Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Great Britain at the
1920 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg
IOC code GBR
NOC British Olympic Association
in Antwerp
Competitors234 (218 men and 16 women) in 21 sports
Flag bearer Philip Noel-Baker
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
14
Silver
15
Bronze
13
Total
42
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 234 competitors, 218 men and 16 women, took part in 84 events in 21 sports. [1] British athletes won fourteen gold medals (up from ten in 1912) and 43 medals overall, finishing third. It would be the last Olympic Games in which Irish athletes participated for Great Britain, after foundation of Irish Free State in 1922.

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Aquatics

Diving

Five divers consisting of three men and two women, represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Just as in 1912, the women had the better showing for the country. Armstrong posted the country's best result to that point, taking the silver medal in the platform. White, who had won Great Britain's only previous medal in the sport, was unable to match her bronze from 1912 and took fourth place in the platform.

Men

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

DiverEventSemifinalsFinal
PointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank
Harold Clarke Plain high dive 10164.52 Q40142.09
Albert Dickin Plain high dive 17140.54Did not advance
Ernest Walmsley 3 m springboard 28453.055Did not advance
Women

Ranks given are within the semifinal group.

DiverEventSemifinalsFinal
PointsScoreRankPointsScoreRank
Beatrice Armstrong 10 m platform 7158.01 Q10166.0Silver medal icon.svg
Isabelle White 10 m platform 20148.53 Q18158.54

Swimming

Eighteen swimmers, twelve men and six women, represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Great Britain won two medals, one in each of the relays. The men took bronze, while the women took silver. Jeans was the only individual finalist for the country, advancing to the finals in both of the women's events and taking fourth place each time.

Ranks given are within the heat.

Men
SwimmerEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Harold Annison 100 m free Unknown4Did not advance
400 m free 5:58.01 QUnknown4Did not advance
1500 m free 24:28.21 Q23:51.43Did not advance
Albert Dickin 100 m free Unknown5Did not advance
John Dickin 100 m free 1:10.03Did not advance
Jack Hatfield 400 m free 5:50.63Did not advance
1500 m free 23:56.63Did not advance
Rex Lassam 200 m breast Unknown4Did not advance
400 m breast Unknown4Did not advance
Ernest Parker 200 m breast Unknown6Did not advance
Edward Peter 400 m free Unknown5Did not advance
1500 m free 24:39.42 QUnknown5Did not advance
George Robertson 100 m back N/AUnknown6Did not advance
200 m breast Unknown6Did not advance
400 m breast 7:28.03Did not advance
Leslie Savage 100 m free Unknown5Did not advance
William Stoney 200 m breast 3:20.83Did not advance
Henry Taylor 400 m free 6:01.22 QUnknown4Did not advance
1500 m free Did not finishDid not advance
George Webster 100 m back N/AUnknown5Did not advance
Harold Annison
Edward Peter
Leslie Savage
Henry Taylor
4 × 200 m free relay N/A10:51.01 Q10:37.2Bronze medal icon.svg
Women
SwimmerEventSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Lillian Birkenhead 100 m free Unknown6Did not advance
Hilda James 300 m free 5:07.24Did not advance
Constance Jeans 100 m free 1:20.82 Q1:22.84
300 m free 4:57.82 Q4:52.44
Grace McKenzie 100 m free 1:27.43Did not advance
300 m free Unknown4Did not advance
Charlotte Radcliffe 100 m free Unknown7Did not advance
Florence Sancroft 300 m free Unknown5Did not advance
Hilda James
Constance Jeans
Grace McKenzie
Charlotte Radcliffe
4 × 100 m free relay N/A5:40.8Silver medal icon.svg

Water polo

Great Britain competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the fourth time in 1920, the fifth appearance of the sport in the Olympics. Britain won its fourth (and final, through 2008) gold medal in the sport.

The Bergvall System was used in 1920. Great Britain won all three of its matches, taking the gold medal.

Quarterfinals
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg90Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain Antwerp
Semifinals
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg72Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States Antwerp
Final
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg32Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Antwerp
Final rank
Gold medal icon.svg Gold

Athletics

41 athletes represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's sixth appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport at every Olympics. With four medals of each type, Great Britain was the third most successful nation in athletics, behind the United States and Finland.

Ranks given are within the heat.

AthleteEventHeatsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Harold Abrahams 100 m 11.01 Q11.04Did not advance
200 m 23.32 Q23.03Did not advance
Long jump 6.0520Did not advance
John Ainsworth-Davis 400 m 51.52 Q50.72 Q49.93 Q50.65
Benjamin Howard Baker Triple jump 13.6758Did not advance
High jump 1.801 Q1.856
Joe Blewitt 5000 m 15:19.81 Q15:19.05
Guy Butler 400 m 53.22 Q50.72 Q50.22 Q50.1Silver medal icon.svg
Timothy Carroll High jump 1.801 Q1.759
Charles Clibbon 10000 m 32:08.82 QDid not finish
Laurence Cummins Cross country 26
Victor d'Arcy 100 m 11.12 Q3Did not advance
200 m 24.03Did not advance
Charles Dowson 3 km walk 13:54.94 Q13:28.06
10 km walk Did not finishDid not advance
Eric Dunbar 110 m hurdles 4Did not advance
High jump 1.7014Did not advance
Harry Edward 100 m 10.92 Q10.81 Q10.81 Q10.9Bronze medal icon.svg
200 m 22.81 Q22.01 Q22.52 Q22.2Bronze medal icon.svg
Walter Freeman Cross country 22
George Gray 110 m hurdles 2 Q4Did not advance
400 m hurdles 58.83Did not advance
Charles Gunn 3 km walk 5 Q13:34.010
10 km walk 48:22.05 Q49:43.9Bronze medal icon.svg
James Hatton 10000 m 32:23.05 Q32:14.05
Anton Hegarty Cross country 27:57.05
William Hehir 3 km walk 5 Q13:29.87
10 km walk 51:33.81 Q50:11.85
Albert Hill 800 m 1:56.22 Q1:56.41 Q1:53.4Gold medal icon.svg
1500 m 4:03.22 Q4:01.8Gold medal icon.svg
William Hill 100 m 11.01 Q11.01 Q11.35Did not advance
200 m 23.82 Q23.23Did not advance
Percy Hodge 3000 m steeplechase 10:17.4 OR1 Q10:00.4 ORGold medal icon.svg
Leslie Housden Marathon 3:14:25.031
William Hunter 110 m hurdles 2 Q5Did not advance
Long jump 6.4213Did not advance
High jump No mark21Did not advance
Herbert Irwin 5000 m 15:17.82 Q12
Robert Lindsay 400 m 52.01 Q51.64Did not advance
Charles Lively Long jump 5.8722Did not advance
Triple jump 13.1514Did not advance
Duncan McPhee 1500 m 4:07.22 QDid not finish
Arthur Mills Marathon 2:48:05.014
Edgar Mountain 800 m 1:57.61 Q1:58.22 Q1:53.74
Alfred Nichols 5000 m 15:54.04 Q15:24.08
Cross country 28:20.012
Tom Nicolson Hammer throw 45.70645.706
Philip Noel-Baker 800 m 1:56.01 QDid not startDid not advance
1500 m 4:14.02 Q4:02.4Silver medal icon.svg
George Piper Marathon 3:02:10.029
Eric Robertson Marathon 3:55:00.035
William Seagrove 5000 m 15:53.63 Q15:21.066
Christopher Vose Cross country 19
Edward Wheller 400 m hurdles 58.42 Q4Did not advance
James Wilson 10000 m 33:40.21 Q31:50.8Bronze medal icon.svg
Cross country 27:45.24
Hedges Worthington-Eyre 400 m 52.62 Q53.25Did not advance
Frank Hegarty
Alfred Nichols
James Wilson
Team cross country 21Silver medal icon.svg
Harold Abrahams
Denis Black
Victor d'Arcy
William Hill
4 × 100 m relay 43.32 Q43.04
John Ainsworth-Davis
Guy Butler
Cecil Griffiths
Robert Lindsay
4 × 400 m relay 3:40.92 Q3:22.2Gold medal icon.svg
Joe Blewitt
Albert Hill
Duncan McPhee
William Seagrove
3000 m team 111 Q20Silver medal icon.svg

Boxing

16 boxers represented Great Britain at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Great Britain was one of two countries to send two boxers in each of the eight weight classes, along with the United States. The British boxers won a total of six medals, one more than Canada and two more than the United States, but fell behind the Americans in number of gold medals three to two.

