Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Cycling
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Venues Antwerp and surrounding area
Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg
Date9 –13 August 1920
Competitors103 from 14 nations
  1912
1924  

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. [1] The 50 km track event was held for the first time at these Games.

Medal summary

Road cycling

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Individual time trial
details
Flag of Sweden.svg  Harry Stenqvist  (SWE)Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  Henry Kaltenbrun  (RSA)Flag of France.svg  Fernand Canteloube  (FRA)
Team time trial
details
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)
Achille Souchard
Fernand Canteloube
Georges Detreille
Marcel Gobillot
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Harry Stenqvist
Sigfrid Lundberg
Ragnar Malm
Axel Persson
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
Albert Wyckmans
Albert De Bunné
Bernard Janssens
André Vercruysse

Track cycling

GamesGoldSilverBronze
Sprint
details
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Maurice Peeters  (NED)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Horace Johnson  (GBR)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Harry Ryan  (GBR)
50 kilometres
details
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henry George  (BEL)Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cyril Alden  (GBR)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Piet Ikelaar  (NED)
Tandem
details
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Thomas Lance
and Harry Ryan  (GBR)
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  William Smith
and James Walker  (RSA)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Frans de Vreng
and Piet Ikelaar  (NED)
Team pursuit
details
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)
Primo Magnani
Arnaldo Carli
Ruggerio Ferrario
Franco Giorgetti
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Albert White
Cyril Alden
Horace Johnson
William Stewart
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa  (RSA)
James Walker
Sammy Goosen
Henry Kaltenbrun
William Smith

Participating nations

A total of 103 cyclists from 14 nations competed at the Antwerp Games. [1]

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)1315
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)1102
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)1023
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)1012
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1012
6Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)1001
7Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  South Africa  (RSA)0213
Totals (7 entries)66618

References

  1. 1 2 "Cycling at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2013.