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Athletics At The 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's Individual Cross Country
The men's individual Cross country running, cross country event was part of the Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics, track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of this event. The competition was held on Monday, August 23, 1920. Forty-seven runners from 12 nations competed. Results The first three runners for each nation to finish in this event were also counted towards the Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team cross country, cross country team result. References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1920 Summer Olympics - Men's Individual Cross Country Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics, Cross country individual Cross country running at the Olympics, 1920 ... [...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] |
Hilding Ekman
Hilding Viktor Ekman (10 January 1893 – 7 March 1966) was a Swedish runner who competed 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 ... in the cross country events. He finished 11th individually and won a bronze medal with the Swedish team. References 1893 births 1966 deaths Swedish male long-distance runners Olympic bronze medalists for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Sweden Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Olympic cross country runners Athletes from Stockholm {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lars Hedwall
Lars Eugen Hedwall (10 February 1897 – 29 July 1969) was a Swedish male runner who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He finished seventh in the 3000 metre steeplechase The 3000 metres steeplechase or 3000-meter steeplechase (usually abbreviated as ) is the most common distance for the steeplechase in track and field. It is an obstacle race over the distance of the 3000 metres, which derives its name from the ... and 24th in the individual cross country event. Although he was a member of the bronze medal winning Swedish cross country team, he did not receive a medal because only three best runners from each team were honored, while Hedwall was fifth. References 1897 births 1969 deaths Swedish male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for Sweden Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Swedish male steeplechase runners Olympic cross country runners {{Sweden-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannes Miettinen
Hannes Miettinen (25 September 1893 – 2 January 1968) was a Finnish athlete. He competed in the men's individual cross country event 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 * 1893 births 1968 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Finnish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Finland Athletes from Helsinki Olympic cross country runners {{Finland-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Freeman (athlete)
Walter "Wally" Freeman (6 September 1893 – October 1987) was a British athlete. He competed in the men's individual cross country event 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 1893 births 1987 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics British male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Sportspeople from Redditch Olympic cross country runners {{UK-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Servella
Joseph Servella (23 April 1896 – 25 January 1980) was a French athlete. He competed in the men's individual cross country event 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 1893 births 1980 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics French male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for France Place of birth missing Olympic cross country runners {{France-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Andersen
Peter Johan Albert Antomius Andersen (17 February 1891 – 7 December 1977) was a Danish long-distance runner. He competed in the men's 10,000 metres 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 * 1891 births 1977 deaths Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Danish male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Denmark Olympic cross country runners People from Langeland Municipality Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Vose
Christopher Vose (27 January 1887 – 22 August 1970) was an English cross-country runner. He finished 19th in the individual cross-country race at the 1920 Summer Olympics and fourth among British runners, and therefore did not score for the silver medal-winning British team. He also competed at the International Cross Country Championships The International Cross Country Championships was an annual international competition in cross country running. It was created in 1903 by the International Cross Country Union (ICCU) and it marked the first time that an annual international champ ... in 1911–13 and 1920–21 and won one individual silver and five team gold medals. References 1887 births 1970 deaths Sportspeople from Preston, Lancashire English male long-distance runners Olympic athletes for Great Britain Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic cross country runners {{England-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eino Rastas
Eino Rastas (17 July 1894 – 7 January 1965) was a Finnish long-distance runner. Rastas was a three-time Finnish champion and competed in the Summer Olympics in 1920, 1924 and 1928; in 1920 and 1924 he was part of Finland's gold medal winning cross-country teams, though his results did not count for the team total in either case. Career Rastas won his first medals at the Finnish national championships in 1917, winning gold in the 10,000 metres and silver at 5000 metres. At the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp he represented Finland in the cross-country race, placing 18th; the race doubled as a team event, which Finland won, but only the results of the best three finishers (Paavo Nurmi, Heikki Liimatainen and Teodor Koskenniemi) counted for the team result. At the 1924 Olympics in Paris Rastas represented Finland in both the 5000 m and the cross-country race, the latter again doubling as a team competition. The 5000 m was held first; Rastas won his heat and placed 11th in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gustave Lauvaux
Gustave Henri Lauvaux (25 November 1892 – 8 April 1970) was a French runner. He competed 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 ... in the individual and team cross-country events and finished in 17th and 5th place, respectively. His younger brother Henri Lauvaux competed in the same events at the 1924 Olympics. References 1892 births 1970 deaths French male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes for France Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic cross country runners People from Châlons-en-Champagne Sportspeople from Marne (department) {{France-middledistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Bohland
Max Bohland (February 4, 1896 – February 1975) was an American athlete. He competed in the men's individual cross country event 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 * 1896 births 1975 deaths People from Pegau Sportspeople from the Kingdom of Saxony Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States American male long-distance runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic cross country runners 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Faller
Frederick William Faller (July 30, 1895 – August 11, 1984) was an American long-distance runner who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He finished eighth in the 10,000 m, 15th in the individual cross-country and fourth in the team cross-country event. Faller won the AAU 10 mile and cross-country titles in 1919–20, and finished second in the 10 mile race at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games. Faller's AAU record held for 25 years. He was inducted to the Road Runners Club of America's American Long Distance Running Hall of Fame in 1972. He was also a watchmaker and one of Johnny Kelley John Adelbert Kelley (September 6, 1907 – October 6, 2004) was an American long-distance runner who twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics, in 1936 and 1948, and competed in the Boston Marathon over 50 times, winning in 19 ...'s advisors. References 1895 births 1984 deaths People from Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) Emigrants fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