BoxerWeight classRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / Bronze match
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Frederick Adams Featherweight ByeFlag of Norway.svg  Erdal  (NOR)
L
Did not advance9
Daniel Bowling Bantamweight N/AUS flag 48 stars.svg  Hartman  (USA)
L
Did not advance9
Hugh Brown Light heavyweight N/AByeFlag of Denmark.svg  Andreasen  (DEN)
W
Flag of Norway.svg  Sørsdal  (NOR)
L
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Franks  (GBR)
L
4
James Cater Featherweight ByeFlag of Denmark.svg  Nielsen  (DEN)
W
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Garzena  (ITA)
L
Did not advance5
William Cuthbertson Flyweight N/AFlag of Denmark.svg  Jensen  (DEN)
W
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Zegwaard  (NED)
W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Pedersen  (DEN)
L
Flag of France.svg  Albert  (FRA)
W
Bronze medal icon.svg
Frank Dove Heavyweight N/AByeFlag of Denmark.svg  Petersen  (DEN)
L
Did not advance5
Harold Franks Light heavyweight N/AByeFlag of France.svg  Piochelle  (FRA)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Eagan  (USA)
L
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Brown  (GBR)
W
Bronze medal icon.svg
James Gilmour Lightweight N/AFlag of Norway.svg  Sæterhaug  (NOR)
L
Did not advance9
Frederick Grace Lightweight N/AFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Nak  (NED)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Mosberg  (USA)
L
Did not advance5
Alexander Ireland Welterweight ByeCivil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Reichenbach  (SUI)
W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Suhr  (DEN)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Clark  (USA)
W
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Schneider  (CAN)
L
Silver medal icon.svg
Harry Mallin Middleweight ByeUS flag 48 stars.svg  Cranston  (USA)
W
US flag 48 stars.svg  Lagonia  (USA)
W
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Herscovitch  (CAN)
W
Flag of Canada (1868-1921).svg  Prud'Homme  (CAN)
W
Gold medal icon.svg
George McKenzie Bantamweight N/AByeFlag of Norway.svg  Koss  (NOR)
W
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  Walker  (RSA)
L
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hébrants  (BEL)
W
Bronze medal icon.svg
Ronald Rawson Heavyweight N/AByeUS flag 48 stars.svg  Stewart  (USA)
W
Flag of France.svg  Eluère  (FRA)
W
Flag of Denmark.svg  Petersen  (DEN)
W
Gold medal icon.svg
Frederic Virtue Flyweight N/AFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Zegwaard  (NED)
L
Did not advance9
Frederick Whitbread Welterweight ByeFlag of France.svg  Gillet  (FRA)
L
Did not advance9
Edward White Middleweight ByeFlag of Denmark.svg  Olsen  (DEN)
L
Did not advance9

Cycling

Thirteen cyclists represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Great Britain was one of six different nations to win a gold medal in the six cycling events; the British team also took three silvers and one bronze to make the nation the most successful cycling team in 1920. All of Great Britain's medals came in track cycling, with the gold coming from Lance and Ryan's tandem.

Road cycling

CyclistEventFinal
ResultRank
William Genders Time trial 4:50:23.69
David Marsh Time trial 5:09:23.626
Leon Meredith Time trial 4:58:55.618
Edward Newell Time trial Did not finish
William Genders
David Marsh
Leon Meredith
Edward Newell
Team time trial Did not finish

Track cycling

Ranks given are within the heat.

CyclistEventHeatsQuarterfinalsRepechage semisRepechage finalSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Cyril Alden 50 km N/AUnknownSilver medal icon.svg
Thomas Harvey 50 km N/AUnknown8
Horace Johnson Sprint 12.61 Q11.81 QAdvanced directly14.81 Q15.1Silver medal icon.svg
50 km N/ADid not finish
Thomas Lance Sprint 13.21 QUnknown3 RUnknown4Did not advance
Harry Ryan Sprint 13.21 Q12.81 QAdvanced directly12.61 Q15.1Bronze medal icon.svg
William Stewart 50 km N/AUnknown8
Albert White Sprint Unknown2 Q12.61 QAdvanced directly15.33Did not advance
Cyril Alden
William Stewart
Tandem N/A15.61 QN/AUnknown2 BUnknown4
Thomas Lance
Harry Ryan
Tandem N/A12.01 QN/A11.61 Q11.2Gold medal icon.svg
Henry Lee
William Ormston
Tandem N/AUnknown3N/A15.33Did not advance
Cyril Alden
Thomas Harvey
Horace Johnson
Henry Lee
William Stewart
Albert White
Team pursuit N/A5:23.81 QN/A5:14.01 Q5:13.8Silver medal icon.svg

Fencing

Eighteen fencers represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The British team's best individual result came from its only event finalist, Dalglish, who placed eighth in the sabre. The foil team placed fifth for the best overall result for Britain.

