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1920 Olympic Games
Mens Results

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Men's 100m. Final. Olympic Games 1920

1. Charles PADDOCK                (USA)   10.8 
2. Morris KIRKSEY                 (USA)   10.9
3. Harry EDWARD                   (GBR)   10.9
4. Jackson SCHOLZ                 (USA)   10.9
5. Emile ALI-KHAN                 (FRA)   11.0
6. Loren MURCHISON                (USA)   11.1

Men's 200m. Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Allen WOODRING                 (USA)   22.0
2. Charles PADDOCK                (USA)   22.0
3. Harry EDWARD                   (GBR)   22.1
4. Loren MURCHISON                (USA)   22.2
5. George DAVIDSON                (NZL)   22.3
6. Jack OOSTERLAAK                (SAF)   22.4

Men's 400m. Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Bevil RUDD                     (SAF)   49.6
2. Guy BUTLER                     (GBR)   49.9
3. Nils ENGDAHL                   (SWE)   49.9
4. Frank SHEA                     (USA)   49.9
5. John AINSWORTH-DAVIS           (GBR)   50.0
6. Harry DAVEL                    (SAF)   50.1

Men's 800m. Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Albert HILL                    (GBR)   1.53.4 
2. Earl EBY                       (USA)   1.53.6
3. Bevil RUDD                     (SAF)   1.54.0
4. Edgar MOUNTAIN                 (GBR)   1.54.6
5. Donald SCOTT                   (USA)   1.56.0
6. Albert SPROTT                  (USA)   1.56.4
7. Adriaan PAULEN                 (HOL)   1.56.4
8. Jean ESPARBES                  (FRA)   1.58.0

Men's 1500m. Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Albert HILL                    (GBR)   4.01.8
2. Phillip BAKER                  (GBR)   4.02.3
3. Lawrence SHIELDS               (USA)   4.03.0
4. Vaclav VOHRALIK                (CZE)   4.04.6
5. Sven LUNDGREN                  (SWE)   4.06.3
6. Andre AUDINET                  (FRA)   4.06.4
7. Arturo PORRO                   (ITA)   4.06.6
8. Joie RAY                       (USA)   4.10.0

Men's 5000m. Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Joseph GUILLEMOT               (FRA)   14.55.6
2. Paavo NURMI                    (FIN)   15.00.0
3. Eric BACKMAN                   (SWE)   15.13.0
4. Teodor KOSKENNIEMI             (FIN)   15.17.0
5. Charles BLEWITT                (GBR)   15.19.0
6. William SEAGROVE               (GBR)   15.21.0   

Men's 10,000m. Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Paavo NURMI                    (FIN)   31.45.8 
2. Joseph GUILLEMOT               (FRA)   31.47.2
3. James WILSON                   (GBR)   31.50.8
4. Augusto MACCARIO               (ITA)   32.02.0
5. James HATTON                   (GBR)   32.14.0
6. Jean-Baptiste MANHES           (FRA)   32.26.0
7. Heikki LIIMATAINEN             (FIN)   32.28.0
8. Frederick FALLER               (USA)   32.38.0

Men's Marathon. Olympic Games 1920

1. Hannes KOLEHMAIMEN             (FIN)   2.32.35.8   WB 
2. Juri LOSSMANN                  (EST)   2.32.48.6
3. Valerio ARRI                   (ITA)   2.36.32.8
4. Auguste BROOS                  (BEL)   2.39.25.8
5. Juho TUOMIKOSKI                (FIN)   2.40.18.8
6. Sufos ROSE                     (DEN)   2.41.18.0
7. Joseph ORGAN                   (USA)   2.41.30.0
8. Rudolf HANSEN                  (DEN)   2.41.39.4

Men's 110m. Hurdles Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Earl THOMSON                   (CAN)   14.8   WR
2. Harold BARRON                  (USA)   15.1
3. Frederick MURRAY               (USA)   15.1
4. Harry WILSON                   (NZL)   15.2
5. Walker SMITH                   (USA)   15.3  
6. Carl-Axel CHRISTIERNSSON       (SWE)   15.3 

