cuba.

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Henri de Baillet-Latour

Count Henri II de Baillet-Latour (in French: Henri, Count of Baillet-Latour; 1 March 1876 – 6 January 1942) was a Belgian aristocrat and the third President of the International Olympic Committee.

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Hoogboom Military Camp

Hoogboom Military Camp was a military installation located in Brasschaat, Belgium, located 10 km northeast of neighboring Antwerp.

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Hungary

Hungary (Magyarország) is a country in Central Europe that covers an area of in the Carpathian Basin, bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Austria to the northwest, Romania to the east, Serbia to the south, Croatia to the southwest, and Slovenia to the west.

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Ice hockey

Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponent's net to score points.

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Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.

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IJ (Amsterdam)

The IJ (pronounced; sometimes shown on old maps as Y or Ye) is a body of water, formerly a bay, in the Dutch province of North Holland.

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International Olympic Committee

The International Olympic Committee (IOC; French: Comité International Olympique, CIO) is a Swiss private non-governmental organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, which is the authority responsible for the modern Olympic Games.

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Italy at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Italy competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Jan De Vos

Jan Baptist De Vos (7 February 1844 – 30 March 1923) was mayor (burgomaster) of Antwerp in Belgium from 15 March 1909 until 21 July 1921.

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Jules Ottenstadion

Jules Ottenstadion was a multi-purpose stadium in Gentbrugge, Ghent, Belgium.

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K. Beerschot V.A.C.

Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbal en Atletiek Club was a Belgian football club from Antwerp.

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Kingdom of Bulgaria

The Kingdom of Bulgaria (Царство България, Tsarstvo Bǎlgariya), also referred to as the Tsardom of Bulgaria and the Third Bulgarian Tsardom, was a constitutional monarchy in Eastern and Southeastern Europe, which was established on 5 October (O.S. 22 September) 1908 when the Bulgarian state was raised from a principality to a kingdom.

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Kingdom of Hungary (1920–46)

The Kingdom of Hungary (Hungarian: Magyar Királyság), also known as the Regency, existed from 1920 to 1946 as a de facto country under Regent Miklós Horthy.

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Kingdom of Yugoslavia

The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija, Краљевина Југославија; Кралство Југославија) was a state in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that existed from 1918 until 1941, during the interwar period and beginning of World War II.

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Korfball at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Korfball was a demonstration sport at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp.

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List of IOC country codes

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) uses three-letter abbreviation country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic Games.

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List of IOC meetings

This is the list of International Olympic Committee (IOC) meetings.

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Lyon

Lyon (Liyon), is the third-largest city and second-largest urban area of France.

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Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, a single modern pentathlon event was contested.

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Monaco

Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco (Principauté de Monaco), is a sovereign city-state, country and microstate on the French Riviera in Western Europe.

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Monarchy of Belgium

The monarchy of Belgium is a constitutional, hereditary, and popular monarchy whose incumbent is titled the King or Queen of the Belgians (Koning(in) der Belgen, Roi / Reine des Belges, König(in) der Belgier) and serves as the country's head of state.

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Multi-sport event

A multi-sport event is an organized sporting event, often held over multiple days, featuring competition in many different sports among organized teams of athletes from (mostly) nation-states.

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Nachtegalen Park

Nachtegalen Park (Nightingale Park in) is a park located in the Antwerp, Belgium municipality of Wilrijk.

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Nedo Nadi

Nedo Nadi (9 June 1894 – 29 January 1940) was one of the best Italian fencers of all time.

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Netherlands

The Netherlands (Nederland), often referred to as Holland, is a country located mostly in Western Europe with a population of seventeen million.

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Olympic Oath

The Olympic Oath (distinct from the Olympic creed) is a solemn promise made by one athlete, judge or official, and one coach at the Opening Ceremony of each Olympic Games.

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Olympic symbols

The Olympic symbols are icons, flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to elevate the Olympic Games.

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Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)

The Olympisch Stadion or Kielstadion) was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, weightlifting and korfball (demonstration) events. Following the Olympics it was converted to a football stadium. Its current tenant is FCO Beerschot Wilrijk, a Belgian football club. There are no remnants of the Olympic athletics track. It is possible that Archibald Leitch was involved in the design of the stadium having made several visits prior to the Games.

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Oscar Swahn

Oscar Gomer Swahn (20 October 1847 – 1 May 1927) was a Swedish shooter who competed at three Olympic games and won six medals, including three gold.

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Ostend

Ostend (Oostende, or; Ostende; Ostende) is a Belgian coastal city and municipality, located in the province of West Flanders.

