Great Britain, represented by the British Olympic Association (BOA), competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 234 competitors, 218 men and 16 women, took part in 84 events in 21 sports.[1] British athletes won fourteen gold medals (up from ten in 1912) and 43 medals overall, finishing third. It would be the last Olympic Games in which Irish athletes participated for Great Britain, after foundation of Irish Free State in 1922.
Great Britain at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
in Antwerp | |
Competitors | 234 (218 men and 16 women) in 21 sports |
Flag bearer | Philip Noel-Baker |
Medals Ranked 3rd |
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Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
1906 Intercalated Games |
Five divers consisting of three men and two women, represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Just as in 1912, the women had the better showing for the country. Armstrong posted the country's best result to that point, taking the silver medal in the platform. White, who had won Great Britain's only previous medal in the sport, was unable to match her bronze from 1912 and took fourth place in the platform.
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
Harold Clarke | Plain high dive | 10 | 164.5 | 2 Q | 40 | 142.0 | 9 |
Albert Dickin | Plain high dive | 17 | 140.5 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Ernest Walmsley | 3 m springboard | 28 | 453.05 | 5 | Did not advance |
Ranks given are within the semifinal group.
Diver | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Points | Score | Rank | Points | Score | Rank | ||
Beatrice Armstrong | 10 m platform | 7 | 158.0 | 1 Q | 10 | 166.0 | |
Isabelle White | 10 m platform | 20 | 148.5 | 3 Q | 18 | 158.5 | 4 |
Eighteen swimmers, twelve men and six women, represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Great Britain won two medals, one in each of the relays. The men took bronze, while the women took silver. Jeans was the only individual finalist for the country, advancing to the finals in both of the women's events and taking fourth place each time.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Swimmer | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Harold Annison | 100 m free | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||
400 m free | 5:58.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||
1500 m free | 24:28.2 | 1 Q | 23:51.4 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
Albert Dickin | 100 m free | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
John Dickin | 100 m free | 1:10.0 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Jack Hatfield | 400 m free | 5:50.6 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
1500 m free | 23:56.6 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Rex Lassam | 200 m breast | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||
400 m breast | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
Ernest Parker | 200 m breast | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |||
Edward Peter | 400 m free | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
1500 m free | 24:39.4 | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||
George Robertson | 100 m back | N/A | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||
200 m breast | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
400 m breast | 7:28.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Leslie Savage | 100 m free | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |||
William Stoney | 200 m breast | 3:20.8 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
Henry Taylor | 400 m free | 6:01.2 | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |
1500 m free | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||||
George Webster | 100 m back | N/A | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Harold Annison Edward Peter Leslie Savage Henry Taylor |
4 × 200 m free relay | N/A | 10:51.0 | 1 Q | 10:37.2 |
Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Lillian Birkenhead | 100 m free | Unknown | 6 | Did not advance | |
Hilda James | 300 m free | 5:07.2 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Constance Jeans | 100 m free | 1:20.8 | 2 Q | 1:22.8 | 4 |
300 m free | 4:57.8 | 2 Q | 4:52.4 | 4 | |
Grace McKenzie | 100 m free | 1:27.4 | 3 | Did not advance | |
300 m free | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Charlotte Radcliffe | 100 m free | Unknown | 7 | Did not advance | |
Florence Sancroft | 300 m free | Unknown | 5 | Did not advance | |
Hilda James Constance Jeans Grace McKenzie Charlotte Radcliffe |
4 × 100 m free relay | N/A | 5:40.8 |
Great Britain competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the fourth time in 1920, the fifth appearance of the sport in the Olympics. Britain won its fourth (and final, through 2008) gold medal in the sport.
The Bergvall System was used in 1920. Great Britain won all three of its matches, taking the gold medal.
Great Britain | 9–0 | Spain | Antwerp |
Great Britain | 7–2 | United States | Antwerp |
Great Britain | 3–2 | Belgium | Antwerp |
41 athletes represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's sixth appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport at every Olympics. With four medals of each type, Great Britain was the third most successful nation in athletics, behind the United States and Finland.
Ranks given are within the heat.
