Noc: | USA |
Nocname: | American Olympic Committee |
Games: | Summer Olympics |
Year: | 1920 |
Flagcaption: | Flag of the United States |
Location: | Antwerp |
Competitors: | 288 (274 men and 14 women) |
Sports: | 18 |
Flagbearer: | Pat McDonald |
Rank: | 1 |
Gold: | 41 |
Silver: | 27 |
Bronze: | 27 |
Appearances: | autof |
See also: | 1906 Intercalated Games |
The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 288 competitors, 274 men and 14 women, took part in 113 events in 18 sports.[1]
Beginning July 26, 1920, a majority of the U.S. Olympic contingent destined for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium, endured a troubled transatlantic journey aboard Princess Matoika. The voyage and the events on board, later called the "Mutiny of the Matoika", were still being discussed in the popular press years later. The Matoika was a last-minute substitute for another ship and, according to the athletes, did not have adequate accommodations or training facilities on board.[2] The conditions on the Princess Matoika were terrible, as the hold reeked of formaldehyde from the dead bodies of the recently deceased American World War I soldiers, and there was no place to train. Furthermore, the athletes were dissatisfied with the quality of food and huge numbers of rats present on the ship.[3] Near the end of the voyage, the athletes published a list of grievances and demands and distributed copies of the document to the United States Secretary of War, the American Olympic Committee members, and the press. Among these were the demands for better accommodations in Antwerp, cabin passage home, and railroad fare from New York to their home cities.[4] The incident received wide coverage in American newspapers at the time.[5]
See main article: Diving at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Fourteen divers, seven men and seven women, represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport; the United States was the only nation to have competed at each Olympic diving contest to that point. The Americans won their first gold medals in the sport since 1904, winning championships in three of the five diving events in 1920. The team swept both the men's and women's springboard events (though only Americans competed in the women's springboard), and added a gold and a bronze in the men's platform. Pinkston was the only diver from any nation in 1920 to win multiple medals.
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
Louis Balbach | 3 m springboard | 8 | 630.80 | 2 Q | 15 | 649.50 | |
10 m platform | 17 | 409.15 | 3 Q | 28 | 424.00 | 6 | |
Richard Beauchamp | Plain high dive | 23 | 135.0 | 6 | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |
Louis Kuehn | 3 m springboard | 7 | 628.15 | 1 Q | 10 | 675.40 | |
Frank Mullen | Plain high dive | 27 | 144.0 | 6 | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |
Clarence Pinkston | 3 m springboard | 8 | 622.70 | 2 Q | 11 | 655.30 | |
10 m platform | 10 | 443.00 | 2 Q | 7 | 503.30 | ||
Harry Prieste | 10 m platform | 17 | 441.80 | 3 Q | 16 | 468.65 | |
Plain high dive | 18 | 149.5 | 4 | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | ||
Clyde Swendsen | 10 m platform | 26 | 414.80 | 6 | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |
Plain high dive | 25 | 148.0 | 5 | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance |
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
Aileen Allen | 3 m springboard | align=center colspan=3 | N/A | 20 | 489.9 | 4 | |
Betty Grimes | 10 m platform | 13 | 156.0 | 2 Q | 30 | 133.5 | 6 |
Alice Lord | 10 m platform | 35 | 118.5 | 7 | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |
Helen Meany | 10 m platform | 23 | 145.0 | 5 | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |
Thelma Payne | 3 m springboard | align=center colspan=3 | N/A | 12 | 534.1 | ||
Aileen Riggin | 3 m springboard | align=center colspan=3 | N/A | 9 | 539.9 | ||
10 m platform | 15 | 155.5 | 2 Q | 20 | 157.0 | 5 | |
Helen Wainwright | 3 m springboard | align=center colspan=3 | N/A | 9 | 534.8 |
See main article: Swimming at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Twenty-two swimmers, sixteen men and six women, represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's sixth appearance in the sport; the United States was the only nation to have competed in every Olympic swimming edition to that point. The Americans took eight of the ten gold medals, along with five silvers and three bronzes. This gave the team more than half of the available medals—16 out of 30; more than three times the next-best country. Eleven different Americans finished with at least one medal. Furthermore, the United States set five new world records and tied another.
On the men's side, Kahanamoku set a new Olympic record in the quarterfinals of the 100 free, then tied the world record twice in the semis and the final as the Americans swept the medals in that event. Ross took a pair of gold medals in the other two freestyle events. Kegeris briefly took the Olympic record in the 100 metre backstroke semifinals before Warren Kealoha broke the world record in the second semifinal; Kealoha took gold and Kegeris silver in the final. The relay team also set a world record in winning the gold medal.
