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Athletics At The 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's Long Jump
The men's long jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920, and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920. 29 long jumpers from eleven nations competed. No nation had more than 4 runners, suggesting the limit had been reduced from the 12 maximum in force in 1908 and 1912. The event was won by William Petersson of Sweden, the first time an athlete not from the United States took gold in the long jump. Background This was the sixth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. None of the jumpers from the pre-war 1912 Games returned. Sol Butler of the United States was the favorite; he had jumped 7.52 metres to win the U.S. Olympic trials, but could only manage 6.60 metres in the qualifying round at the Olympics and did not proceed to the finals. Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Monaco, and Switzerland each made their first appearance in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)
The () or Kielstadion () was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics, athletics, Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics, equestrian, Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, field hockey, Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, football, Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics, gymnastics, Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon, Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics, rugby union, Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics, tug of war, Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics, weightlifting and Korfball at the 1920 Summer Olympics, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
