Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres

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Men's 50 kilometres
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Vélodrome d'Anvers Zuremborg
Date10 August
Competitors31 from 10 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Henry George Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Silver medal icon.svg Cyril Alden Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Bronze medal icon.svg Piet Ikelaar Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
  1906 (Intercalated Games)
1924  

The men's 50 kilometres event was part of the track cycling programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. [1]

Results

PlaceCyclistTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Henry George  (BEL)1:16:43.2
2Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Cyril Alden  (GBR)
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Piet Ikelaar  (NED)
4Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Ruggero Ferrario  (ITA)
5Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Herbert McDonald  (CAN)
6Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Franco Giorgetti  (ITA)
7Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  William Smith  (RSA)
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Charles Cadron  (BEL)
Flag of France.svg  Gaston Alancourt  (FRA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gustave De Schryver  (BEL)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  William Stewart  (GBR)
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Primo Magnani  (ITA)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Thomas Harvey  (GBR)
Flag of Australia.svg  Jack King  (AUS)DNF
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Félix Dockx  (BEL)DNF
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Harold Bounsall  (CAN)DNF
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  William Taylor  (CAN)DNF
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Norman Webster  (CAN)DNF
Flag of France.svg  Courder  (FRA)DNF
Flag of France.svg  Georges Enguerrand  (FRA)DNF
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Horace Johnson  (GBR)DNF
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Luigi Gilardi  (ITA)DNF
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Jean Majérus  (LUX)DNF
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Arie van der Stel  (NED)DNF
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anton Krijgsman  (NED)DNF
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Willem Ooms  (NED)DNF
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  James Walker  (RSA)DNF
US flag 48 stars.svg  Fred Taylor  (USA)DNF
US flag 48 stars.svg  William Beck  (USA)DNF
US flag 48 stars.svg  Frank Small  (USA)DNF
US flag 48 stars.svg  Anthony Young  (USA)DNF

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  1. "Cycling at the 1920 Antwerpen Summer Games:Men's 50 kilometres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2013.