Ranks given are within the group.

FencerEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
John Blake Épée 4–56Did not advance
George Burt Épée 1–68Did not advance
Ronald Campbell Épée 3–57Did not advance
Sabre N/A3–45Did not advance
Robin Dalglish Épée 4–44 Q1–911Did not advance
Sabre N/A5–22 Q3–34 Q5–68
Philip Doyne Foil N/A2–44Did not advance
Martin Holt Épée 3–57Did not advance
Herbert Huntington Sabre N/A5–34 Q1–56Did not advance
H. Evan James Foil N/A2–67Did not advance
Cecil Kershaw Foil N/A0–67Did not advance
Sabre N/A3–33 Q2–46Did not advance
Alfred Martin Sabre N/ADid not finishDid not advance
Robert Montgomerie Épée 3–67Did not advance
Foil N/A2–68Did not advance
Charles Notley Épée 2–68Did not advance
Edgar Seligman Foil N/A2–34Did not advance
Eric Startin Sabre N/A1–67Did not advance
Thomas Wand-Tetley Foil N/A2–34Did not advance
Roland Willoughby Épée 3–45 Q2–810Did not advance
Foil N/A3–34Did not advance
Jack Blake
George Burt
Martin Holt
Robert Montgomerie
Barry Notley
Edgar Seligman
Team épée [2] N/A1–44Did not advance
Philip Doyne
Evan James
Cecil Kershaw
Robert Montgomerie
Edgar Seligman
Roland Willoughby
Team foil [2] N/A2–33 Q0–45
Ronald Campbell
Robin Dalglish
William Hammond
Herbert Huntington
Cecil Kershaw
William Marsh
Alfred Ridley-Martin
Team sabre [2] N/A1–66

Field hockey

Great Britain competed in field hockey for the second time, fielding a single team this time. The team took the gold medal in the four-team round robin, defeating each of the other three teams.

TeamEventFinal
ResultRank
Great Britain men's national field hockey team Field hockey 3–0Gold medal icon.svg

Football

Great Britain competed in the Olympic football tournament for the fourth time, having missed only the 1904 tournament. The country had won gold medals in each of its first three appearances while going undefeated. The team's streak was abruptly halted in 1920, however, with a stunning first round loss to Norway.

First round
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg3–1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Gundersen Soccerball shade.svg13'Soccerball shade.svg51'
Wilhelms Soccerball shade.svg63'
Report Nicholas Soccerball shade.svg25'
Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Johannes Mutters (NED)
Final rank
10th

Gymnastics

Twenty-seven gymnasts represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, matched only by France. The British squad included only one team, with no gymnasts competing in the individual all-around. The team came in last place of the five competing countries.

Artistic gymnastics

GymnastEventFinal
ResultRank
Sidney Andrew
Albert Betts
A. G. Cocksedge
J. Cotterell
William Cowhig
Sidney Cross
Horace Dawswell
J. E. Dingley
S. Domville
H. W. Doncaster
R. E. Edgecombe
W. Edwards
Henry John Finchett
Bernard Franklin
J. Harris
Samuel Hodgetts
Stanley Leigh
George Masters
Ronald McLean
Oliver Morris
E. P. Ness
A. E. Page
A. O. Pinner
Teddy Pugh
H. W. Taylor
John Walker
Ralph H. Yandell
Team 290.1155

Modern pentathlon

Four pentathletes represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed in both instances of the Olympic pentathlon.

A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.

PentathleteFinal
RidingFencingShootingSwimmingRunningTotalRank
John Boustead 1511121676615
Edward Clarke 17141510126011
Edward Gedge 1661118167821
Thomas Wand-Tetley 221581796917

Polo

Great Britain competed in the Olympic polo tournament for the third time, the only nation to have competed in each edition of the competition to that point (and, eventually, the entire time polo was played at the Olympics). Great Britain fielded a single team in 1920, as opposed to 1900 and 1908, when the country had players on six of the eight teams to play. The British team nevertheless took another gold medal, defeating Belgium in the semifinals and Spain in the final.

Semifinals
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)8–3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
 
Final
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain  (ESP)11–13Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
 
Final rank
Gold medal icon.svg Gold

Rowing

Ten rowers represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Both of the British boats earned silver medals; in each instance, it was an American boat which beat Great Britain's representative in the final.

