Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Rowing
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Dates27–29 August 1920
Competitors136 from 14 nations
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Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, the first Olympics after World War I, saw five events. The competitions were held from 27 to 29 August in Antwerp, Belgium.[1]

The event was marked by the arrival of future triple gold medalists John B. Kelly Sr., Jack Beresford and Paul Costello. Kelly and Beresford would stage a dramatic dual for the singles title, with Kelly prevailing. Immediately after his victory, Kelly would step into the double with his cousin Paul Costello, and easily win the gold in that event. Beresford, though he didn't win gold in these Olympics, would medal at five straight Olympics.[2]

In the eight, the United States was represented by the United States Naval Academy. The United States would be represented by university crews at the next seven games in the men's eight, winning each time.[citation needed]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Single Sculls
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 John B. Kelly Sr. (USA)  Jack Beresford (GBR)  Darcy Hadfield (NZL)
Double Sculls
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 Paul Costello
and John B. Kelly Sr. (USA)
 Pietro Annoni
and Erminio Dones (ITA)
 Gaston Giran
and Alfred Plé (FRA)
Coxed Pairs
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 Italy (ITA)
Ercole Olgeni
Giovanni Scatturin
Guido De Felip
 France (FRA)
Gabriel Poix
Maurice Monney-Bouton
Ernest Barberolle
 Switzerland (SUI)
Édouard Candeveau
Alfred Felber
Paul Piaget
Coxed four
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 Switzerland (SUI)
Willy Brüderlin
Max Rudolf
Paul Rudolf
Hans Walter
Paul Staub
 United States (USA)
Ken Myers
Carl Klose
Franz Federschmidt
Erich Federschmidt
Sherm Clark
 Norway (NOR)
Birger Var
Theodor Klem
Henry Larsen
Per Gulbrandsen
Thoralf Hagen
Eights
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 United States (USA)
Virgil Jacomini
Edwin Graves
William Jordan
Edward Moore
Alden Sanborn
Donald Johnston
Vince Gallagher
Clyde King
Sherm Clark
 Great Britain (GBR)
Ewart Horsfall
Guy Oliver Nickalls
Richard Lucas
Walter James
John Campbell
Sebastian Earl
Ralph Shove
Sidney Swann
Robin Johnstone
 Norway (NOR)
Theodor Nag
Conrad Olsen
Adolf Nilsen
Håkon Ellingsen
Thore Michelsen
Arne Mortensen
Karl Nag
Tollef Tollefsen
Thoralf Hagen

Participating nations

A total of 136 rowers from 14 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:

Medal table

Kelly v. Beresford, 1920 Olympics
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)3104
2 Italy (ITA)1102
3 Switzerland (SUI)1012
4 Great Britain (GBR)0202
5 France (FRA)0112
6 Norway (NOR)0022
7 New Zealand (NZL)0011
Totals (7 entries)55515

References

  1. ^ "Rowing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jack Beresford". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

Sources

  • Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  • International Olympic Committee medal database
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