On the women's side, Schroth, like Kegeris, briefly held an Olympic record in the 100 free before Bleibtrey broke the world record in a later semifinal. Bleibtrey bettered her own new record, leading the American women to a sweep of the medals in that event. Bleibtrey took her second world record and second gold medal in the 300 free, as the Americans swept that event as well. Her third gold medal and third world record came as part of the 4x100 free relay team along with Schroth, Guest, and Woodbridge.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Swimmer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Eugene Bolden | 1500 m free | 23:41.2 | 2 Q | 23:26.4 | 3 q | 24:04.3 | 5 | |
Bill Harris | 100 m free | 1:04.4 | 1 Q | 1:04.2 | 2 Q | 1:03.0 | ||
400 m free | 5:57.8 | 1 Q | 5:36.0 | 3 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||
Jack Howell | 200 m breast | 3:09.8 | 1 Q | 3:10.8 | 1 Q | Unknown | 4 | |
400 m breast | 6:57.0 | 1 Q | 6:51.4 | 3 q | 6:51.0 | 4 | ||
Duke Kahanamoku | 100 m free | 1:01.8 OR | 1 Q | 1:01.4 =WR | 1 Q | 1:01.4 =WR | ||
Fred Kahele | 400 m free | 5:37.4 | 2 Q | 5:35.8 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | |
1500 m free | 23:41.6 | 2 Q | 23:23.0 | 2 Q | 23:59.1 | 4 | ||
Pua Kealoha | 100 m free | 1:02.0 | 1 Q | 1:02.4 | 1 Q | 1:02.6 | ||
Warren Kealoha | 100 m back | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 1:14.8 WR | 1 Q | 1:15.2 | ||
Ray Kegeris | 100 m back | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 1:17.8 OR | 1 Q | 1:16.8 | ||
Harold Kruger | 100 m back | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 1:19.0 | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | |
Ludy Langer | 400 m free | 5:41.1 | 1 Q | 5:29.2 | 2 Q | 5:29.0 | ||
1500 m free | 24:28.8 | 1 Q | Unknown | 4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||
Mike McDermott | 200 m breast | 3:16.4 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |
400 m breast | 7:12.8 | 3 q | 7:13.2 | 3 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||
Perry McGillivray | 100 m back | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 1:20.4 | 3 q | 1:19.4 | 4 | |
Charles Quinby | 400 m breast | Unknown | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | |||
Norman Ross | 100 m free | 1:04.2 | 1 Q | 1:04.8 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=2 | Disqualified | |
400 m free | 6:16.2 | 1 Q | 5:33.8 | 1 Q | 5:26.8 | |||
1500 m free | 24:08.2 | 1 Q | 23:12.0 | 1 Q | 22:23.2 | |||
Stephen Ruddy | 200 m breast | Unknown | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | |||
400 m breast | 7:13.0 | 3 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||||
Herbert Taylor | 200 m breast | Unknown | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | |||
Duke Kahanamoku Pua Kealoha Perry McGillivray Norman Ross | 4 × 200 m free relay | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 10:20.4 | 1 Q | 10:04.4 WR |
Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
Ethelda Bleibtrey | 100 m free | 1:14.4 WR | 1 Q | 1:13.6 WR | ||
300 m free | 4:41.4 WR | 1 Q | 4:34.0 WR | |||
Charlotte Boyle | 100 m free | 1:20.4 | 2 Q | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |
Irene Guest | 100 m free | 1:18.8 | 1 Q | 1:17.0 | ||
Frances Schroth | 100 m free | 1:18.0 OR | 1 Q | 1:17.2 | ||
300 m free | 5:03.2 | 2 Q | 4:52.0 | |||
Eleanor Uhl | 300 m free | 5:02.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 5 | |
Margaret Woodbridge | 300 m free | 4:56.6 | 1 Q | 4:42.8 | ||
Ethelda Bleibtrey Irene Guest Frances Schroth Margaret Woodbridge | 4 × 100 m free relay | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 5:11.6 WR |
See main article: Water polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
The United States competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the second time in 1920. The Bergvall System was in use at the time. The Americans shut out Greece in the quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals. They were defeated there by a dominant Great Britain side, which went on to win the gold medal. This gave the United States an opportunity to play for the silver under the Bergvall System. In the silver medal semifinals, they shut out Spain, but were again stymied in a loss to Belgium in the silver medal match. With one last chance at a medal, the Americans again defeated Greece in the bronze medal semifinals. In the bronze medal match, however, the team was shut out by Sweden.