Ranks given are within the heat.

RowerCoxEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Jack Beresford N/A Single sculls 7:45.01 Q7:45.01 Q7:36.0Silver medal icon.svg
Ewart Horsfall
Guy Oliver Nickalls
Richard Lucas
Walter James
John Campbell
Sebastian Earl
Ralph Shove
Sidney Swann
Robin Johnstone Eight 6:19.01 Q6:26.41 Q6:05.8Silver medal icon.svg

Sailing

Six sailors represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Britain had the only female sailor of 1920. Both of the nation's boats took gold medals, without competition in the 18 foot class and over a Norwegian team in the 7 metre.

SailorsClassRace 1Race 2Race 3Total
ResultRankResultRankResultRankScoreRank
Robert Coleman
William Maddison
Cyril Wright
Dorothy Wright
7 metreUnknownGold medal icon.svg

Skating

Figure skating

Six figure skaters represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport; Great Britain was one of three countries to compete in both Summer Olympics figure skating competitions. The British team was able to capture only a single bronze medal in 1920.

SkaterEventFinal
ResultRank
Kenneth Beaumont Men's singles 59.09
Phyllis Johnson Ladies' singles 18.54
Basil Williams Men's singles 49.57
Phyllis Johnson
Basil Williams
Pairs 25.0Bronze medal icon.svg
Ethel Muckelt
Sydney Wallwork
Pairs 34.05
Kenneth Beaumont
Madeleine Beaumont
Pairs 55.08

Shooting

Seven shooters represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport; France was one of three nations (along with Denmark and France) to have competed at each Olympic shooting contest to that point. The British shooters were unable to secure a medal for the first time since 1900.

ShooterEventFinal
ResultRank
Enoch Jenkins Trap Unknown
George Whitaker Trap 7912
William Ellicott
William Grosvenor
Harold Humby
Charles Palmer
Ernest Pocock
George Whitaker
Team clay pigeons 4884

Tennis

Eight tennis players, four men and four women, competed for Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, tied with France for the most of any country. The doubles competitions were Great Britain's strength, with both gold medals coming from pairs—men's and women's. The country added a pair of silver medals in the women's and mixed doubles. The British players also took a pair of medals in the women's singles; Holman took silver and McKane won the bronze.

PlayerEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsRank
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Alfred Beamish Men's singles Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Woffek  (TCH)
W 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Ardelt  (TCH)
W 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Alonso  (ESP)
L 6–1, 5–7, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
Did not advance9
Geraldine Beamish Women's singles N/AByeFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Holman  (GBR)
L 8–6, 6–2
Did not advance9
Edith Holman Women's singles N/AByeFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Beamish  (GBR)
W 8–6, 6–2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Arendt  (BEL)
W 6–2, 6–3
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  McKane  (GBR)
W
Flag of France.svg  Lenglen  (FRA)
L 6–3, 6–0
Silver medal icon.svg
Francis Lowe Men's singles ByeFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Zerlentis  (GRE)
W 14–12, 8–10, 7–5, 6–4
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Colombo  (ITA)
W 6–4, 6–0, 2–6, 7–5
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  Winslow  (RSA)
L 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Did not advance5
Kathleen McKane Women's singles N/AFlag of France.svg  Vaussard  (FRA)
W 6–4, 6–4
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Gagliardi  (ITA)
W 6–1, 1–6, 6–2
Flag of France.svg  D'Ayen  (FRA)
W 6–2, 6–3
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Holman  (GBR)
L
Flag of Sweden.svg  Fick  (SWE)
W 6–2, 6–0
Bronze medal icon.svg
Winifred McNair Women's singles N/AByeFlag of France.svg  Lenglen  (FRA)
L 6–0, 6–0
Did not advance9
Oswald Turnbull Men's singles ByeByeFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Balbi  (ITA)
W 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–8, 6–2
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Alonso  (ESP)
W 0–6, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  Raymond  (RSA)
L 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  Winslow  (RSA)
L
4
Max Woosnam Men's singles Flag of Sweden.svg  Müller  (SWE)
W 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Alonso  (ESP)
L 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
Did not advance17
Alfred Beamish
Francis Lowe
Men's doubles N/ARed Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  Blackbeard & Dodd  (RSA)
L 6–1, 10–8, 6–3
Did not advance17
Alfred Beamish
Geraldine Beamish
Mixed doubles N/AFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  McNair & Turnbull  (GBR)
W 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Flag of France.svg  Décugis & Lenglen  (FRA)
L 6–2, 6–0
Did not advance9
Geraldine Beamish
Edith Holman
Women's doubles N/AN/AByeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  de Borman & Tschaggeny  (BEL)
W 6–2, 6–4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Arendt & Storms  (BEL)
W 6–1, 6–1
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  McKane & McNair  (GBR)
L 8–6, 6–4
Silver medal icon.svg
Edith Holman
Francis Lowe
Mixed doubles N/AFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  McKane & Woosnam  (GBR)
L 7–5, 8–6
Did not advance14
Kathleen McKane
Winifred McNair
Women's doubles N/AN/AByeFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Chaudoir & Dupont  (BEL)
W 6–2, 7–5
Flag of France.svg  d'Ayen & Lenglen  (FRA)
W 2–6, 3–6, 8–6
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Beamish & Holman  (GBR)
W 8–6, 6–4
Gold medal icon.svg
Kathleen McKane
Max Woosnam
Mixed doubles N/AFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Holman & Lowe  (GBR)
W 7–5, 8–6
Flag of France.svg  d'Ayen & Hirsch  (FRA)
W 6–4, 6–2
ByeFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Skrbková & Žemla-Rázný  (TCH)
W 9–7, 6–3
Flag of France.svg  Décugis & Lenglen  (FRA)
L 6–4, 6–2
Silver medal icon.svg
Winifred McNair
Oswald Turnbull
Mixed doubles N/AFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Beamish
Beamish  (GBR)
L 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Did not advance14
Oswald Turnbull
Max Woosnam
Men's doubles N/AByeFlag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Týř & Woffek  (TCH)
W 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Balbi & Colombo  (ITA)
W 6–2, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3
Flag of France.svg  Albarran & Décugis  (FRA)
W 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 10–8
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Kashio & Kumagai  (JPN)
W 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 7–5
Gold medal icon.svg

