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Men: 100m
Date: 15 August 1920 / 16 August 1920

Rank Name Nation Time
1 Charles Paddock USA 10.8
2 Morris Kirksey USA 10.9
3 Harry Edward GBR 10.9
4 Jackson Scholz USA 10.9
5 Emile Ali Khan FRA 11.0
6 Loren Murchison USA 11.1
Semi-finals
7 Paul Brochart BEL
7 Jack Oosterlaak RSA
Men: 200m
Date: 19 August 1920 / 20 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Allen Woodring USA 22.0
2 Charles Paddock USA 22.0
3 Harry Edward GBR 22.1
4 Loren Murchison USA
5 George Davidson NZL
6 Jack Oosterlaak RSA
Semi-finals
7 Alex Penton CAN
7 Morris Kirksey USA 22.7
Men: 400m
Date: 19 August 1920 / 20 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Bevil Rudd RSA 49.6
2 Guy Butler GBR 49.9
3 Nils Engdahl SWE 49.9
4 Frank Shea USA
5 John Ainsworth-Davis GBR
6 Henry Dafel RSA
Semi-finals
7 James "Ted" Meredith USA 50.4
7 Robert Emery USA
Men: 800m
Date: 15 August 1920 / 17 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Albert Hill GBR 1:53.4
2 Earl Eby USA 1:53.6
3 Bevil Rudd RSA 1:54.0
4 Edgar Mountain GBR 1:54.6
5 Don Scott USA 1:56.0
6 Albert Sprott USA 1:56.4
7 Adje Paulen NED 1:56.4
8 Paul Esparbes FRA 1:58.0
Men: 1500m
Date: 18 August 1920 / 19 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Albert Hill GBR 4:01.8
2 Philip Baker GBR 4:02.3
3 Larry Shields USA 4:03.0
4 Vaclav Vohralik TCH 4:04.6
5 Sven Emil Lundgren SWE 4:06.3
6 Andre Audinet FRA 4:06.4
7 Arturo Porro ITA 4:06.6
8 Joie Ray USA 4:10.0
Men: 5000m
Date: 16 August 1920 / 17 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Joseph Guillemot FRA 14:55.6
2 Paavo Nurmi FIN 15:00.0
3 Eric Backman SWE 15:13.0
4 Teodor Koskenniemi FIN 15:17.0
5 Joe Blewitt GBR 15:19.0
6 William Seagrove GBR 15:21.0
7 Carlo Speroni ITA
8 Alfred Nichols GBR
Men: 10000m
Date: 19 August 1920 / 20 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Paavo Nurmi FIN 31:45.8
2 Joseph Guillemot FRA 31:47.2
3 James Wilson GBR 31:50.8
4 Augusto Maccario ITA 32:02.0
5 James Hatton GBR 32:14.0
6 Jean-Baptiste Manhes FRA 32:26.0
7 Heikki Liimatainen FIN 32:28.0
8 Fred Faller USA 32:38.0
Men: 110m Hurdles
Date: 17 August 1920 / 18 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Earl Thomson CAN 14.8
2 Hal Barron USA 15.1
3 Fred Murray USA 15.1
4 Harry Wilson NZL 15.2
5 Walter Smith USA 15.3
6 Carl-Axel Christiernsson SWE 15.3
Semi-finals
7 Henri Thorsen DEN
7 George Gray GBR
Men: 400m Hurdles
Date: 15 August 1920 / 16 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Frank Loomis USA 54.0
2 John Norton USA 54.6
3 Gus Desch USA 54.7
4 Géo André FRA 54.8
5 Carl-Axel Christiernsson SWE 55.4
6 Charles Daggs USA 55.7
Semi-finals
7 Gosta Bladin SWE 56.5
7 Edward Wheller GBR
Men: 3000m Steeplechase
Date: 18 August 1920 / 20 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Percy Hodge GBR 10:00.4