See main article: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
90 athletes represented the United States in 1920. It was the sixth appearance of the nation in athletics, a sport in which the United States had competed at every Games. The American team, used to dominance of the sport, was seriously challenged for the first time. The nine gold medals won by the team tied the mark for fewest the nation had ever won, matching the 1896 total (when only 12 events, rather than 29, were contested). Finland matched the United States gold medal for gold medal, the first time any other nation had done so and the last time until the 1972 Games. The depth of the American team allowed the team to collect twelve silver and eight bronze medals as well (the United States's 29 total medals nearly doubled the 16 of Finland), allowing the team to remain on top of the athletics medals leader board yet again.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Dan Ahearn | Triple jump | 13.75 | 6 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 14.08 | 6 | |||
Milton Angier | Javelin throw | 57.58 | 9 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 59.275 | 7 | |||
Harold Barron | 110 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | 15.2 | 1 Q | 15.0 =WR | 1 Q | 15.1 | ||
William Bartlett | Discus throw | 40.875 | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | 40.875 | 5 | |||
Basil Bennett | Hammer throw | 48.25 | 2 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 48.25 | ||||
George Bihlman | Shot put | 13.575 | 7 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Max Bohland | Cross country | align=center colspan=6 | 16 | ||||||
Everett Bradley | Pentathlon | align=center colspan=6 | 24 | ||||||
Horace Brown | 5000 m | align=center colspan=4 | 15:31.8 | 3 Q | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||
Sol Butler | Long jump | 6.60 | 7 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Thomas Campbell | 800 m | align=center colspan=2 | 1:59.1 | 2 Q | 1:57.6 | 2 Q | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |
Howard Cann | Shot put | 13.52 | 8 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
James Connolly | 1500 m | align=center colspan=4 | 4:10.0 | 3 Q | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||
George Cornetta | 10000 m | align=center colspan=4 | 9 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||||
Robert Crawford | Cross country | align=center colspan=6 | 40 | ||||||
Edward Curtis | 1500 m | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Charles Daggs | 400 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | 56.7 | 2 Q | 55.8 | 3 Q | 55.7 | 6 | |
August Desch | 400 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | 57.6 | 1 Q | 55.4 | 1 Q | 54.7 | ||
Michael Devaney | 3000 m steeplechase | align=center colspan=4 | 10:23.0 OR | 1 Q | 10:34.3 | 5 | |||
Ivan Dresser | 5000 m | align=center colspan=4 | 15:41.6 | 3 Q | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||
Robert Dunne | Pentathlon | align=center colspan=6 | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||||
Earl Eby | 800 m | align=center colspan=2 | 1:56.8 | 3 Q | 1:57.0 | 2 Q | 1:53.6 | ||
Everett Ellis | Decathlon | align=center colspan=6 | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||||
Robert Emery | 400 m | 52.6 | 1 Q | 50.7 | 3 Q | 50.2 | 4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
Frederick Faller | 10000 m | align=center colspan=4 | 33:02.4 | 4 Q | 32:38.0 | 8 | |||
Cross country | align=center colspan=6 | 15 | |||||||
Patrick Flynn | 3000 m steeplechase | align=center colspan=4 | 10:36.0 | 1 Q | 10:21.1 | ||||
Cross country | align=center colspan=6 | 28:12.0 | 9 | ||||||
Frank Foss | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 4.09 WR | ||||
Clifford Furnas | 5000 m | align=center colspan=4 | 15:23.0 | 4 Q | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||
Kaufman Geist | Triple jump | 13.52 | 12 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Harry Goelitz | Decathlon | align=center colspan=6 | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||||
Brutus Hamilton | Pentathlon | align=center colspan=6 | 27 | 6 | |||||
Decathlon | align=center colspan=6 | 6771.085 | |||||||
Albert Hulsebosch | 3000 m steeplechase | align=center colspan=4 | 10:26.8 | 3 Q | 10:37.7 | 6 | |||
Charles Hunter | 5000 m | align=center colspan=4 | 5 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||||
Clarence Jaquith | Triple jump | 13.04 | 15 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Eldon Jenne | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 3.60 | 7 | |||
Carl Johnson | Long jump | 6.82 | 3 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 7.095 | ||||
Richard Johnson | 10000 m | align=center colspan=4 | 8 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||||
Morris Kirksey | 100 m | 11.0 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 3 Q | 10.9 | |
200 m | 23.4 | 1 Q | 22.6 | 1 Q | 22.5 | 4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |
Edward Knourek | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 3.60 | 4 | |||
Sherman Landers | Triple jump | 14.00 | 4 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 14.17 | 5 | |||
Richmond Landon | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 1.936 | ||||
Robert LeGendre | Pentathlon | align=center colspan=6 | 26 | 4 | |||||
James Lincoln | Javelin throw | 57.86 | 8 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 57.86 | 9 | |||
Carl Linder | Marathon | align=center colspan=6 | 2:44:21.2 | 11 | |||||
Harry Liversedge | Shot put | 13.755 | 4 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 14.15 | ||||
Frank Loomis | 400 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | 55.8 | 1 Q | 55.4 | 1 Q | 54.0 WR | ||
