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Athletics At The 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's Discus Throw
The men's discus throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, August 21, 1920, and on Sunday, August 22, 1920. 17 discus throwers from eight nations competed. No nation had more than 4 athletes, suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912. The event was won by Elmer Niklander of Finland, the nation's second consecutive victory in the men's discus throw. Armas Taipale, the winner in 1912, took silver to become the second man to win multiple medals in the event. Gus Pope took bronze, continuing the American streak of podium appearances at all six discus competitions to date. Background This was the sixth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning competitors from 1912 included defending champion Armas Taipale and fourth-place finisher Elmer Niklander, both of Finland. Taipale had twi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)
The Olympisch Stadion () or Kielstadion ) was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, weightlifting and korfball (demonstration) events. Following the Olympics it was converted to a football stadium. Its current tenant is K Beerschot VA, a Belgian football club. There are no remnants of the Olympic athletics track. It is possible that Archibald Leitch was involved in the design of the stadium having made several visits prior to the Games. References External links IOC Antwerp 1920 Page The IOC page of 1920 Summer Olympics includes a photo gallery with images of the stadium. Information and photos of the Olympisch Stadion {{coord, 51, 11, 06, N, 4, 22, 56, E, display=title, region:BE_type:landmark_source:dewiki Venues of the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic athletics venues Olympic equestrian venues Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar Zallhagen
Oscar Edvin Herbert Zallhagen (né Andersson, 25 January 1893 – 20 August 1971) was a Swedish track and field athlete. He competed in the discus throw at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ... and placed fourth. Zallhagen won the national discus championships in England (1921) and in Sweden (1913–1922), finishing second in 1923. He was also a leading Swedish shot putter in 1914–1917. References 1893 births 1971 deaths Swedish male discus throwers Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes from Stockholm {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Delaender
Arthur Delaender (28 July 1890 – 24 December 1966) was a Belgian athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw and the men's javelin throw at the 1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van .... References External links * 1890 births 1966 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Belgian male discus throwers Belgian male javelin throwers Olympic athletes for Belgium Place of birth missing {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Pierre
Daniel Pierre (17 January 1891 – 21 January 1979) was a French athlete. He competed in the discus throw and shot put at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ... and finished in 15–19th place. References 1891 births 1979 deaths French male discus throwers French male shot putters Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1924 Summer Olympics {{France-discus-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
František Hoplíček
František Hoplíček (23 April 1890 – 13 April 1946) was a Czech painter and athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held duri .... References External links * 1890 births 1946 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Czech male discus throwers 20th-century Czech male artists Olympic athletes for Czechoslovakia People from Šumperk District Olympic competitors in art competitions Czech painters Sportspeople from the Olomouc Region {{CzechRepublic-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonni Myyrä
Joonas "Jonni" Myyrä (13 July 1892 – 22 January 1955) was a Finnish athlete who competed at the 1912, 1920 and 1924 Olympics. In 1912, he finished eighth in the javelin throw. At the 1920 Olympics his left arm was fractured in a warm-up accident – the spear thrown by James Lincoln struck Myyrä while he was resting on the grass. Nevertheless, Myyrä won the javelin event with an Olympic record of 65.78 meters. He also finished 12th in the discus throw, but could not complete his pentathlon events. Myyrä successfully defended his javelin title at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and then fled to the United States due to his financial problems in Finland. He never returned to his home country and died in San Francisco in 1955.Jonni Myyrä sports-reference He threw one [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Tison
André Tison (26 February 1885 – 25 December 1963) was a French Track and field, track and field athlete who competed at the 1906 Summer Olympics, 1906, 1908 Summer Olympics, 1908, 1912 Summer Olympics, 1912 and 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1906 he finished fourth in the Athletics at the 1906 Summer Olympics, shot put, fifth in the Athletics at the 1906 Summer Olympics, freestyle discus throw, and 22nd in the Athletics at the 1906 Summer Olympics, standing long jump competition. Two years later he placed eighth in the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw, discus throw, while his result in the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, shot put contest is unknown. In 1912 he was ninth in the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, shot put and 30th in the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw, discus throw, and in 1920 he finished eleventh in the Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's discus thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenneth Wilson (athlete)
Kenneth Leon "Tug" Wilson (March 27, 1896 – February 2, 1979) was an American track and field athlete and amateur athletics administrator. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, finishing tenth in the discus throw competition. Wilson served as the second commissioner of the Big Ten Conference, from 1945 to 1961, and as the president of the United States Olympic Committee from 1953 to 1965. Early life Wilson graduated from Atwood High School in 1914 and began a career in education the following school year by teaching in a country school for two years. He enrolled at the University of Illinois in 1916 and studied agriculture. College athletics Wilson was a multi-sport athlete, playing for the Fighting Illini on the 1919 team and named captain for the 1920 team. During the 1920 season, Wilson would play with Helms Athletic Foundation All-American Chuck Carney. He also played end for the football team and was best known for his prowess in track and field. Wilso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aurelio Lenzi
Aurelio Lenzi (19 June 1891 – 23 December 1967) was an Italian track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. Biography He was born in Pistoia. In 1912 he finished twelfth in the shot put competition and 18th in the discus throw event. Eight years later he finished ninth in the discus throw competition and 13th in the shot put event. National titles Franco Leccese has won 5 times the individual national championship. *2 wins in Shot put (1919, 1921) *3 wins in Discus throw The discus throw (), also known as disc throw, is a track and field event in which an athlete throws a heavy disk (mathematics), disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than their competitors. It is an classical antiqui ... (1913, 1919, 1921) References External links * List of Italian athletes {{DEFAULTSORT:Lenzi, Aurelio 1891 births 1967 deaths Italian male discus throwers Italian male shot putters Olymp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ville Pörhölä
Frans Wilhelm "Ville" Pörhölä (originally Horneman, 24 December 1897 – 28 November 1964) was a Finnish athlete who competed in shot put, discus throw, hammer throw and weight throw. Pörhölä won the gold medal in shot put at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He also competed in discus throw finishing in eighth place and in weight throw in which he was ninth. He later concentrated on work leaving his sports career behind him. He re-emerged in the sports scene as a hammer thrower in 1929, and later became an Olympic silver medalist in 1932 and European champion in 1934. At his last Olympics in 1936 he finished 11th. Nationally, Pörhölä won eight Finnish titles: in standing triple jump in 1922, in shot put in 1929–31 and in hammer throw in 1934–35. He also won the British AAA shot put title in 1922. His trademark was wearing a cap in competitions. After retiring from competitions, Pörhölä worked for a large Finnish timber company, eventually becoming its managing director ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valther Jensen
Valther Valdemar Jensen (1 March 1888 – 15 March 1982) was a Danish track and field athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he finished seventh in the discus throw competition. He was the 1916 Danish shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ... champion. References External linksList of Danish athletes 1888 births 1982 deaths Danish male discus throwers Danish male shot putters Olympic athletes for Denmark Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Athletes from Copenhagen {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
