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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

1944 - Not held


The 1944 Olympic Games Was Not Held

The 1944 Olympic Games were also not held because of World War II.

1940 - Not held


The 1940 Olympic Games Was Not Held

The 1940 Olympic Games were originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan, but several countries planned to boycott the Games there because Japan was waging an aggressive war in Asia and then Japan itself decided the Games would be a distraction to their military goals. The Games were then rescheduled to be held in Helsinki, Finland, but the start of World War II in 1939 caused the Games to be cancelled.

1936 - Berlin

The 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Germany

August 1-16, 1936
Mascot - none
49 countries, 4069 athletes (328 women)
19 sports (basketball, handball, canoe/kayak, football, polo added)
129 events
Opening - Chancellor Adolf Hitler (GER)
Torch lit by - Fritz Schilgen
Candidates: Barcelona, Alexandria, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Cologne, Dublin, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Lausanne, Nuremberg, Rio de Janeiro, Rome

JESSE OWENS RISES ABOVE THE NAZI PROPAGANDA

Berlin was awarded the 1936 Olympics in 1931, two years before the Nazi party came to power. Adolf Hitler immediately seized on the games as an opportunity to showcase the efficiency and might of his regime. There were doubts in many quarters about the wisdom of attending the Berlin Olympics. An alternative, to be called the "People's Olympics," was actually scheduled for Barcelona, but that plan was destroyed by the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War.
In the United States, a move to boycott the Olympics was led by Judge Jeremiah T. Murphy, president of the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU). Murphy and his supporters were concerned chiefly about Nazi anti-Semitism, since Jewish sports clubs throughout Germany had been shut down. However, in 1935 the AAU voted by a narrow margin to sanction participation and Murphy resigned. He was replaced by Avery Brundage, who went to Germany on an inspection tour and reported that everything looked just fine. Despite the preliminary doubts and the growing international tensions that were to culminate in World War II, the leaders of the Third Reich were at pains to make these Games a resounding success and welcomed more athletes (4069) from more countries (49) than any previous Olympics to compete in events from August 1 - 16.
On the positive side, the Berlin Games were noted mainly for technological achievements. Events were televised on a closed-circuit system throughout the Olympic village and to public halls and theaters throughout the country. Zeppelins carried newsreel film to other European cities, while results were transmitted to news media by telex as soon as events were completed.
But many athletes and members of the press were alarmed by the nationalistic and militaristic atmosphere in Berlin. The ever-present swastika and icon-like portraits of Hitler and the martial music that blared endlessly through loudspeakers were deeply disturbing to many. Nor did it help that many journalists, suspected of anti-Nazi sentiments, discovered that their rooms had been searched by the secret police.
Following Pierre de Coubertin's message at his final Games - he would die one year later in 1937 - the grandiose opening ceremony began with the arrival of the Olympic flame, lit for the first time at Olympia and brought to Berlin by more than 3000 relay runners. The official boxes were full whilst Adolf Hitler appeared - 120,000 arms were raised towards the Fuehrer in the Nazi salute.
