Shooting At The 1920 Summer Olympics
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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
Antwerp Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,
, 21 events in
shooting Shooting is the act or process of discharging a projectile from a ranged weapon (such as a gun, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or blowpipe). Even the acts of launching flame, artillery, darts, harpoons, grenades, rockets, and guided missiles can ...
were contested. The competitions were held from 22 July 1920 to 3 August 1920.


Medal summary


Participating nations

A total of 234 shooters from 18 nations competed at the Antwerp Games: * * * * * De Wael
counts 16 for Denmark (giving a total of 235), saying that Anton Andersen competed in the free rifle, while a separate shooter named Anders Andersen competed in the military rifle
Sports-Reference
however, indicates that these are the same person.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *


Medal table


References


External links

* {{Shooting at the Summer Olympics 1920 Summer Olympics events
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Shooting competitions in Belgium