The Olympics games in Amberes 1920

1. 1920 Anvers Olympics

3.  Antwerp was chosen as the venue as a way to honor those
wounded in the First World War and Belgian fighters in this
war.
 For the first time made ​the Oath of Athletes , and was
raised for the first time the Olympic flag , with, on white
background, with the five Olympic rings.
 For the first time, participants could only go to the Games
through the National Olympic Committees.
EVENTS

4.  These are the most important sports:
athletics, boxyng, cycling, football,
gymnastics, swimming, modern
pentathlon, pole, rowing, tennis, jumps
and water polo.
SPORTS

5. These were the countries that competed in
Antwerp:
Argentina , Belgium , Brazil , Canada , Czechoslova
kia , Chile , Denmark , Spain , United
States , Estonia , Finland , France , Greece ,Italy
, Japan , Luxembourg , Mexico , Monaco ,
Norway ,
Netherlands , Peru , Poland , Portugal , United
Kingdom , Romania , Sweden, Switzerland and
Yugoslavia .
Participating countries

6. Countrie Gold medals Silver medals Bronze medals Total
United States 41 27 27 95
Sweden 19 20 25 64
United 15 15 13 43
Kingdom
Finland 15 10 9 34
Belgium 14 11 11 36
Medals
Countrie

7. Countrie Gold Silver Bronze Total
medals medals medals
Norway 13 9 9 31
Italy 13 5 5 23
France 9 9 13 41
Netherlands 4 2 5 11
Denmark 3 9 1 13
Medals

8. 1920 Antwerp Olympics
 Athletes59 in 6 sports
 Standard-bearerOpen: Mariano Arrate
 Medals:
Rank: 17
0 gold medals
2 silver medals
0 bronze medals
SPAIN IN THE OLYMPICS

9.  Paavo Nurmi
 was an athlete Finnish . During the 20s , was
considered the best distance runner and
middle-distance runner in the world, setting
world records at distances ranging from
1,500 m and 20 km.
 With a total of 12 medals (9 gold medals and
3 silver), Nurmi was the most successful
Olympic athlete to be overcome in the 2012
London Olympics by Michael Phelps .
Paavo Nurmi