Hitler was sure that everything was in place for his propaganda machine to operate smoothly. But nothing could have prepared him for the one obstacle to his white-supremacist policies - the colored American, Jesse Owens, winner of four gold medals. In Nazi Germany's pro-Aryan setting, Owens first took the 100m title (10.3), then beat the German Lutz Long with a long jump of 8.06m. Incidentally, both men became friends during their contest, a fact Hitler inherently found hard to accept. Owens would go on to win another two gold medals - in the 200m with a world record time of 20.7 secs and in the 4x100m relay, another new world record. All this in the Berlin stadium built to extol the virtues of Nazi propaganda left Hitler and his deputies speechless. 
Black athletes were certainly denigrated, though, by the semi-official newspaper, Der Angriff (The Attack), which referred to them as America's "black auxiliaries" and did not include them in its daily scoring chart. The publisher of the paper was Hitler's minister of propaganda, Joseph Goebbels.
Owens' feats relegated every other achievement at the Games, a huge success (3 million viewers) which coincided with the birth of television, albeit restricted to 160,000 viewers in the Berlin area. In order to record the occasion for posterity, the Reich commissioned Leni Riefenstahl to film an official documentary. Named, "Gods of the stadium", to this day it offers an historic insight into the 1936 Berlin Games.
Besides Owens, the top individual athletes in 1936 were two German gymnasts, Konrad Frey and Alfred Schwarzmann; Dutch swimmer Hendrika "Rie" Mastenbroek; French cyclists Robert Charpentier and Guy Lapebie; and U. S. sprinter Helen Stephens.
Frey was the top medallist with three golds, one silver, and two bronze, while Schwarzmann collected three gold and two bronze medals. Mastenbroek won three golds and a silver. Charpentier won three gold medals, Lapebie two golds and a silver. Stephens won the women's 100-meter dash and also anchored the 400-meter relay team to victory.
In part because of a greatly expanded men's gymnastics program, Germany led all countries with 89 medals, including 33 gold, to 56 total and 24 gold for the United States.
To no one's surprise, one of the American gold medals came in basketball, which was added to the Olympic program in 1936. The games were played outdoors, often in rain, but that couldn't prevent the U. S. team from rolling through its opposition. The biggest threat to American victory actually came just after the games started, when the International Basketball Federation decided to ban any players 6-foot-3 or taller. The ban, which would have applied to only three players, all Americans, was quickly rescinded.
The Japanese dominated men's swimming, winning four of the six events, while Holland won four of the five women's events. Jack Medica and Adolph Kiefer were the only American gold medallists in swimming, although Medica added two silvers to finish among the top total medallists. Four different U. S. athletes won the diving events. Marjorie Gestring, the women's springboard champion, was only 13 years and 9 months. She is still the youngest gold medallist in Olympic history.
BERLIN 1936 GOLD MEDAL WINNERS 
105 Men, 15 Women, 9 Open Events
16 new events; 5 new sports - Basketball, Canoe/Kayak, Football, Handball, Polo
3 Gymnastics events removed; Women's Gymnastics introduced
ATHLETICS, Men
100m: Jesse Owens, USA
200m: Jesse Owens, USA
400m: Archie Williams, USA
800m: John Woodruff, USA
1500m: Jack Lovelock, New Zealand
5000m: Gunnar Hockert, Finland
10000m: Ilmari Salminen, Finland
4x100m: United States
4x400m: Great Britain
110m Hurdles: Forrest Towns, USA
400m Hurdles: Glenn Hardin, USA
50km Walk: Harold Whitlock, Great Britain
3000m Steeplechase: Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finland
Marathon: Kitei Son, Japan
Discus Throw: Ken Carpenter, USA
Hammer Throw: Karl Hein, Germany
High Jump: Cornelius Johnson, USA
Javelin Throw: Gerhard Stock, Germany
Long Jump: Jesse Owens, USA
Pole Vault: Earle Meadows, USA
Shot Put: Germany
Triple Jump: Naoto Tajima, Japan
