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1920 Summer Olympics

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1920 Olympic Exclusions

German Response to ExclusionNedo Nadi

Willis Lee’s Records

Medal Count

Fun Facts

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Olympics Builds International Unity

• “The six colours, including the white background, represent the colours of all the world's flags... this is a true international emblem.”

• “Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.”• “Determination and perseverance move the world;

thinking that others will do it for you is a sure way to fail.”• “The Olympics have been with the world since 776 B.C.,

bring nations together in celebration, and have only been interrupted by war, especially in the modern era.

1920’s Olympic Photos

Olympic Ceremony

The Crowd

Rifling

Rifling Prone

Soccer

Fencing

Wrestling

Track

Track (again)

Video of Opening Ceremony

Who Was Excluded From The Olympics?

Hungary Germany

Austria Bulgaria Turkey

Germany's Response?

Deutsche Kampfspiele! “German Fighting

Games”

Olympic medal record- Nedo Nadi

Men's Fencing

Gold 1920 Antwerp Foil Individual

Gold 1920 Antwerp Sabre Individual

Gold 1920 Antwerp Foil Team

Gold 1920 Antwerp Epee Team

Gold 1920 Antwerp Sabre Team

Olympic medal record- Willis Lee

Men's Shooting

Gold 1920 Antwerp Team 50 msmall bore rifle

Gold 1920 Antwerp Team 300 marmy rifle, prone

Gold 1920 Antwerp Team 600 m free rifle

Gold 1920 Antwerp Team free rifle,300 m + 600 m

Gold 1920 Antwerp Team free rifle

Silver 1920 Antwerp Team 300 m armyrifle, standing

Bronze 1920 Antwerp Team 100 m runningdeer, single shots

Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total

1 United States

41 27 27 95

2 Sweden 19 20 25 64

3 Great Britain

15 15 13 43

4 Finland 15 10 9 34

5 Belgium 14 11 11 36

6 Norway 13 9 9 31

7 Italy 13 5 5 23

8 France 9 19 13 41

9 Netherlands 4 2 5 11

10 Denmark 3 9 1 13

Fun Facts• These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was voiced, the first in which

doves were released to symbolize peace, and the first in which the Olympic Flag was flown.

• The USA won 41 Gold, 27 Silver, and 27 Bronze medals, the most won by any of the 29 nations attending. Sweden, Great Britain, Finland and Belgium rounded out the five most successful medal-winning nations.

• The Games also featured a week of winter sports, with figure skating and ice hockey making their Olympic debut.

• At the age of 72, Sweden's 100 meter running deer double-shot event champion Oscar Swahn won in the team event to become the oldest Olympic champion ever.

• 23-year-old Paavo Nurmi won the 10,000 m and 8,000 m cross country races, took another gold in team cross country, and a silver in 5,000 m run. His contributions for Finland broke the U.S. dominance record in track and field with 9 medals.

• In a unique moment in Olympic history, the 12-foot dinghy event in sailing was held in two different countries. The final two races in the event were held in the Netherlands, as the only two competitors in the event were Dutch.

• The games were supposed to be held in Hungary, but because of the war the privilege was taken away

• Antwerp is awarded the Games in memory of its innocent victims of World War I

Works Cited

• " Willis A. Lee: Facts, Discussion Forum, and Encyclopedia Article." AbsoluteAstronomy.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2010. <http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Willis_A._Lee>.

• ., WhatYaGottaKnow . "Belgium Olympics 1920." YouTube. N.p., 31 Mar. 2009. Web. 11 Apr. 2010. <www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CzF0ZXc7A0 >.

• "1,557 Videos 10,448 Photos." Olympics. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2010. <www.olympic.org/en/Multimedia-Player/All-Photos/1920/01/01/YAALE005/>.

• "1920 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." Main Page - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.p., 14 Mar. 2010. Web. 11 Apr. 2010. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Summer_Olympics>.

• Evans, Hilary, Arild Gjerde, Jeroen Heijmans, and Bill Mallon. Members:. "Nedo Nadi Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com." Sports-Reference.com - Sports Statistics and History. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Apr. 2010. <http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/na/nedo-nadi-1.html>.

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Works Cited

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