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Nachtegalen Park

Nachtegalen Park (Nightingale Park in (in Dutch)) is a park located in the Antwerp, Belgium municipality of Wilrijk. It served as the archery venue for the 1920 Summer Olympics.

During World War II, the park was headquarters for the 89th German Army Corps, then it became command post of the 719th Infantry Division.

The park is home to the Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1920 Summer Olympics</span> Multi-sport event in Antwerp, Belgium

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the Summer Olympics</span>

Archery had its debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 17 Olympiads. 105 nations have competed in the Olympic archery events, with France appearing the most often at 15 times. The most noticeable trend has been the excellence of South Korean archers, who have won 27 out of 39 gold medals in events since 1984. It is governed by the World Archery Federation. Recurve archery is the only discipline of archery featured at the Olympic Games. Archery is also an event at the Summer Paralympics.

Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp marked the return of the sport after a 12-year absence following it not being contested in the 1912 Summer Olympics and the cancellation of the 1916 Summer Olympics due to World War I. The only competitors were men, and from only three countries. Belgium sent 14 archers, while France and the Netherlands each sent 8.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)</span> Stadium at Antwerp, Belgium

The Olympisch Stadion or Kielstadion was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, weightlifting and korfball (demonstration) events. Following the Olympics it was converted to a football stadium. Its current tenant is K Beerschot VA, a Belgian football club. There are no remnants of the Olympic athletics track.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Individual fixed large bird</span> Archery at the Olympics

The individual fixed large bird event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Six archers, all from Belgium, competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Individual fixed small bird</span> Archery at the Olympics

The individual fixed small bird event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Six archers, all from Belgium, competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Team fixed large bird</span> Archery at the Olympics

The Team fixed large bird event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. One team of six archers from Belgium competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Team fixed small bird</span> Archery at the Olympics

The team fixed small bird event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. One team of six archers from Belgium competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Individual moving bird, 50 metres</span> Archery at the Olympics

The individual moving bird at 50 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Only two archers competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Individual moving bird, 33 metres</span> Archery at the Olympics

The individual moving bird at 33 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Only two archers competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Individual moving bird, 28 metres</span> Archery at the Olympics

The individual moving bird at 28 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Only two archers competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Team moving bird, 50 metres</span> Archery at the Olympics

The team moving bird at 50 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Two teams of eight archers each competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Team moving bird, 33 metres</span> Archery at the Olympics

The team moving bird at 33 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Two teams of eight archers each competed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Team moving bird, 28 metres</span> Archery at the Olympics

The team moving bird at 28 metres event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. Three teams of eight archers each competed. Every archer had 60 shots, and every shot could earn a maximum of 9 points.

Louis Van de Perck was a Belgian archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, where he won a gold medal with the Belgian team, and also two individual silver medals.

Firmin Flamand was a Belgian archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, where he won a gold medal with the Belgian team, and also an individual bronze medal.

Joseph Hermans was a Belgian archer and Olympic champion. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, where he won a gold medal with the Belgian team, and also an individual bronze medal in fixed target small bird.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Palais de Glace d'Anvers</span>

The Palais de Glace d'Anvers was a sports venue located in Antwerp, Belgium. Measuring 168 feet (51 m) long by 58.5 feet (17.8 m) wide, it hosted both the figure skating and ice hockey events for the 1920 Summer Olympics. The building was demolished in 2016.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Beerschot THC</span>

The Beerschot Tennis Club, now known as the Royal Beerschot Tennis and Hockey Club is a field hockey and tennis club founded in 1899 in Kontich, Belgium, located in neighboring Antwerp. It hosted the tennis events for the 1920 Summer Olympics.

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