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competed at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

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. 304 competitors, 296 men and 8 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports.

Medalists

Gold

* Julien Louis Brule —

Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In ...

, Men's Individual moving bird 50m * Joseph Guillemot —

Athletics Athletics may refer to: Sports * Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking ** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport * Athletics (physical culture), competi ...

, Men's 5000m * Paul Fritsch —

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...

, Featherweight * Fernand Canteloube, Georges Detreille,

Achille Souchard Alphonse Achille Souchard (17 May 1900 – 20 September 1976) was a French cyclist who competed in the road race at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van ...

and Marcel Gobillot —

Cycling Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of cycles for transport, recreation, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", or "bikers". Apart from ...

, Men's

Time Trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

* Armand Massard —

Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ...

, Men's Individual Epee *

Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen (; 24 May 1899 – 4 July 1938) was a French tennis player. She was the inaugural world No. 1 from 1921 to 1926, winning eight Grand Slam titles in singles and twenty-one in total. She was also a four-time World ...

and Max Decugis —

Tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cov ...

, Mixed doubles *

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, Women's singles *

Henri Gance Henri Gance (17 March 1888 – 29 November 1953) was a French weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at a ...

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Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; pro ...

, Middleweight *

Ernest Cadine Ernest Cadine (12 July 1893 – 20 May 1978) was a French weightlifter who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.Weightlifting Weightlifting generally refers to activities in which people lift weights, often in the form of dumbbells or barbells. People lift various kinds of weights for a variety of different reasons. These may include various types of competition; pro ...

, Light heavyweight

Silver

* Julien Louis Brulé, Léonce Gaston Quentin,

Pascal Fauvel Pascal Fauvel (8 April 1882 – 22 October 1942) was a French archer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische ...

Eugène Grisot Eugène G. Grisot (19 December 1866 – 2 May 1936) was a French archer. He won a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Grisot entered the men's double York round event in 1908, taking 19th place with 410 points. In the ...

Eugène Richez Eugène Richez (5 August 1864 - 31 October 1944) was a French archer who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the larg ...

, Artur Mabellon, Léon Epin and

Paul Leroy Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973) is an English actor, comedy writer and stand-up comedian. He has written, produced and acted in several television and film projects, and has written three books. Born and brought up in Bolton, Kay studied ...

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, Men's Team moving bird 33m * Julien Louis Brulé, Léonce Gaston Quentin,

, Artur Mabellon, Léon Epin and

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, Men's Team moving bird 50m * Léonce Gaston Quentin —

, Men's Individual moving bird 28m * Julien Louis Brule —

, Men's Individual moving bird 33m * Joseph Guillemot —

, Men's 10000m * René Tirard,

René Lorain René Lorain (19 March 1900 – 25 October 1984) was a French sprint runner. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische S ...

, René Mourlon and Émile Ali-Khan —

, Men's 4 × 100 m relay *

Jean Gachet Jean Gachet (2 June 1894 in Saint-Étienne – 4 February 1968) was a French featherweight boxer. He competed in the 1920s. Gachet won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, losing to Paul Fritsch in the final. Olympic results *1st ...

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, Featherweight * Field —

Equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

, Individual vaulting * Field, Salins, Cauchy —

, Team vaulting * Alexandre Lippmann —

, Men's Individual Epee *

Philippe Cattiau Philippe Cattiau (28 July 1892 – 18 February 1962) was a French épée and foil fencer who won a total of eight Olympic medals between 1920 and 1936. He was born in Saint-Malo in Brittany. A stadium in the Paris suburb of Vi ...

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, Men's Individual

Foil Foil may refer to: Materials * Foil (metal), a quite thin sheet of metal, usually manufactured with a rolling mill machine * Metal leaf, a very thin sheet of decorative metal * Aluminium foil, a type of wrapping for food * Tin foil, metal foil ...

* André Labattut,

Georges Trombert Georges Trombert (10 August 1874 – 27 February 1949) was a French fencer. He won two silver medals and a bronze at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen ...

, Marcel Perrot,

Lucien Gaudin Lucien Alphonse Paul Gaudin (27 September 1886 – 23 September 1934) was a French fencer. He competed in foil and in épée events at the 1920, 1924 and 1928 Olympics and won a gold or silver medal in every event he entered, accumulating four ...

, Roger François Ducret,

Gaston Amson Gaston Amson (17 November 1883 – 16 July 1960) was a French fencer. He won a silver and a bronze medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), off ...

and Lionel Bony De Castellane —

, Men's Team

* Jean Margraff, Marc Marie Jean Perrodon, Henri Marie Raoul De Saint Germain and

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, Men's Team

Sabre A sabre (French: �sabʁ or saber in American English) is a type of backsword with a curved blade associated with the light cavalry of the early modern and Napoleonic periods. Originally associated with Central European cavalry such as t ...

