At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920, to August 23, 1920.
Medal summary 100 metres 10.8 10.9 10.9 200 metres 22.0 22.0 22.2 400 metres 49.6 50.1 50.2 800 metres 1:53.4 1:53.6 1:53.6 1500 metres 4:01.8 4:02.4 4:04.3 5000 metres 14:55.6 15:00.0 15:13.0 10,000 metres 31:45.8 31:47.2 31:50.8 110 metres hurdles 14.8 15.1 15.1 400 metres hurdles 54.0 54.6 54.7 3000 metres steeplechase 10:00.4 10:21.1 10:32.0 4 × 100 metres relay Charles PaddockJackson ScholzLoren MurchisonMorris Kirksey42.2 René LorainRené TirardRené MourlonÉmile Ali-Khan42.5 Agne HolmströmWilliam PeterssonSven MalmNils Sandström42.8 4 × 400 metres relay Cecil GriffithsRobert LindsayJohn Ainsworth-DavisGuy Butler3:22.2 Henry DafelClarence OldfieldJack OosterlaakBevil Rudd3:23.0 Géo AndréGaston FéryMaurice DelvartAndré Devaux3:23.5 3000 metres team race Horace BrownArlie SchardtIvan Dresser10 pts Joe BlewittAlbert HillWilliam Seagrove20 pts Eric BackmanSven LundgrenEdvin Wide24 pts Marathon 2:32:35.8 2:32:48.6 2:36:32.8 3 kilometres walk 13:14.2 (13:19.6) (13:22.2) 10 kilometres walk 48:06.2 (49:40.2) (49:43.9) Individual cross country 27:15.0 27:17.6 27:37.0 Team cross country Paavo NurmiHeikki LiimatainenTeodor Koskenniemi10 pts James WilsonAnton HegartyAlfred Nichols21 pts Eric BackmanGustaf MattssonHilding Ekman23 pts High jump 1.936 m 1.90 m 1.90 m Pole vault 4.09 m 3.70 m 3.60 m Long jump 7.15 m 7.095 m 7.08 m Triple jump 14.505 m 14.48 m 14.27 m Shot put 14.81 m 14.155 m 14.15 m Discus throw 44.685 m 44.19 m 42.13 m Hammer throw 52.875 m 48.43 m 48.25 m Javelin throw 65.78 m 63.605 m 63.095 m weight throw 11.265 m 10.965 m 10.255 m Pentathlon 14 pts 24 pts 26 pts Decathlon 6803.355 pts 6771.085 pts 6580.030 pts
Medal table
Participating nations 509 athletes from 25 nations competed. Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Monaco, New Zealand, and Spain competed for the first time.
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