Athlete | Event | Heats | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Harold Abrahams | 100 m | 11.0 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
200 m | 23.3 | 2 Q | 23.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Long jump | 6.05 | 20 | — | Did not advance | |||||
John Ainsworth-Davis | 400 m | 51.5 | 2 Q | 50.7 | 2 Q | 49.9 | 3 Q | 50.6 | 5 |
Benjamin Howard Baker | Triple jump | 13.675 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | — | 1.85 | 6 | ||||
Joe Blewitt | 5000 m | — | 15:19.8 | 1 Q | 15:19.0 | 5 | |||
Guy Butler | 400 m | 53.2 | 2 Q | 50.7 | 2 Q | 50.2 | 2 Q | 50.1 | |
Timothy Carroll | High jump | 1.80 | 1 Q | — | 1.75 | 9 | |||
Charles Clibbon | 10000 m | — | 32:08.8 | 2 Q | Did not finish | ||||
Laurence Cummins | Cross country | — | 26 | ||||||
Victor d'Arcy | 100 m | 11.1 | 2 Q | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
200 m | 24.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||||
Charles Dowson | 3 km walk | — | 13:54.9 | 4 Q | 13:28.0 | 6 | |||
10 km walk | — | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||||
Eric Dunbar | 110 m hurdles | — | 4 | Did not advance | |||||
High jump | 1.70 | 14 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Harry Edward | 100 m | 10.9 | 2 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | 10.9 | |
200 m | 22.8 | 1 Q | 22.0 | 1 Q | 22.5 | 2 Q | 22.2 | ||
Walter Freeman | Cross country | — | 22 | ||||||
George Gray | 110 m hurdles | — | 2 Q | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
400 m hurdles | — | 58.8 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
Charles Gunn | 3 km walk | — | 5 Q | 13:34.0 | 10 | ||||
10 km walk | — | 48:22.0 | 5 Q | 49:43.9 | |||||
James Hatton | 10000 m | — | 32:23.0 | 5 Q | 32:14.0 | 5 | |||
Anton Hegarty | Cross country | — | 27:57.0 | 5 | |||||
William Hehir | 3 km walk | — | 5 Q | 13:29.8 | 7 | ||||
10 km walk | — | 51:33.8 | 1 Q | 50:11.8 | 5 | ||||
Albert Hill | 800 m | — | 1:56.2 | 2 Q | 1:56.4 | 1 Q | 1:53.4 | ||
1500 m | — | 4:03.2 | 2 Q | 4:01.8 | |||||
William Hill | 100 m | 11.0 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 1 Q | 11.3 | 5 | Did not advance | |
200 m | 23.8 | 2 Q | 23.2 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Percy Hodge | 3000 m steeplechase | — | 10:17.4 OR | 1 Q | 10:00.4 OR | ||||
Leslie Housden | Marathon | — | 3:14:25.0 | 31 | |||||
William Hunter | 110 m hurdles | — | 2 Q | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Long jump | 6.42 | 13 | — | Did not advance | |||||
High jump | No mark | 21 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Herbert Irwin | 5000 m | — | 15:17.8 | 2 Q | 12 | ||||
Robert Lindsay | 400 m | 52.0 | 1 Q | 51.6 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Charles Lively | Long jump | 5.87 | 22 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Triple jump | 13.15 | 14 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Duncan McPhee | 1500 m | — | 4:07.2 | 2 Q | Did not finish | ||||
Arthur Mills | Marathon | — | 2:48:05.0 | 14 | |||||
Edgar Mountain | 800 m | — | 1:57.6 | 1 Q | 1:58.2 | 2 Q | 1:53.7 | 4 | |
Alfred Nichols | 5000 m | — | 15:54.0 | 4 Q | 15:24.0 | 8 | |||
Cross country | — | 28:20.0 | 12 | ||||||
Tom Nicolson | Hammer throw | 45.70 | 6 | — | 45.70 | 6 | |||
Philip Noel-Baker | 800 m | — | 1:56.0 | 1 Q | Did not start | Did not advance | |||
1500 m | — | 4:14.0 | 2 Q | 4:02.4 | |||||
George Piper | Marathon | — | 3:02:10.0 | 29 | |||||
Eric Robertson | Marathon | — | 3:55:00.0 | 35 | |||||
William Seagrove | 5000 m | — | 15:53.6 | 3 Q | 15:21.06 | 6 | |||
Christopher Vose | Cross country | — | 19 | ||||||
Edward Wheller | 400 m hurdles | — | 58.4 | 2 Q | 4 | Did not advance | |||
James Wilson | 10000 m | — | 33:40.2 | 1 Q | 31:50.8 | ||||
Cross country | — | 27:45.2 | 4 | ||||||
Hedges Worthington-Eyre | 400 m | 52.6 | 2 Q | 53.2 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
Frank Hegarty Alfred Nichols James Wilson |
Team cross country | — | 21 | ||||||
Harold Abrahams Denis Black Victor d'Arcy William Hill |
4 × 100 m relay | — | 43.3 | 2 Q | 43.0 | 4 | |||
John Ainsworth-Davis Guy Butler Cecil Griffiths Robert Lindsay |
4 × 400 m relay | — | 3:40.9 | 2 Q | 3:22.2 | ||||
Joe Blewitt Albert Hill Duncan McPhee William Seagrove |
3000 m team | — | 11 | 1 Q | 20 |
16 boxers represented Great Britain at the 1920 Games. It was the nation's second appearance in boxing. Great Britain was one of two countries to send two boxers in each of the eight weight classes, along with the United States. The British boxers won a total of six medals, one more than Canada and two more than the United States, but fell behind the Americans in number of gold medals three to two.
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