Tug of war

Great Britain competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the third time in 1920, the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics. Along with Sweden and the United States, Great Britain's three appearances in the five Olympic tug of war tournaments were the most of any nation.

The Bergvall System was used in 1920. Great Britain won all three of its matches, taking the gold medal to become the only country to win two Olympic golds in the tug of war.

All matches were best-of-three pulls.

Quarterfinals
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)2–0US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
 
Semifinals
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)2–0Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)
 
Final
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain  (GBR)2–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)
 
Final rank
Gold medal icon.svg Gold

Weightlifting

Two weightlifters represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed in 1896 but not 1900.

WeightlifterEventFinal
ResultRank
Percy Mills 67.5 kg 192.512
John Paine 60 kg 172.511

Wrestling

Ten wrestlers competed for Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The British wrestlers competed only in the freestyle, with two wrestlers in each weight class. Bernard and Wright took bronze medals; they were the only two Britons to get any wins at all, winning two matches apiece.

Freestyle

WrestlerEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals / Bronze matchRank
Edgar Bacon Middleweight ByeFlag of Finland.svg  Penttala  (FIN) (L)Did not advance9
Stanley Bacon Middleweight ByeUS flag 48 stars.svg  Frantz  (USA) (L)Did not advance9
Bernard Bernard Featherweight N/AByeFlag of France.svg  Harrasse  (FRA) (W)US flag 48 stars.svg  Ackerly  (USA) (L)British Raj Red Ensign.svg  Shinde  (IND) (W)Bronze medal icon.svg
Henry Inman Featherweight N/AByeBritish Raj Red Ensign.svg  Shinde  (IND) (L)Did not advance5
Frederick Mason Heavyweight N/AUS flag 48 stars.svg  Meyer  (USA) (L)Did not advance5
Archie MacDonald Heavyweight N/AFlag of Sweden.svg  Nilsson  (SWE) (L)Did not advance5
Walter Wilson Light heavyweight N/AByeUS flag 48 stars.svg  Redman  (USA) (L)Did not advance5
Noel Rhys Light heavyweight N/AFlag of Finland.svg  Westerlund  (FIN) (L)Did not advance9
Walter Wilson Light heavyweight N/AByeUS flag 48 stars.svg  Redman  (USA) (L)Did not advance5
Herbert Wright Lightweight N/AByeFlag of France.svg  Joudiou  (FRA) (W)Flag of Sweden.svg  Svensson  (SWE) (L)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Thys  (BEL) (W)Bronze medal icon.svg

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