Marco Torrès Marco Torrès (22 January 1888 – 15 January 1963), born in Sidi Bel Abbès, French Algeria, was a French gymnast who competed in two Summer Olympic Games - the Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 Summer Olympics, where he finished sev ...

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Gymnastics Gymnastics is a type of sport that includes physical exercises requiring balance, strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, dedication and endurance. The movements involved in gymnastics contribute to the development of the arms, legs, s ...

, Men's Individual all-around * Gabriel Poix,

Maurice Monney-Bouton Maurice Paul René Monney-Bouton (24 February 1892 in Paris – 15 June 1965) was a French rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French boat in the c ...

and Ernest Barberolle —

Rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...

, Men's pair with coxswain (2+) * Men's Team —

Rugby Rugby may refer to: Sport * Rugby football in many forms: ** Rugby league: 13 players per side *** Masters Rugby League *** Mod league *** Rugby league nines *** Rugby league sevens *** Touch (sport) *** Wheelchair rugby league ** Rugby union: 1 ...

* Albert Weil, Félix Picon and Robert Monier —

Sailing Sailing employs the wind—acting on sails, wingsails or kites—to propel a craft on the surface of the ''water'' (sailing ship, sailboat, raft, windsurfer, or kitesurfer), on ''ice'' (iceboat) or on ''land'' ( land yacht) over a chose ...

, 6.5 metre class (1919 rating) *

Léon Johnson Léon Johnson (29 February 1876 – 2 January 1943) was a French Shooting sports, sport shooter who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics, the 1912 Summer Olympics and at the 1920 Summer Olympics. 1908 London In 1908 he was a member of the ...

Émile Rumeau Émile Rumeau (23 December 1878 – 8 July 1943) was a French sport shooter. He was born in Port Said. He won silver medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics and at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'é ...

, Achille Paroche, André Parmentier and

Georges Roes Georges Roes (3 March 1889 – 14 May 1945) was a French sport shooter. He was born in Tarbes. He won silver medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics and at the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 19 ...

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Shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles ...

, Men's Team 300m military rifle, prone *

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, Men's 300m military rifle, prone

Bronze

* Julien Louis Brulé, Léonce Gaston Quentin,

, Artur Mabellon, Léon Epin and

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, Men's Team moving bird 28m *

Géo André Georges Yvan "Géo" André (13 August 1889 – 4 May 1943) was a French track and field athlete and rugby union player. As an athlete he competed at the 1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics in various events, including long jump, high jump, ...

, Gaston Féry, Maurice Delvart and André Devaux —

, Men's 4 × 400 m relay * Albert Eluère —

, Heavyweight * Fernand Canteloube —

, Men's Individual

* Gustave Buchard —

, Men's Individual Epee * Armand Massard, Alexandre Lippmann, Gustave Buchard,

Georges Casanova Georges Casanova (26 July 1890 – 20 February 1932) was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomers ...

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Louis Moureau Louis Moureau was a French fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team épée event at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommersp ...

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, Men's Team Epee * Roger François Ducret —

, Men's Individual

* Jean Gounot —

, Men's Individual all-around * Men's Team —

* Gaston Giran and Alfred Plé —

, Men's double scull (2x) *

Pierre Albarran Pierre Albarran (18 May 1893 – 24 February 1960) was a French auction and contract bridge player and theorist, and a tennis player. It has been reported that he was born in the West Indies, and also in Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He ...

and Max Decugis —

, Men's doubles * Elisabeth D'Ayen and

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, Women's doubles *

Louis Bernot Louis Bernot (26 July 1896 - 19 February 1975) was a French weightlifter who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Somm ...

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, Heavyweight

Archery

France sent eight archers in its third Olympic archery appearance, all of whom won at least three medals. The team ended up with one gold medal, four silvers, and a bronze. Because of the lack of competition, the team's worst possible result would have been five silvers and a bronze; thus, Brulé's victory over Belgium's van Innis in the individual moving bird at 50 metres to take the gold medal was the only actual success the team had.

Aquatics

Diving

A single diver represented France in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Weil came in last in his springboard semifinal group and did not advance to the final. ; Men ''Ranks given are within the semifinal group.''

Swimming

Thirteen swimmers, ten men and three women, represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. None of the swimmers were able to advance to an event final. ''Ranks given are within the heat.'' ; Men ; Women

Water polo

France competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the third time in 1920. A modified version of the Bergvall System was in use at the time. France was defeated by Brazil in the opening round, not qualifying for either the silver or bronze tournaments. ; Round of 16 ; Final rank: 11th

Athletics

59 athletes represented France in 1920. It was France's sixth appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport at every Olympics. Guillemot took the nation's first Olympic gold medal in athletics by winning the 5,000 metres. He also added a silver in the 10,000 while the team took two more medals in the relay events. ''Ranks given are within the heat.''