Jack Mahan | Javelin throw | 53.52 | 12 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Thomas Maroney | 3 km walk | align=center colspan=4 | 13:52.1 | 3 Q | 13:25.0 | 5 | |||
10 km walk | align=center colspan=4 | 51:54.6 | 3 Q | 50:24.4 | 6 | ||||
Pat McDonald | Shot put | 14.08 | 2 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 14.08 | 4 | |||
56 lb weight throw | 11.00 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 11.265 OR | |||||
James McEachern | Hammer throw | 44.70 | 8 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
56 lb weight throw | 8.84 | 10 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||||
Matt McGrath | Hammer throw | 46.67 | 5 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 46.67 | 5 | |||
Charles Mellor | Marathon | align=center colspan=6 | 2:45:30.0 | 12 | |||||
John Merchant | Long jump | 6.50 | 11 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Ted Meredith | 400 m | 51.6 | 1 Q | 50.8 | 3 Q | 50.6 | 4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
Harold Muller | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 1.90 | ||||
Loren Murchison | 100 m | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.9 | 2 Q | 11.0 | 3 Q | 11.2 | 6 |
200 m | 23.2 | 1 Q | 22.8 | 1 Q | 22.4 | 1 Q | 22.2 | 4 | |
John Murphy | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 1.85 | 5 | |||
Feg Murray | 110 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | 15.8 | 1 Q | 15.2 | 2 Q | 15.1 | ||
Edwin Myers | Pole vault | 3.60 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 3.60 | ||||
John Norton | 400 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | 57.6 | 1 Q | 56.2 | 3 Q | 54.6 | ||
Joseph Organ | Marathon | align=center colspan=6 | 2:41:30.0 | 7 | |||||
Charlie Paddock | 100 m | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.6 =OR | |
200 m | 23.2 | 1 Q | 22.9 | 2 Q | 22.5 | 2 Q | 22.0 | ||
Amisoli Patisoni | 10000 m | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Cross country | align=center colspan=6 | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | ||||||
Joseph Pearman | 3 km walk | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | Disqualified | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
10 km walk | align=center colspan=4 | 47:30.0 | 2 Q | 49:40.2 | |||||
William Plant | 10 km walk | align=center colspan=4 | 52:18.3 | 4 Q | align=center colspan=2 | did not start | |||
Gus Pope | Discus throw | 42.13 | 3 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 42.13 | ||||
Joie Ray | 1500 m | align=center colspan=4 | 4:13.4 | 1 Q | 4:13.0 | 8 | |||
Richard Remer | 3 km walk | align=center colspan=4 | 13:54.1 | 3 Q | 13:22.2 | ||||
Edward Roberts | 56 lb weight throw | 9.36 | 7 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Winfred Rolker | 3 km walk | align=center colspan=4 | 13:59.8 | 4 Q | 13:30.4 | 8 | |||
10 km walk | align=center colspan=4 | 7 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||||
Frank Roth | Marathon | align=center colspan=6 | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||||
Patrick Ryan | Hammer throw | 52.875 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 52.875 | ||||
56 lb weight throw | 10.925 | 2 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 10.965 | |||||
George Schiller | 400 m | 50.4 | 1 Q | 51.1 | 2 Q | 5 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |
Jackson Scholz | 100 m | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.9 | 2 Q | 10.9 | 4 |
Donald Scott | 800 m | align=center colspan=2 | 1:56.9 | 2 Q | 1:57.2 | 1 Q | 1:54.6 | 5 | |
Frank Shea | 400 m | 50.8 | 1 Q | 51.0 | 1 Q | 50.0 | 1 Q | 50.4 | 4 |
Lawrence Shields | 1500 m | align=center colspan=4 | 4:07.4 | 3 Q | 4:04.3 | ||||
Walker Smith | 110 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | 15.8 | 1 Q | 15.2 | 2 Q | 15.3 | 5 | |
Albert Sprott | 800 m | align=center colspan=2 | 2:01.5 | 2 Q | 1:58.6 | 3 Q | 1:55.4 | 6 | |
Dink Templeton | Long jump | 6.67 | 5 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 6.95 | 4 | |||
Arthur Tuck | Javelin throw | 53.78 | 11 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Eugene Vidal | Decathlon | align=center colspan=6 | 6358.570 | 7 | |||||
Lewis Watson | Cross country | align=center colspan=6 | Unknown | 34 | |||||
Ray Watson | 3000 m steeplechase | align=center colspan=4 | 10:49.0 | 3 Q | 10:50.3 | 8 | |||
Walter Whalen | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | 1.85 | 4 | |||
Kenneth Wilson | Discus throw | 37.58 | 10 | align=center colspan=4 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |||
Allen Woodring | 200 m | 22.8 | 1 Q | 22.1 | 2 Q | 22.4 | 1 Q | 22.0 | |
William Yount | 110 m hurdles | align=center colspan=2 | 15.6 | 1 Q | 5 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||
Max Bohland Frederick Faller Patrick Flynn | Team cross country | align=center colspan=6 | 36 | 4 | |||||
George Bretnall Ted Meredith George Schiller Frank Shea | 4 × 400 m relay | align=center colspan=4 | 3:40.7 | 2 Q | 3:23.6 | 4 | |||
Morris Kirksey Loren Murchison Charlie Paddock Jackson Scholz | 4 × 100 m relay | align=center colspan=4 | 43.0 | 1 Q | 42.2 WR | ||||
Horace Brown Michael Devaney Ivan Dresser Arlie Schardt Lawrence Shields | 3000 m team | align=center colspan=4 | 14 | 2 Q | 10 |
See main article: Boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
16 boxers represented the United States at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. The American team was one of two to send the maximum number of boxers, two in each weight class, along with Great Britain. The Americans' three gold medals was the best of any nation, but their four total medals was only the third most.
