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Florimond Rooms (born 1894, date of death unknown) was a Belgian weightlifter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won the bronze medal in the lightweight class. [1]
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.
Frank Farmer Loomis Jr. was an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. His brother, Jo Gilbert Loomis, was a substitute sprinter at the same Olympics.
Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 336 competitors, 326 men and 10 women, took part in 121 events in 23 sports.
Florimond Cornellie was a Belgian sailor who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a crew member of the Belgian boat Edelweiß, which won the gold medal in the 6-metre class.
Virgil Victor Jacomini was an American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Edwin Darius Graves Jr. was an American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
William Conrad Jordan was an American rower, born in Cleveland, Ohio, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Edward Peerman Moore was an American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Donald Henrie Johnston was an American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He died in Arlington, Virginia.
Vincent Joseph Gallagher Jr. was an American rower, born in Brooklyn, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Clyde Whitlock King was an American rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Sherman Rockwell Clark was an American rowing coxswain who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Alfred Felber was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.
Frances Cowells Schroth was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. She won the gold medal as member of the first-place U.S. team in the 4×100-meter freestyle relay, together with Margaret Woodbridge, Irene Guest and Ethelda Bleibtrey. The American relay team set a new world record of 5:11.6 in the event final. Individually, she also won bronze medals for her third-place performances in the women's 100-meter freestyle (1:17.2) and the women's 300-meter freestyle (4:52.0).
Irene May Guest, also known by her married name Irene Loog, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder. She represented the United States as a 19-year-old at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, where she received a pair of medals. Guest received her first medal in the women's 100-meter freestyle in which she finished second behind fellow American Ethelda Bleibtrey, earning a silver medal with a time of 1:17.0. In the women's 4×100 metres freestyle relay, she won a gold medal with U.S. teammates Bleibtrey, Frances Schroth and Margaret Woodbridge in a new world-record time of 5:11.6.
Margaret Darling Woodbridge, also known by her married name Margaret Presley, was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder.
Charles Edwin "Charley" Ackerly was an American wrestler who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a 1920 graduate of Cornell University where he competed for the Cornell Big Red wrestling team under Coach Walter O'Connell. Ackerly was also a member of the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity and Sphinx Head Society.
Élisabeth d'Ayen Macready was a French tennis player who competed in the Olympic games in 1920. She won the bronze medal, along with Suzanne Lenglen, in the women's doubles competition in Antwerp. At the Grand Slam tournaments Macready reached the third round at the Wimbledon Championships (1923) and the French Championships (1925).
George Herbert Taylor was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Taylor swam in the preliminary heats of the men's 200-meter breaststroke and finished sixteenth overall. He also played for the U.S. water polo team that finished sixth.
Events from the year 1920 in Sweden