1. 1920 Summer Olympics
Matt Fields
John Trueman

2. Home
Olympics Build International Unity
Pictures
1920 Olympic Exclusions
German Response to Exclusion
Nedo Nadi
Willis Lee’s Records
Medal Count
Fun Facts
Works Cited

3. Olympics Builds International Unity
• “The six colours, including the white background,
represent the colours of all the world's flags... this is a
true international emblem.”
• “Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.”
• “Determination and perseverance move the world;
thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to
fail.”
• “The Olympics have been with the world since 776
B.C., bring nations together in celebration, and have
only been interrupted by war, especially in the modern
era.

4. 1920’s Olympic Photos
Olympic Ceremony
The Crowd
Rifling
Rifling Prone
Soccer
Fencing
Wrestling
Track
Track (again)
Video of Opening Ceremony

5. Who Was Excluded From The
Olympics?
 Hungary
 Germany
 Austria
 Bulgaria
 Turkey

6. Germany's Response?
 Deutsche Kampfspiele!
 “German Fighting
Games”

7. Olympic medal record- Nedo Nadi
Men's Fencing
Gold 1920 Antwerp Foil Individual
Gold 1920 Antwerp Sabre Individual
Gold 1920 Antwerp Foil Team
Gold 1920 Antwerp Epee Team
Gold 1920 Antwerp Sabre Team

8. Olympic medal record- Willis Lee
Men's Shooting
Gold 1920 Antwerp Team 50 m
small bore rifle
Gold 1920 Antwerp Team 300 m
army rifle, prone
Gold 1920 Antwerp Team 600 m free rifle
Gold 1920 Antwerp Team free rifle,
300 m + 600 m
Gold 1920 Antwerp Team free rifle
Silver 1920 Antwerp Team 300 m army
rifle, standing
Bronze 1920 Antwerp Team 100 m running
deer, single shots

9. Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
United
1 41 27 27 95
States
2 Sweden 19 20 25 64
Great
3 15 15 13 43
Britain
4 Finland 15 10 9 34
5 Belgium 14 11 11 36
6 Norway 13 9 9 31
7 Italy 13 5 5 23
8 France 9 19 13 41
9 Netherlands 4 2 5 11
10 Denmark 3 9 1 13

10. Fun Facts
• These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was voiced, the first in
which doves were released to symbolize peace, and the first in which the Olympic
Flag was flown.
• The USA won 41 Gold, 27 Silver, and 27 Bronze medals, the most won by any of
the 29 nations attending. Sweden, Great Britain, Finland and Belgium rounded out
the five most successful medal-winning nations.
• The Games also featured a week of winter sports, with figure skating and ice hockey
making their Olympic debut.
• At the age of 72, Sweden's 100 meter running deer double-shot event champion
Oscar Swahn won in the team event to become the oldest Olympic champion ever.
• 23-year-old Paavo Nurmi won the 10,000 m and 8,000 m cross country races, took
another gold in team cross country, and a silver in 5,000 m run. His contributions for
Finland broke the U.S. dominance record in track and field with 9 medals.
• In a unique moment in Olympic history, the 12-foot dinghy event in sailing was held
in two different countries. The final two races in the event were held in the
Netherlands, as the only two competitors in the event were Dutch.
• The games were supposed to be held in Hungary, but because of the war the
privilege was taken away
• Antwerp is awarded the Games in memory of its innocent victims of World War I

11. Works Cited
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12. Works Cited
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Navy." Arlington National Cemetery Website Title Page. N.p., n.d. Web. 11
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