Decathlon: Glenn Morris, USA
ATHLETICS, Women
100m: Helen Stephens, USA
4x100m: United States
80m Hurdles: Trebisonda Valla, Italy
Discus Throw: Gisela Mauermayer, Germany
High Jump: Ibolya Csak, Hungary
Javelin Throw: Tilly Fleischer, Germany
BASKETBALL (NEW) 
Team, men: United States
BOXING
50.8kg: Willie Kaiser, Germany
53.5kg: Ulderico Sergo, Italy
57.2kg: Oscar Casanovas, Argentina
61.2kg: Imre Harangi, Hungary
66.7kg: Sten Suvio, Finland
72.6kg: Jean Despeaux, France
79.4kg: Roger Michelot, France
79.4+kg: Herbert Runge, Germany
CANOE/KAYAK, Men (NEW)
C1 1000m: Francis Amyot, Canada
C2 1000m: Jan-Felix Brzak/Vladimir Syrovatka, TCH
C2 10000m: Vaclav Mottl/Zdenek Skrland, TCH
K1 1000m: Gregor Hradetzky, Austria
K1 10000m: Ernst Grebs, Germany
K2 1000m: Adolf Kainz/Alfons Dorfner, Austria
K2 10000m: Ludwig Landen/Paul Wevers, Germany
Folding K1 10000m: Gregor Hradetzky, Austria
Folding K2 10000m: Eric Bladstrom/Gunnar Johansson, SWE
CYCLING, Men
Road Race: Robert Charpentier, France
Team Road Race: France
1km Time Trial: Arie van Vliet, Netherlands
2000m Tandem Sprint: Charly Lorenz/Ernst Ihbe, Germany
Sprint: Toni Merkens, Germany
Team Pursuit: France
EQUESTRIAN, Open
Individual Dressage: Heinz Pollay, Germany
Individual Jumping: Kurt Hasse, Germany
Individual 3-Day Event: Ludwig Stubbendorff, Germany
Team Dressage: Germany
Team Jumping: Germany
Team 3-Day Event: Germany
FENCING
M\Individual Epee: Franco Riccardi, Italy
M\Individual Foil: Giulio Gaudini, Italy
M\Individual Sabre: Endre Kabos, Hungary
M\Team Epee: Italy
M\Team Foil: Italy
M\Team Sabre: Hungary
W\Individual Foil: Ilona Elek, Hungary
FOOTBALL (NEW)
Team, men: Italy
GYMNASTICS
M\Floor Exercise: Georges Miez, Switzerland
M\Horizontal Bar: Aleksanteri Saarvala, Finland
M\Parallel Bars: Konrad Frey, Germany
M\Pommel Horse: Konrad Frey, Germany
M\Rings: Alois Hudec, Czechoslovakia
M\Vault: Alfred Schwarzmann, Germany
M\Individual All-Around: Alfred Schwarzmann, Germany
M\Team: Germany
W\Team: Germany
HANDBALL (NEW)
Team, men: Germany
HOCKEY
Team, men: India
MODERN PENTATHLON 
Individual: Gotthardt Handrick, Germany
POLO (NEW)
Team, men: Argentina
ROWING, Men
Single Sculls: Gustav Schafer, Germany
Double Sculls: Jack Beresford Jr./Leslie Southwood, GBR
Coxless Pair: Hugo Strauss/Willi Eichhorn, Germany
Coxed Pair: Germany
Coxless Four: Germany
Coxed Four: Germany
Eight: United States
SAILING
X\6m Class: Great Britain
X\8m Class: Italy
X\Star: Germany
M\Finn: Daniel Kagchelland, Netherlands
SHOOTING, Men
25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Cornelius van Oyen, Germany
50m Free Pistol: Torsten Ullman, Sweden
50m Small-Bore Rifle prone: Willy Rogeberg, Norway
SWIMMING, Men
100 Freestyle: Ferenc Csik, Hungary
400m Freestyle: Jack Medica, USA
1500m Freestyle: Noboru Terada, Japan
100m Backstroke: Adolf Kiefer, USA
200m Breaststroke: Tetsuo Hamuro, Japan
4x200m Freestyle Relay: Japan
3m Springboard: Richard Degener, USA
10m Platform: Marshall Wayne, USA
WATER POLO: Hungary
SWIMMING, Women
100m Freestyle: Rie Mastenbroek, Netherlands
400m Freestyle: Rie Mastenbroek, Netherlands
100m Backstroke: Nida Senff, Netherlands
200m Breaststroke: Hideko Maehata, Japan
4x100m Freestyle Relay: Netherlands
3m Springboard: Marjorie Gestring, USA
10m Platform: Dorothy Poynton, USA
WEIGHTLIFTING
60kg: Anthony Terlazzo, USA
67.5kg: Mohammed Mesbah, EGY & Robert Fein, AUT
75kg: Khadr Sayed El Thouni, Egypt
82.5kg: Louis Hostin, France
82.5+kg: Josef Manger, Germany
WRESTLING FREESTYLE
56kg: Odon Zombori, Hungary
61kg: Kustaa Pihlajamaki, Finland
66kg: Karoly Karpati, Hungary
72kg: Frank Wyatt Lewis, USA
79kg: Emile Poilve, France
87kg: Knut Fridell, Sweden
87+kg: Kristjan Palusalu, Estonia
WRESTLING, GRECO-ROMAN
56kg: Marton Lorincz, Hungary
61kg: Yasar Erkan, Turkey
66kg: Lauri Koskela, Finland
72kg: Rudolf Svedberg, Sweden
79kg: Ivar Johansson, Sweden
87kg: Axel Cadier, Sweden
87+kg: Kristjan Palusalu, Estonia