Men's 400m. Hurdles Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Frank LOOMIS                   (USA)   54.0   WR
2. John NORTON                    (USA)   54.6
3. August DESCH                   (USA)   54.7
4. Georges ANDRE                  (FRA)   54.8
5. Carl-Axel CHRISTIERNSSON       (SWE)   55.4
6. Charles DAGGS                  (USA)   55.7

Men's 3000m. Steeplechase Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Percy HODGE                    (GBR)   10.00.4   OR 
2. Patrick FLYNN                  (USA)   10.21.1
3. Ernesto AMBROSINI              (ITA)   10.32.0
4. Gustaf MATTSSON                (SWE)   10.32.1
5. Michael DEVANEY                (USA)   10.34.3
6. Albert HULSEBOSCH              (USA)   10.37.7
7. Lars HEDVALL                   (SWE)   10.42.2
8. Raymond WATSON                 (USA)   10.50.3  

Men's 4x100m. Relay Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. USA             (C. Paddock, J. Scholz, L. Murchison, M. Kirksey)    42.2   WR
2. France          (R. Tirard, R. Lorain, R. Mourlon, E. Ali-Khan)      42.5
3. Sweden          (A. Holmstrom, W. Petersson, S. Malm, N. Sandstrom)  42.8
4. Great Britain   (W. Hill, H. Abrahams, V. D'Arcy, D. Black)          43.0      
5. Denmark         43.3
6. Luxembourg      43.6

Men's 4x400m. Relay Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Great Britain (C. Griffiths, R. Lindsay, J. Ainsworth-Davis, G. Butler) 3.22.2
2. South Africa  (H. Davel, C. Oldfield, J. Oosterlaak, B. Rudd)           3.23.0
3. France        (G. Andre, G. Fery, M. Delvart, A. Devaux)                3.23.5
4. USA           (G.Schille, G. Bretnall, J. Meredith, F. Shea)            3.23.6
5. Sweden        3.24.3  
6. Belgium       3.24.9

Men's High Jump Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Richmond LANDON                (USA)   1.935   EOR
2. Harold MULLER                  (USA)   1.90
3. Bo EKELUND                     (SWE)   1.90
4. Walter WHALEN                  (USA)   1.85
5. John MURPHY                    (USA)   1.85
6. Howard BAKER                   (GBR)   1.85
7. Pierre LEWDEN                  (FRA)   1.80
8. Einar THULIN                   (SWE)   1.80

Men's Pole Vault Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Frank FOSS                     (USA)   4.09   WR
2. Henry PETERSEN                 (DEN)   3.70
3. Edwin MYERS                    (USA)   3.60
4. Edward KNOUREK                 (USA)   3.60
5. Ernfrid RYDBERG                (SWE)   3.60
6. Laurits JORGENSEN              (DEN)   3.60
7. Eldon JENNE                    (USA)   3.60
8. Georg HOGSTROM                 (SWE)   3.50

Men's Long Jump Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. William PETERSSON              (SWE)   7.15 
2. Carl JOHNSON                   (USA)   7.095
3. Erik ABRAHAMSSON               (SWE)   7.08
4. Robert TEMPLETON               (USA)   6.95
5. Erling AASTAD                  (NOR)   6.885   
6. Rolf FRANKSSON                 (SWE)   6.73
7. Solomon BUTLER                 (USA)   6.60
8. Einar RAEDER                   (NOR)   6.585

Men's Triple Jump Final. Olympic Games 1920

1. Vilho TUULOS                   (FIN)   14.50
2. Folke JANSSON                  (SWE)   14.48
3. Erik ALMLOF                    (SWE)   14.27
4. Ivar SAHLIN                    (SWE)   14.17
5. Sherman LANDERS                (USA)   14.17
6. Daniel AHEARN                  (USA)   14.08
7. Ossian NYLUND                  (FIN)   13.74
8. Howard BAKER                   (GBR)   13.67