2 Pat Flynn USA 10:21.1
3 Ernesto Ambrosini ITA 10:32.0
4 Gustaf Mattsson SWE 10:32.1
5 Mike Devaney USA 10:34.3
6 Albert Hulsebosch USA 10:37.7
7 Lars Hedwall SWE 10:42.2
8 Ray Watson USA 10:50.3
Men: 3000m Walk
Date: 20 August 1920 / 21 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Ugo Frigerio ITA 13:14.2
2 George Parker AUS 13:19.6
3 Richard Remer USA 13:22.2
4 Cecil McMaster RSA 13:23.6
5 Thomas Maroney USA 13:25.0
6 Charles Dowson GBR 13:28.0
7 William Hehir GBR 13:29.8
8 William Roelker USA 13:30.4
Men: 10000m Walk
Date: 17 August 1920 / 18 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Ugo Frigerio ITA 48:06.2
2 Joe Pearman USA 49:40.2
3 Charles Gunn GBR 49:43.9
4 Cecil McMaster RSA 50:04.0
5 William Hehir GBR 50:11.8
6 Thomas Maroney USA 50:24.4
7 Jean Seghers BEL 50:32.4
8 Antoine Doyen BEL 56:30.0
Men: 4x100m Relay
Date: 21 August 1920 / 22 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Morris Kirksey; Loren Murchison; Jackson Scholz; Charles Paddock USA 42.2
2 Emile Ali Khan; Rene Mourlon; Rene Tirard; Rene Lorain FRA 42.5
3 Nils Sandstrom; Sven Malm; William Petersson; Agne Holmstrom SWE 42.8
4 Vic d'Arcy; Denis Black; Harold Abrahams; William Hill GBR 43.0
5 Marinus Sorensen; August Sorensen; Fritiof Normann Andersen; Henri Thorsen DEN 43.3
6 Alex Servais; Jean Proess; Paul Hammer; Jean Colbach LUX 43.6
Heats
7 Federico Reparaz; Carlos Botin; Diego Ordonez; Felix Mendizabal ESP 44.6
7 Cor Wezepoel; Harry van Rappard; Jan de Vries; Albert Heijnneman NED 43.5
7 Frank Irvine; Henry Dafel; Willie Bukes; Jack Oosterlaak RSA 44.0
Men: 4x400m Relay
Date: 22 August 1920 / 23 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Guy Butler; John Ainsworth-Davis; Robert Lindsay; Cecil Griffiths GBR 3:22.2
2 Bevil Rudd; Jack Oosterlaak; Clarence Oldfield; Henry Dafel RSA 3:23.0
3 Andre Devaux; Maurice Delvart; Gaston Fery; Géo André FRA 3:23.5
4 Frank Shea; James "Ted" Meredith; George Bretnall; George Schiller USA 3:23.6
5 Nils Engdahl; Eric Sundblad; Sven Malm; Sven Krokstrom SWE 3:24.3
6 Francois Morren; Omer Smet; Omer Corteyn; Jules Migeot BEL 3:24.9
Men: 3000m Team Race
Date: 21 August 1920 / 22 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Points
1 Mike Devaney; Larry Shields; Ivan Dresser; Arlie Schardt; Hal Brown USA 10
2 Duncan McPhee; James Hatton; William Seagrove; Albert Hill; Joe Blewitt { + Percy Hodge} GBR 20
3 John Zander; Josef Holsner; Edvin Wide; Sven Emil Lundgren; Eric Backman SWE 24
4 Rene Vignaud; Lucien Duquesne; Edmond Brossard; Gaston Heuet; Armand Burtin FRA 30
5 Carlo Martinenghi; Carlo Speroni; Augusto Maccario; Ernesto Ambrosini ITA 36
Heats
6 Henri Smets; Pierre Trullemans; Francois Vyncke; Lucien Bangels; Claude Otterbeen; Julien Van Campenhout BEL 30
