Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's singles explained

Event:Men's singles figure skating
Games:1920 Summer
Venue:Palais de Glace d'Anvers
Dates:25–27 April
Competitors:9
Nations:6
Gold:Gillis Grafström
Goldnoc:SWE
Silver:Andreas Krogh
Silvernoc:NOR
Bronze:Martin Stixrud
Bronzenoc:NOR
Prev:1908
Next:1924

The men's individual skating was an event held as part of the figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of the event and the sport, which had previously been held in 1908.[1]

Nine skaters from six nations competed. Gillis Grafström of Sweden captured the first of three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the men's single event in 1920. 1908 gold medalist Ulrich Salchow finished fourth. At age 44, bronze medalist Martin Stixrud is the oldest man to ever win an Olympic medal in an individual winter event.[2]

Results

RankNameNationCFFSPlaces
1117.0
23318.0
34224.5
42525.5
55430.0
67649.0
76949.5
88752.5
99859.0

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Figure Skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Singles, Men . Olympedia . 1 July 2020.
  2. Web site: International Olympic Committee Factsheet: Records and Medals: Games of the Olympiad . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090823192039/http://multimedia.olympic.org/pdf/en_report_847.pdf . 23 August 2009 .