Boxer | Weight class | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / Bronze match | ||
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Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
Frank Cassidy | Lightweight | N/A | W | L | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | 5 | |
William Clark | Welterweight | Bye | W | W | L | L | 4 | |
Frederick Colberg | Welterweight | Bye | W | W | L | W | ||
Joseph Cranston | Middleweight | Bye | L | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | 9 | ||
Eddie Eagan | Light heavyweight | N/A | Bye | W | W | W | ||
George Etzell | Featherweight | Bye | L | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | 9 | ||
Frankie Genaro | Flyweight | N/A | W | W | W | W | ||
Edward Hartman | Bantamweight | N/A | W | L | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | 5 | |
Samuel Lagonia | Middleweight | Bye | W | L | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | 5 | |
Samuel Mosberg | Lightweight | N/A | W | W | W | W | ||
Edwin Schell | Light heavyweight | N/A | W | L | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | 5 | |
William Spengler | Heavyweight | N/A | Bye | W | L | L | 4 | |
Samuel Stewart | Heavyweight | N/A | Bye | L | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | 5 | |
Sam Vogel | Bantamweight | N/A | W | L | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | 5 | |
Jack Zivic | Featherweight | Bye | Bye | L | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | 5 | |
Peter Zivic | Flyweight | N/A | W | L | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | 5 |
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | .667 | ||
0 | 1 | .000 | ||
3 | 4 | .429 | ||
5 | 2 | .714 | ||
3 | 4 | .429 | ||
2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
4 | 1 | .800 | ||
3 | 1 | .750 | ||
Total international | 22 | 14 | .611 | |
1 | 1 | .500 | ||
Total | 23 | 15 | .605 |
Round | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Round of 32 | 0 | 0 | – | |
Round of 16 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
Quarterfinals | 6 | 8 | .429 | |
Semifinals | 3 | 3 | .500 | |
Final | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Bronze match | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
Total | 23 | 15 | .605 |
See main article: Cycling at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Nine cyclists represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. Taylor's semifinal qualification in the sprint was the best result on the cycling track for the Americans, with Kockler's 13th-place finish in the individual time trial the best American result in road cycling, leading the American road cyclists to a 7th place team total.
Cyclist | Event | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | |||
James Freeman | Time trial | 5:29:26.2 | 37 | |
Ernest Kockler | Time trial | 4:55:12.2 | 13 | |
August Nogara | Time trial | 5:20:08.0 | 30 | |
John Otto | Time trial | 5:47:50.2 | 42 | |
James Freeman Ernest Kockler August Nogara John Otto | Team time trial | 21:32:36.6 | 7 |
Ranks given are within the heat.
Cyclist | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Repechage semis | Repechage final | Semifinals | Final | ||||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
William Beck | Sprint | Unknown | 3 | align=center colspan=10 | did not advance | ||||||||
50 km | align=center colspan=10 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||||||||
Christopher Dotterweich | Sprint | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 2 R | Unknown | 2 | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | ||||
Frank Small | 50 km | align=center colspan=10 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | ||||||||
Fred Taylor | Sprint | 13.2 | 1 Q | 13.0 | 1 Q | align=center colspan=4 | Advanced directly | 15.2 | 2 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||
50 km | align=center colspan=10 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||||||||
Anthony Young | Sprint | 13.2 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 R | align=center colspan=2 | Disqualified | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | ||||
50 km | align=center colspan=10 | N/A | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | |||||||||
William Beck Christopher Dotterweich Fred Taylor Anthony Young | Team pursuit | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | Unknown | 2 | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance |
See main article: Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Eight equestrians represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, having been one of three countries (along with Belgium and France) to have appeared at every Olympic equestrian competition to that point. The Americans earned no medals in 1920, unable to add to the bronze won in 1912. The team's best individual result was Chamberlin's sixth place in the eventing; the eventing team took fourth place. In a somewhat unusual result, all three of the American dressage competitors earned exactly the same score.