Men: Marathon
Date: 22 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Hannes Kolehmainen FIN 2:32:35.8
2 Juri Lossman EST 2:32:48.6
3 Valerio Arri ITA 2:36:32.8
4 Auguste Broos BEL 2:39:25.8
5 Juho Tuomikoski FIN 2:40:18.8
6 Sofus Rose DEN 2:41:18.0
7 Joseph Organ USA 2:41:30.0
8 Rudolf Hansen DEN 2:41:39.4
Men: Cross-Country
Date: 23 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Time
1 Paavo Nurmi FIN 27:15.0
2 Eric Backman SWE 27:17.6
3 Heikki Liimatainen FIN 27:37.0
4 James Wilson GBR 27:45.2
5 Frank Hegarty GBR 27:57.0
6 Teodor Koskenniemi FIN 27:57.2
7 Julien Van Campenhout BEL 28:00.0
8 Gaston Heuet FRA 28:10.0
Men: Cross-Country Team
Date: 23 August 1920
Rank Name Nation
1 Paavo Nurmi; Heikki Liimatainen; Teodor Koskenniemi; Ilmari Vesamaa; Eino Rastas; Hannes Miettinen FIN
2 James Wilson; Frank Hegarty; Alfred Nichols; Christopher Vose; Walter Freeman; Larry Cummins GBR
3 Eric Backman; Gustaf Mattsson; Hilding Ekman; Werner Magnusson; Lars Hedwall; Knut Alm SWE
4 Pat Flynn; Fred Faller; Max Bohland; Lewis Watson; Bob Crawford; Amisoli Patasoni USA
5 Gaston Heuet; Gustave Lauvaux; Joseph Servella; Edmond Brossard; Edmond Bimont; Joseph Guillemot FRA
6 Julien Van Campenhout; Henri Smets; Aime Proot; Francois Vyncke; Pierre Trullemans; Antoine Rivez BEL
7 Albert Andersen; Henrik Sorensen; Jon Jonsson; Julius Ebert; Artur Nielsen DEN
Men: High Jump
Date: 15 August 1920 / 17 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Dick Landon USA 1.94m [6' 4 ¼"]
2 Harold Muller USA 1.90m [6' 2 ¾"]
3 Bo Ekelund SWE 1.90m [6' 2 ¾"]
4 Walter Whalen USA 1.85m [6' ¾"]
5 John Murphy USA 1.85m [6' ¾"]
6 Howard Baker GBR 1.85m [6' ¾"]
7 Einar Thulin SWE 1.80m [5' 10 ¾"]
7 Pierre Lewden FRA 1.80m [5' 10 ¾"]
Men: Pole Vault
Date: 18 August 1920 / 20 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Frank Foss USA 4.09m [13' 5"]
2 Henry Petersen DEN 3.70m [12' 1 ¾"]
3 Ed Myers USA 3.60m [11' 9 ¾"]
4 Edward Knourek USA 3.60m [11' 9 ¾"]
5 Ernfrid Rydberg SWE 3.60m [11' 9 ¾"]
6 Laurits Jorgensen DEN 3.60m [11' 9 ¾"]
7 Eldon Jenne USA 3.60m [11' 9 ¾"]
8 Georg Hogstrom SWE 3.50m [11' 5 ¾"]
Men: Long Jump
Date: 17 August 1920 / 18 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 William Petersson SWE 7.15m [23' 5 ½"]
2 Carl Johnson USA 7.09m [23' 3 ¼"]
3 Erik Abrahamsson SWE 7.08m [23' 2 ¾"]
4 Richard "Dink" Templeton USA 6.95m [22' 9 ½"]
5 Erling Aastad NOR 6.88m [22' 7"]
6 Rolf Franksson SWE 6.73m [22' 1"]
Qualifying
7 Sol Butler USA 6.60m [21' 7 ¾"]
8 Einar Raeder NOR 6.58m [21' 7"]
Men: Triple Jump
Date: 19 August 1920 / 21 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Vilho "Ville" Tuulos FIN 14.51m [47' 7"]
2 Folke Janson SWE 14.48m [47' 6"]
3 Erik Almlof SWE 14.27m [46' 9 ¾"]
4 Ivar Sahlin SWE 14.18m [46' 6"]