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire (دولت عليه عثمانیه,, literally The Exalted Ottoman State; Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also historically known in Western Europe as the Turkish Empire"The Ottoman Empire-also known in Europe as the Turkish Empire" or simply Turkey, was a state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries.

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Paavo Nurmi

Paavo Johannes Nurmi (13 June 1897 – 2 October 1973) was a Finnish middle-distance and long-distance runner.

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Palais de Glace d'Anvers

The Palais de Glace d'Anvers was a sports venue located in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Paris Peace Conference, 1919

The Paris Peace Conference, also known as Versailles Peace Conference, was the meeting of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers.

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the sixth-most populous U.S. city, with a 2017 census-estimated population of 1,580,863.

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Pierre de Coubertin

Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin (born Pierre de Frédy; 1 January 1863 – 2 September 1937, also known as Pierre de Coubertin and Baron de Coubertin) was a French educator and historian, and founder of the International Olympic Committee, as well as its second President.

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Poland

Poland (Polska), officially the Republic of Poland (Rzeczpospolita Polska), is a country located in Central Europe.

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Polish–Soviet War

The Polish–Soviet War (February 1919 – March 1921) was fought by the Second Polish Republic, Ukrainian People's Republic and the proto-Soviet Union (Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine) for control of an area equivalent to today's western Ukraine and parts of modern Belarus.

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Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Polo returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, after not being contested at the 1912 Games.

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Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics after World War I, saw five events.

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Royal Belgian Football Association

The Royal Belgian Football Association (Dutch: Koninklijke Belgische Voetbalbond, KBVB; French: Union royale belge des sociétés de football association, URBSFA; German: Königlicher Belgischer Fußballverband, KBFV) is the governing body of football in Belgium.

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Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics was played in Antwerp.

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Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic

The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR or RSFSR; Ru-Российская Советская Федеративная Социалистическая Республика.ogg), also unofficially known as the Russian Federation, Soviet Russia,Declaration of Rights of the laboring and exploited people, article I or Russia (rɐˈsʲijə; from the Ρωσία Rōsía — Rus'), was an independent state from 1917 to 1922, and afterwards the largest, most populous, and most economically developed union republic of the Soviet Union from 1922 to 1991 and then a sovereign part of the Soviet Union with priority of Russian laws over Union-level legislation in 1990 and 1991.

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Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece).

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Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, 21 events in shooting were contested.

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Shooting sports

Shooting sports is a collective group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in using various types of ranged weapons, mainly referring to man-portable guns (firearms and airguns, in forms such as handguns, rifles and shotguns) and bows/crossbows.

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Stade Joseph Marien

Stade Joseph Marien is a multi-use stadium in Brussels, Belgium.

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Stade Nautique d'Antwerp

Stade Nautique d'Antwerp was an aquatics venue located in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Stadion Broodstraat

Stadion Broodstraat was an Association football or soccer venue located in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, ten swimming events were contested.

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Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Final results for the Tennis competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics

The tug of war contest at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held on August 17, 1920 and on August 18, 1920.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg

The Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg was a velodrome located in Antwerp, Belgium.

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Victor Boin

Victor Boin (28 February 1886 – 31 March 1974) was a Belgian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, and épée fencer who competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Final results for the water polo tournament at the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting returned to the Olympic program at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, with competition in five weight classes, for men only.

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Weimar Republic

The Weimar Republic (Weimarer Republik) is an unofficial, historical designation for the German state during the years 1919 to 1933.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

At the 1920 Summer Olympics, ten wrestling events were contested, for all men.

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100 metre running deer

100 metre running deer is a discontinued ISSF shooting event, that was part of the Olympic programme from 1908 to 1948 and of the ISSF World Shooting Championships programme from 1929 to 1962, when it was replaced by 50 metre running target.

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1908 Summer Olympics

The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, United Kingdom from 27 April to 31 October 1908.

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1912 Summer Olympics

The 1912 Summer Olympics (Swedish: Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, between 5 May and 22 July 1912.

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1916 Summer Olympics

The 1916 Summer Olympics (German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1916), officially known as the Games of the VI Olympiad, were scheduled to be held in Berlin, Germany, but were eventually canceled due to the outbreak of World War I. Berlin was selected as the host city during the 14th IOC Session in Stockholm on 4 July 1912, defeating bids from Alexandria, Amsterdam, Brussels, Budapest and Cleveland.

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1924 Summer Olympics

The 1924 Summer Olympics (Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially known as the Games of the VIII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1924 in Paris, France.

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1924 Winter Olympics

The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games (Les Iers Jeux olympiques d'hiver), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.

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1928 Summer Olympics

The 1928 Summer Olympics (Dutch: Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Summer_Olympics

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