Equestrian | Horse | Event | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | ||||
Henry Allen | Don | Jumping | 7.00 | 7 | |
John Burke Barry | Chiswell | Dressage | 19.3125 | 14 | |
Raven | Eventing | 1350.00 | 16 | ||
Harry Chamberlin | Harebell | Dressage | 19.3125 | 14 | |
Nigra | Eventing | 1568.75 | 6 | ||
Sloan Doak | Singlen | Dressage | 19.3125 | 14 | |
Deceive | Eventing | align=center colspan=2 | did not finish | ||
John Downer | Dick | Jumping | 8.50 | 12 | |
William West | Black Boy | Eventing | 1558.75 | 7 | |
Prince | Jumping | 12.00 | 18 | ||
John Burke Barry Harry Chamberlin Sloan Doak William West | Raven Nigra Deceive Black Boy | Team eventing | 4477.50 | 4 | |
Harry Chamberlin Sloan Doak Vincent Erwin Karl Greenwald | Nigra Rabbit Red Joffre Moses | Team jumping | 42.00 | 5 |
See main article: Fencing at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Nineteen fencers represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The Americans won a single medal, the bronze in the team foil. It was the country's first fencing medal since hosting the Games in 1904. None of the individual fencers reached an event final, though both teams which had to compete in semifinals did advance.
Ranks given are within the group.
Fencer | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Millard Bloomer | Foil | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 4–4 | 5 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
Roscoe Bowman | Sabre | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 3–5 | 7 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
Henry Breckinridge | Épée | 6–2 | 1 Q | 5–3 | 5 Q | 3–8 | 10 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
Foil | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 2–4 | 4 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | |||
George Calnan | Foil | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 1–4 | 5 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
Frederick Cunningham | Sabre | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 1–7 | 9 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
John Dimond | Épée | 2–4 | 7 | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | ||||
Sabre | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 1–6 | 8 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | |||
Raymond Dutcher | Épée | 3–6 | 7 | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | ||||
Edwin Fullinwider | Sabre | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 2–5 | 6 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
Francis Honeycutt | Foil | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 2–2 | 3 Q | 0–5 | 6 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
Arthur Lyon | Sabre | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 1–6 | 8 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
Joseph Parker | Foil | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 3–5 | 6 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
Sabre | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 4–3 | 4 Q | 1–5 | 6 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |
William Russell | Épée | 3–4 | 5 Q | 6–5 | 3 Q | 2–9 | 10 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
Leonard Schoonmaker | Épée | 0–8 | 9 | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | ||||
Foil | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 0–5 | 6 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | |||
Claiborne Walker | Sabre | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 2–4 | 6 | align=center colspan=4 | did not advance | ||
Henry Breckinridge Francis Honeycutt Arthur Lyon Harold Rayner Robert Sears | Team foil | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 1–0 | 2 Q | 2–2 | |||
Henry Breckinridge Ray Dutcher Arthur Lyon Harold Rayner William Russell Robert Sears | Team épée[6] | align=center colspan=4 | N/A | 2–3 | 3 Q | 0–5 | 6 | ||
Roscoe Bowman Frederick Cunningham John Dimond Bradford Fraley Edwin Fullinwider Arthur Lyon Brooks Parker Claiborne Walker | Team sabre | align=center colspan=6 | N/A | 3–4 | 5 |
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Four gymnasts represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, and first since hosting the Games in 1904.
Gymnast | Event | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | |||
Bjørne Jorgensen | All-around | 76.71 | 21 | |
Paul Krempel | All-around | 78.00 | 20 | |
Frank Kriz | All-around | 83.10 | 10 | |
John Mais | All-around | 74.10 | 23 |
See main article: Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
The United States competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team cruised through its quarterfinal, beating Switzerland 29–0. The Americans met Canada in a semifinal matchup; the two were clearly the best teams in the tournament. Canada came out the better, winning 2–0 to send the United States into the silver medal tournament. There, the Americans beat Sweden and Czechoslovakia by a combined score of 23–0 to emerge winners of the silver medal, using the Bergvall System.