5 Sherman Landers USA 14.17m [46' 5 ¾"]
6 Dan Ahearn USA 14.08m [46' 2 ¼"]
Qualifying
7 Ossian Nylund FIN 13.74m [45' 1"]
8 Howard Baker GBR 13.67m [44' 10 ¼"]
Men: Shot Put
Date: 17 August 1920 / 18 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Ville Porhola FIN 14.81m [48' 7"]
2 Elmer Niklander FIN 14.15m [46' 5 ¼"]
3 Harry Liversedge USA 14.15m [46' 5"]
4 Pat McDonald USA 14.08m [46' 2 ¼"]
5 Einar Nilsson SWE 13.87m [45' 6"]
6 Harald Tammer EST 13.61m [44' 7 ¾"]
Qualifying
7 George Bihlman USA 13.57m [44' 6 ¼"]
8 Howard Cann USA 13.52m [44' 4 ¼"]
Men: Discus Throw
Date: 21 August 1920 / 22 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Elmer Niklander FIN 44.69m [146' 7 ¼"]
2 Armas Taipale FIN 44.19m [144' 11 ¾"]
3 Gus Pope USA 42.13m [138' 2 ¾"]
4 Oscar Zallhagen SWE 41.07m [134' 9"]
5 Kenneth Bartlett USA 40.88m [134' 1 ¼"]
6 Allan Eriksson SWE 39.41m [129' 3 ½"]
Qualifying
7 Valther Jensen DEN 38.23m [125' 5"]
8 Ville Porhola FIN 38.19m [125' 3 ½"]
Men: Hammer Throw
Date: 18 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Paddy Ryan USA 52.88m [173' 5 ¾"]
2 Carl Johan Lind SWE 48.43m [158' 10 ¾"]
3 Basil Bennett USA 48.25m [158' 3 ½"]
4 Malcolm Svensson SWE 47.29m [155' 1 ¾"]
5 Matt McGrath USA 46.67m [153' 1 ½"]
6 Tom Nicolson GBR 45.70m [149' 11 ¼"]
Qualifying
7 Nils Linde SWE 44.88m [147' 3"]
8 James McEachern USA 44.70m [146' 7 ¾"]
Men: Javelin Throw
Date: 15 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Jonni Myyra FIN 65.78m [215' 9 ¾"]
2 Urho Peltonen FIN 63.60m [208' 8 ¼"]
3 Paavo Johansson FIN 63.09m [207' 0"]
4 Julius Saaristo FIN 62.40m [204' 8 ½"]
5 Aleksander Klumberg EST 62.39m [204' 8 ¼"]
6 Gunnar Lindstrom SWE 60.52m [198' 6 ¾"]
7 Milton Angier USA 59.27m [194' 5 ¾"]
8 Erik Blomqvist SWE 58.18m [190' 10 ½"]
Men: 56lb Weight Throw
Date: 20 August 1920 / 21 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Distance
1 Pat McDonald USA 11.27m [36' 11 ½"]
2 Paddy Ryan USA 10.96m [35' 11 ¾"]
3 Carl Johan Lind SWE 10.26m [33' 7 ¾"]
4 Archie McDiarmid CAN 10.12m [33' 2 ½"]
5 Malcolm Svensson SWE 9.46m [31' ¼"]
6 Johan Pettersson FIN 9.38m [30' 9"]
Qualifying
7 Edward Roberts USA 9.36m [30' 8 ½"]
8 Elmer Niklander FIN 8.86m [29' ¾"]
Men: Decathlon
Date: 20 August 1920 / 21 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Points
1 Helge Lovland NOR 6803.355
2 Brutus Hamilton USA 6771.085
3 Bertil Ohlson SWE 6580.030
4 Gosta Holmer SWE 6532.150
5 Evert Nilsson SWE 6433.530
6 Valdemar Wickholm FIN 6405.460
7 Gene Vidal USA 6358.570
8 Axel-Erik Gyllenstolpe SWE 6331.435
Men: Pentathlon
Date: 16 August 1920
Rank Name Nation Points
1 Eero Lehtonen FIN 14
2 Everett Bradley USA 24
3 Hugo Lahtinen FIN 26
4 Bob LeGendre USA 26
5 Helge Lovland NOR 27
6 Brutus Hamilton USA 27
7 Bertil Ohlson SWE 30
8 Aleksander Klumberg EST 29