Men's Shot Put Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Frans PORHOLA                  (FIN)   14.81
2. Elmer NIKLANDER                (FIN)   14.155
3. Harry LIVERSEDGE               (USA)   14.15
4. Patrick McDONALD               (USA)   14.08
5. Einar NILSSON                  (SWE)   13.87
6. Harald TAMMER                  (EST)   13.605
7. George BIHLMAN                 (USA)   13.575
8. Howard CANN                    (USA)   13.52

Men's Hammer Final. Olympic Games 1920

1. Patrick RYAN                   (USA)   52.875
2. Carl Johan LIND                (SWE)   48.43
3. Basil BENNET                   (USA)   48.25
4. Malcolm SVENSSON               (SWE)   47.29
5. Matthew McGRATH                (USA)   46.67
6. Thomas NICOLSON                (GBR)   45.70      
7. Nils LINDE                     (SWE)   44.885
8. James McEACHERN                (USA)   44.70   

Men's Discus Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Elmer NIKLANDER                (FIN)   44.685   OR
2. Armas TAIPALE                  (FIN)   44.19
3. Augustus POPE                  (USA)   42.13
4. Edvin ZALLHAGEN                (SWE)   41.07
5. Kenneth BARTLET                (USA)   40.875
6. Allan ERIKSSON                 (SWE)   39.41   
7. Valther JENSEN                 (DEN)   38.23
8. Frans PORHOLA                  (FIN)   38.19

Men's Javelin Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Jonni MYRRA                    (FIN)   65.78   OR
2. Urho PELTONEN                  (FIN)   63.605
3. Paavo JOHANSSON-JAALE          (FIN)   63.095
4. Julius Juho SAARISTO           (FIN)   62.395
5. Aleksander KLUMBERG-KOLMPERE   (EST)   62.39
6. Gunnar LINDSTROM               (SWE)   60.52
7. Milton ANGIER                  (USA)   59.275
8. Erik BLOMQVIST                 (SWE)   58.18

Men's Decathlon Final. Olympic Games 1920
 
1. Helge LOVLAND                  (NOR)   6803/ 5803
2. Brutus HAMILTON                (USA)   6771/ 5739
3. Bertil OLSON                   (SWE)   6580/ 5639
4. Gustaf HOLMER                  (SWE)   6532/ 5551
5. Evert NILSSON                  (SWE)   6433/ 5371
6. Valdemar WICKHOLM              (FIN)   6405/ 5630
7. Eugene VIDAL                   (USA)   6358/ 5489
8. Axel-Erik GYLLENSTOLPE         (SWE)   6331/ 5482

Men's 8000m. Cross Country. Olympic Games 1920

1. Paavo NURMI                    (FIN)   27.15.0
2. Erik BACKMAN                   (SWE)   27.17.6
3. Heikki LILMATAINEN             (FIN)   27.37.4
4. James WILSON                   (GBR)   27.45.2
5. A. Frank HEGARTY               (GBR)   27.57.0
6. Teudor KOSKENNIEMI             (FIN)   27.57.2
7. Julien van CAMPENHOUT          (BEL)   28.00.0
8. Gaston HEUET                   (FRA)   28.10.0

Men's 3000m. Walk. Olympic Games 1920

1. Ugo FRIGERIO                   (ITA)   13.14.2   OR
2. George PARKER                  (AUS)   13.19.6
3. Richard REMER                  (USA)   13.22.2
4. Cecil McMASTER                 (SAF)   13.23.6
5. Thomas MARONEY                 (USA)   13.25.0
6. Charles DOWSON                 (GBR)   13.28.0
7. William HEHIR                  (GBR)   13.29.8
8. William ROELKER                (USA)   13.30.4

Men's 10,000m. Walk. Olympic Games 1920

1. Ugo FRIGERIO                   (ITA)   48.06.2
2. Joseph PEARMAN                 (USA)   49.40.2
3. Charles GUNN                   (GBR)   49.43.90
4. Cecil McMASTER                 (SAF)   50.04.0
5. William HEHIR                  (GBR)   50.11.8
6. Thomas MARONEY                 (USA)   50.24.4
7. Jean SEGHERS                   (BEL)   50.32.4
8. Antoine DOYEN                  (BEL)   56.30.0
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