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| Venues | Antwerp and surrounding area Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg |
| Date | 9 –13 August 1920 |
| Competitors | 103 from 14 nations |
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.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Individual time trial |  Harry Stenqvist (SWE) |  Henry Kaltenbrun (RSA) |  Fernand Canteloube (FRA) |
| Team time trial | France (FRA) Achille Souchard Fernand Canteloube Georges Detreille Marcel Gobillot | Sweden (SWE) Harry Stenqvist Sigfrid Lundberg Ragnar Malm Axel Persson |  Belgium (BEL)Albert Wyckmans Albert De Bunné Bernard Janssens André Vercruysse |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Sprint |  Maurice Peeters (NED) |  Horace Johnson (GBR) | Harry Ryan (GBR) |
| 50 kilometres | Henry George (BEL) | Cyril Alden (GBR) | Piet Ikelaar (NED) |
| Tandem | Thomas Lance and Harry Ryan (GBR) | William Smith and James Walker (RSA) | Frans de Vreng and Piet Ikelaar (NED) |
| Team pursuit |  Italy (ITA)Primo Magnani Arnaldo Carli Ruggerio Ferrario Franco Giorgetti | Great Britain (GBR) Albert White Cyril Alden Horace Johnson William Stewart | South Africa (RSA) James Walker Sammy Goosen Henry Kaltenbrun William Smith |
A total of 103 cyclists from 14 nations competed at the Antwerp Games. [1]
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad and commonly known as Antwerp 1920, were an international multi-sport event held in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium.
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