Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Tennis at the Olympics
Tennis tournament
Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics | ||||
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Date | 16–24 August 1920 | |||
Edition | 6th | |||
Surface | Grass / outdoor | |||
Location | Beerschot Tennis Club, Kontich | |||
Champions | ||||
Men's singles | ||||
Louis Raymond (RSA) | ||||
Women's singles | ||||
Suzanne Lenglen (FRA) | ||||
Men's doubles | ||||
Noel Turnbull / Max Woosnam (GBR) | ||||
Women's doubles | ||||
Kathleen McKane / Winifred McNair (GBR) | ||||
Mixed doubles | ||||
Suzanne Lenglen / Max Decugis (FRA) | ||||
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Final results for the Tennis competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. The competition was held from Monday, 16 August 1920 to Tuesday, 24 August 1920.[1]
Medal summary
Events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's singles details | Louis Raymond South Africa | Ichiya Kumagae Japan | Charles Winslow South Africa | |||
Men's doubles details | Great Britain (GBR) Noel Turnbull Max Woosnam | Japan (JPN) Seiichiro Kashio Ichiya Kumagae | France (FRA) Pierre Albarran Max Decugis | |||
Women's singles details | Suzanne Lenglen France | Dorothy Holman Great Britain | Kathleen McKane Great Britain | |||
Women's doubles details | Great Britain (GBR) Kathleen McKane Winifred McNair | Great Britain (GBR) Winifred Beamish Dorothy Holman | France (FRA) Élisabeth d'Ayen Suzanne Lenglen | |||
Mixed doubles details | France (FRA) Suzanne Lenglen Max Decugis | Great Britain (GBR) Kathleen McKane Max Woosnam | Czechoslovakia (TCH) Milada Skrbková Ladislav Žemla |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
2 | France (FRA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Participating nations
A total of 75 tennis players (52 men and 23 women) from 14 nations (men from 14 nations - women from 8 nations) competed at the Antwerp Games:
- Australia (1) (men:1 women:0)
- Belgium (16) (men:8 women:8)
- Czechoslovakia (7) (men:6 women:1)
- Denmark (3) (men:1 women:2)
- France (10) (men:7 women:3)
- Great Britain (8) (men:4 women:4)
- Greece (1) (men:1 women:0)
- Italy (4) (men:3 women:1)
- Japan (2) (men:2 women:0)
- Norway (3) (men:2 women:1)
- South Africa (5) (men:5 women:0)
- Spain (4) (men:4 women:0)
- Sweden (8) (men:5 women:3)
- Switzerland (3) (men:3 women:0)
References
- ^ "Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
External links
- International Olympic Committee medal database
- ITF, 2008 Olympic Tennis Event Media Guide
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Events at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp
- Archery
- Athletics
- Boxing
- Cycling
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Figure skating
- Football
- Gymnastics
- Field hockey
- Ice hockey
- Korfball (demonstration)
- Modern pentathlon
- Polo
- Rowing
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Tug of war
- Water polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
- Art competitions (unofficial)