Pos | Player | GP | G | Birthdate | Age | Club[7] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | 2 | 0 | 28 | Pittsburgh AA | |||
F | 4 | 10 | 24 | St. Paul AC | |||
R | 4 | 14 | 24 | Pittsburgh AA | |||
D | 2 | 1 | 29 | St. Paul AC | |||
D | 2 | 3 | 23 | Boston AA | |||
R | 4 | 7 | 26 | St. Paul AC | |||
F | 3 | 8 | 26 | Pittsburgh AA | |||
F | 1 | 7 | 29 | Pittsburgh AA | |||
R | 2 | 1 | 28 | Boston AA | |||
D | 2 | 1 | 28 | Boston AA | |||
G | 2 | 0 | 25 | St. Paul AC |
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Two pentathletes represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed at both instances of the Olympic modern pentathlon.
A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.
Pentathlete | Final | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Riding | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Running | Total | Rank | ||
Harold Rayner | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 48 | 6 | |
Robert Sears | 3 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 51 | 8 |
See main article: Polo at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
The United States competed in the Olympic polo tournament for the second time. The team took the bronze medal, losing to Spain in the semifinals but defeating Belgium in the bronze medal match.
See main article: Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Fifteen rowers represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Three of the four boats took gold medals, with the fourth having to settle for silver after a 4-second loss to Switzerland in the coxed fours final.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Rower | Cox | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
John B. Kelly Sr. | N/A | Single sculls | 7:44.2 | 1 Q | 7:46.2 | 1 Q | 7:35.0 | ||
Paul Costello Jack Kelly | N/A | Double sculls | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 7:16.8 | 1 Q | 7:09.0 | ||
Erich Federschmidt Franz Federschmidt Carl Klose Ken Myers | Sherm Clark | Coxed four | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | 7:17.4 | 1 Q | 6:58.0 | ||
Vince Gallagher Edwin Graves Virgil Jacomini Donald Johnston William Jordan Clyde King Edward Moore Alden Sanborn | Sherm Clark | Eight | 6:24.0 | 1 Q | 6:24.0 | 1 Q | 6:05.0 |
See main article: Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
The United States competed in the Olympic rugby tournament for the first time. They faced France in the only match of the tournament, as the two countries were the only ones to compete. The Americans won the match to take the gold medal.
See main article: Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Two figure skaters represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport; Sweden was one of three countries to compete in both Summer Olympics figure skating competitions. Weld took the bronze medal in the ladies' singles, with Niles finishing sixth in the men's. The two took fourth place in the pairs competition.
Skater | Event | Final | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Result | Rank | |||
Nathaniel Niles | Men's singles | 49.0 | 6 | |
Theresa Weld | Ladies' singles | 15.5 | ||
Nathaniel Niles Theresa Weld | Pairs | 28.5 | 4 |
See main article: Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Twenty-nine shooters represented the United States in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. The country took 13 of 21 gold medals, won at least one medal in 18 of the 21 events, and finished with 23 medals—more than twice Norway's 11, which was second-best. The American teams took gold medals in 8 of the 11 team events, with a silver, a bronze, and a fourth-place finish rounding out its team results. In individual competitions, the United States won five golds, three silvers, and five bronzes. Twelve men won individual medals (Nuesslein was the only American shooter to win multiple individual medals), and ten more received medals as parts of teams.
They swept the individual small-bore rifle medals, as well as taking the gold medal in the team event. They repeated this performance in the trap and team clay pigeons events.
The American shooters won both the individual and team golds in the free rifle.
The team took both team pistol golds, as well as one of two individual pistol golds.
The military rifle events gave the United States more trouble; the team won no medal in the individual 300 metre prone event, and took only silver in the team 300 metre standing competition.
The running deer was by far the worst category for the Americans; of the four events, the United States took only a single bronze medal in the team single shots event.
See main article: Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
The United States competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the third time in 1920, the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics. The Americans joined the British in tying Sweden's mark for most appearances in the short life of tug of war at the Olympics at three of five.
The Bergvall System was used in 1920. The Americans lost in the quarterfinals to eventual gold-medallist Great Britain, thus putting the United States in contention for the silver medal. In the silver medal semifinals, they were defeated by Belgium. They won their first match of the tournament in the bronze medal semifinals, defeating Italy, before again losing to Belgium in the bronze medal match. The United States finished in fourth place of the five teams.
All matches were best-of-three pulls.
See main article: Wrestling at the 1920 Summer Olympics.
Eighteen wrestlers competed for the United States in 1920, tying Finland for most wrestlers that year. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport, matching Great Britain for most to that point. The American wrestlers took six medals, including one gold medal, and finished third on the medals leaderboard, behind Finland with five golds and Sweden with three golds. Ackerly was the American gold medalist, finishing 1–2 with Gerson in the freestyle featherweight. Metropoulos and Pendleton competed in both freestyle and Greco-Roman events, as the United States entered two wrestlers in each weight class. Most of the American success came in the freestyle competitions, with all six medals coming in that discipline.
Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals / Bronze match | Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Charles Ackerly | Featherweight | N/A | (W) | (W) | (W) | (W) | ||
Angus Frantz | Middleweight | Bye | (W) | (W) | (L) | (L) | 4 | |
Sam Gerson | Featherweight | N/A | (W) | (W) | (W) | (L) | ||
Charley Johnson | Middleweight | (W) | (W) | (W) | (L) | (W) | ||
Walter Maurer | Light heavyweight | N/A | (W) | (W) | (L) | (W) | ||
George Metropoulos | Lightweight | N/A | (L) | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | 8 | ||
Fred Meyer | Heavyweight | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | (W) | (L) | (D) | ||
Nat Pendleton | Heavyweight | align=center colspan=2 | N/A | (W) | (W) | (L) | ||
John Redman | Light heavyweight | N/A | Bye | (W) | (L) | (L) | 4 | |
Joseph Shimmon | Lightweight | N/A | Bye | (L) | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | 5 |
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
3 | 3 | .500 | ||
2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
4 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
2.5 | 2.5 | .500 | ||
1 | 3 | .250 | ||
Total international | 17.5 | 8.5 | .673 | |
3 | 3 | .500 | ||
Total | 20.5 | 11.5 | .641 |
Round | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Round of 32 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Round of 16 | 5 | 1 | .833 | |
Quarterfinals | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
Semifinals | 3 | 5 | .375 | |
Final | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
Bronze match | 2.5 | 2.5 | .500 | |
Total | 20.5 | 11.5 | .641 |
Wrestler | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Rank | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Silver quarters | Silver semis | Silver match | ||||||||
Bronze quarters | Bronze semis | Bronze match | ||||||||
Adrian Brian | Featherweight | align=center rowspan=3 | (W) | align=center rowspan=3 | (L) | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | align=center rowspan=3 | 7 | |
N/A | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||||||||
(L) | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||||||||
Daniel V. Gallery | Featherweight | align=center rowspan=3 | (W) | align=center rowspan=3 | (L) | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | align=center rowspan=3 | 8 | |
N/A | (L) | Did not advance | ||||||||
align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |||||||||
Frank Maichle | Light heavyweight | align=center rowspan=3 | Bye | align=center rowspan=3 | (W) | (L) | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | align=center rowspan=3 | 7 |
N/A | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||||||||
align=center colspan=3 | N/A | |||||||||
George Metropoulos | Lightweight | align=center rowspan=3 | Bye | align=center rowspan=3 | (W) | (L) | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | align=center rowspan=3 | 10 |
align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |||||||||
align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |||||||||
Nat Pendleton | Light heavyweight | align=center rowspan=3 | Bye | align=center rowspan=3 | (L) | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | align=center rowspan=3 | 10 | |
N/A | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||||||||
align=center colspan=3 | N/A | |||||||||
Oral Swigart | Lightweight | align=center rowspan=3 | (W) | align=center rowspan=3 | (L) | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | align=center rowspan=3 | 12 | |
align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |||||||||
align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |||||||||
Henry Szymanski | Middleweight | align=center rowspan=3 | Bye | align=center rowspan=3 | (W) | (W) | (L) | Did not advance | align=center rowspan=3 | 7 |
align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |||||||||
(L) | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | ||||||||
Alexander Weyand | Heavyweight | align=center rowspan=3 | Bye | align=center rowspan=3 | (L) | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | align=center rowspan=3 | 5 | |
align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |||||||||
Bye | (W) | (L) | ||||||||
Edward Willkie | Heavyweight | align=center rowspan=3 | (W) | align=center rowspan=3 | (L) | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | align=center rowspan=3 | 5 | |
Bye | (W) | (L) | ||||||||
(W) | (L) | Did not advance | ||||||||
Paul Zanoline | Middleweight | align=center rowspan=3 | Bye | align=center rowspan=3 | (L) | align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | align=center rowspan=3 | 13 | |
align=center colspan=3 | did not advance | |||||||||
align=center colspan=3 | did not advance |
Opponent nation | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 3 | .000 | ||
2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
0 | 6 | .000 | ||
0 | 6 | .000 | ||
2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
1 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
1 | 1 | .500 | ||
2 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
Total | 11 | 16 | .407 |
Round | Wins | Losses | Percent | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Round of 32 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 | |
Round of 16 | 3 | 7 | .300 | |
Quarterfinals | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
Semifinals | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
Final | 0 | 0 | – | |
Silver quarterfinals | 0 | 0 | – | |
Silver semifinals | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
Silver match | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
Bronze quarterfinals | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
Bronze semifinals | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
Bronze match | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
Total | 11 | 16 | .407 |