Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team, free system

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Men's free system team gymnastics
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DateAugust 27
Competitors46 from 2 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
  1912

The men's free system team was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the 1920 Summer Olympics gymnastics programme. It was the second and final appearance of the event, which was one of three team gymnastics events held in 1920 (along with the all-around team event and the Swedish system team event). Two teams competed, for a total of 46 gymnasts. Denmark won the gold medal in this event. [1]

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Results

Final
PlaceTeamScore
Med 1.png Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)51.35
Med 2.png Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)48.55
Med 3.png None

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References

  1. "Gymnastics at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games: Men's Team All-Around, Free System". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2019.

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