Boxing

15 boxers represented France at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. The team won three medals, including one of each type, after four of the 15 men advanced to the semifinals. The two French featherweight boxers faced off in the finals, taking gold and silver. The bronze came in the heavyweight class. France, which had not won a single bout in 1908, took fourth place on the boxing medals leader board.

Cycling

Thirteen cyclists represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. After a disappointing result in 1912, the French road cyclists had a better Games in 1920. The four-man team took the gold medal in the team time trial, on the strength of three top-10 individual performances including Canteloube's individual bronze. The track cyclists were unable to take a medal, with highlights including Lanusse reaching the semifinals of the sprint and Alancourt taking eighth in the 50 kilometres.

Road cycling

Track cycling

''Ranks given are within the heat.''

Equestrian

Twenty-four equestrians represented France in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport, having been one of three countries (along with Belgium and the United States) to have appeared at each Olympic equestrian competition. For the first time, France earned no gold medals in equestrian. The best results for the country were in vaulting with a pair of silvers, one by Field in the individual and one by the team in combined score.

Fencing

Eighteen fencers represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport, and first since 1908. France, as usual, had a strong performance in the sport. The French épéeists swept the individual medals for the second time (having accomplished the feat in 1908 as well), and the foilists took a silver and a bronze. France took a medal in each of the three team events, but won no more gold medals. The team's eight total medals were the most of any nation in 1920, and the gold medal in the épée made France one of only two nations to win any golds (Italy took the other five). ''Ranks given are within the group.''

Field hockey

France competed in field hockey for the second time. The team took fourth place in the four-team round robin, losing to each of the other three teams.

Football

France competed in the Olympic football tournament for the third time. After receiving a bye into the quarterfinal, which was awarded as a 2–0 victory due to Switzerland withdrawing the morning before the first round due to internal dissent, France defeated Italy to move into the semifinals. The team was defeated there by Czechoslovakia. Under the Bergvall System in use for the tournament, France would still have gad the opportunity to play for the silver medal; however, the team left host nation Belgium after their semifinal loss and did not play in the tournament for second place. ; Quarterfinals ; Semifinals ;Final rank: 6th

Gymnastics

Twenty-nine gymnasts represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, matched only by Great Britain. France took three medals, a silver and two bronzes.

Artistic gymnastics

Ice hockey

France competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team received a bye into the semifinals, but was defeated by Sweden there. Under the Bergvall System in place at the time, Sweden's losses in the gold medal final and the silver medal semifinals meant that France played no further; a far different fate from the other semifinal loser—the United States, who won the silver medal. ; Roster Coach: Ernie Garon ; Gold medal semifinals ;Final rank: 5th (Tied)

Modern pentathlon

Four pentathletes represented France in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport, having competed in both instances of the Olympic pentathlon. ''A point-for-place system was used, with the lowest total score winning.''

Rowing

Fourteen rowers represented France in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. All three boats placed in the top four, including a silver and a bronze medal. ''Ranks given are within the heat.''

Rugby union

France competed in the Olympic rugby tournament for the second time. The winners of the gold medal in 1900, France was one of only two teams to compete in 1920. The French team were shut out by the United States, losing 8–0 to take the silver medal. ; Final ;Final rank: Silver

Sailing

Three sailors represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport, making France the only nation to have competed in rowing each time the sport was held at the Olympics. France's single boat finished second of two, taking a silver medal.

Skating

Figure skating

Two figure skaters represented France in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. The Sabourets finished in seventh place of eight in the pairs.

Shooting

Seventeen shooters represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport; France was one of three nations (along with Denmark and Great Britain) to have competed at each Olympic shooting contest to that point. France took a single medal: Johnson's silver in the 300 metre military rifle prone position.

Tennis

Ten tennis players, seven men and two women, competed for France in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport, tied with Great Britain for the most of any country. Lenglen won the women's singles gold, not losing a single game until her fourth match and not losing any of her ten sets. Lenglen also paired with Décugis to take the gold in the mixed pairs, and added a bronze medal in the women's pairs with D'Ayen. Décugis and Albarran won the bronze in the men's pairs, beating Blanchy and Brugnon in the bronze medal match.

Weightlifting

Ten weightlifters, two in each weight class, represented France in 1920. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Cadine and Gance won their weight classes, making France the only country that year to take two championships. France tied Belgium for most total medals, with three.

Wrestling

Seventeen wrestlers competed for France in 1920. It was the nation's second appearance in the sport. The French wrestlers were not very successful, winning only two matches out of the twenty-four they contested.

Freestyle

Greco-Roman

Art Competitions

References

External links

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International Olympic Committee results database
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