1932 - Los Angeles

The 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, United States

July 30 - August 14, 1932
Mascot - none
37 countries, 1408 athletes (127 women)
14 sports (shooting added, football dropped), 116 events
Opening - Vice-president Charles Curtis (USA)
Torch lit by - none
Candidates: none

Los Angeles and the Coliseum witnessed renewed Olympic fervor, and the introduction of photo-finishes, podiums and electronic timing. The Olympic village was set in exquisite surroundings near Hollywood, and the Games were attended by many of the era's big movie stars.
Los Angeles - the American way
The financial crisis which prompted the stock exchange crash of 1929 did not truly affect the success of the 1932 Games, held in Los Angeles between July 30 and August 14. This 10th Olympiad was held a couple of paces from Hollywood, with Charlie Chaplin, Gary Cooper, and Douglas Fairbanks taking their seats among the spectators.
In "their" 105,000-seater Coliseum stadium the American athletes, including Mildred "Babe" Didriksen, winner of the 80m hurdles, javelin and runner-up in the high jump, had plenty to cheer about. But in swimming it was the Japanese who dominated, winning five out of six titles. In total the United States annexed 103 medals, with 41 golds, ahead of Italy (36, 12 gold), France (19, 10 gold) and Sweden (23, 9 gold).
The Olympic village only welcomed 1,300 competitors (women were put up in a hotel) from 37 countries, including newcomers China. The number of sports was reduced to 14 and participation was restricted to three athletes per country in each discipline.
These Games witnessed the introduction of electronic timing and photo-finishes, as well as the appearance of the first three athletes on a podium with the playing of the winner's national anthem. Held in the middle of the prohibition era, an exception was made for the French and Italians who argued that wine formed an integral part of their training diet.
Two athletic greats - France's Jules Ladoumeque and Finland's Paavo Nurmi - were accused of professionalism and were banned from staying in California.

LOS ANGELES 1932 GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
94 Men, 14 Women, 8 Open Events
11 new events; New sport - Shooting
4 events removed (1 Athletics, 1 Equestrian, 1 Football, 1 Gymnastics); Removed sport - Football
ATHLETICS, Men
100m: Eddie Tolan, USA
200m: Eddie Tolan, USA
400m: Bill Carr, USA
800m: Tom Hampson, Great Britain
1500m: Luigi Beccali, Italy
5000m: Lauri Lehtinen, Finland
10000m: Janusz Kusoczinski, Poland
4x100m: United States
4x400m: Untied States
110m Hurdles: George Saling, USA
400m Hurdles: Bob Tisdall, Ireland
50km Walk: Tommy Green, Great Britain
3000m Steeplechase: Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finland
Marathon: Juan Carlos Zabala, Argentina
Discus Throw: John Anderson, USA
Hammer Throw: Pat O'Callaghan, Ireland
High Jump: Duncan McNaughton, Canada
Javelin Throw: Matti Jarvinen, Finland
Long Jump: Ed Gordon, USA
Pole Vault: Bill Miller, USA
Shot Put: Leo Sexton, USA
Triple Jump: Chuhei Nambu, Japan
Decathlon: Jim Bausch, USA
ATHLETICS, Women
100m: Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Poland
4x100m: United States
80m Hurdles: Mildred Didrikson, USA
Discus Throw: Lillian Copeland, USA
High Jump: Jean Shiley, USA
Javelin Throw: Mildred Didrikson, USA
BOXING
50.8kg: Istvan Enekes, Hungary
53.5kg: Horace Gwynne, Canada
57.2kg: Carmelo Robledo, Argentina
61.2kg: Lawrence Stevens, South Africa
66.7kg: Edward Flynn, USA
72.6kg: Carmen Barth, USA
79.4kg: David Carstens, South Africa
79.4+kg: Santiago Lovell, Argentina
CYCLING, Men
Road Race: Attilio Pavesi, Italy
Team Road Race: Italy
1km Time Trial: Edgar Laurence Gray, Australia
2000m Tandem sprint: Louis Chaillot/Maurice Perrin, France
Sprint: Jacobus van Egmond, Netherlands
Team Pursuit: Italy
EQUESTRIAN, Open
Individual Dressage: Xavier Lesage, France
Individual Jumping: Takeichi Nishi, Japan
Individual 3-Day Event: Charles Pahud de Mortanges, NED
Team Dressage: France
Team 3-Day Event: United States
FENCING
M\Individual Epee: Giancarlo Cornaggia-Medici, Italy
M\Individual Foil: Gustavo Marzi, Italy
M\Individual Sabre: Gyorgy Piller, Hungary
M\Team Epee: France
M\Team Foil: France
M\Team Sabre: Hungary
W\Individual Foil: Ellen Preis, Austria
GYMNASTICS, Men
Club Swinging: George Roth, USA
Floor Exercise: Istvan Pelle, Hungary
Horizontal Bar: Dallas Bixler, USA
Parallel Bars: Romeo Neri, Italy
Pommel Horse: Istvan Pelle, Hungary
Rings: George Gulack, USA
Rope Climbing: Raymond Bass, USA
Tumbling: Rowland Wolfe, USA
Vault: Savino Guglielmetti, Italy
Individual All-Around: Romeo Neri, Italy
Team: Italy
HOCKEY
Team, men: India
MODERN PENTATHLON
Individual: Johan Oxenstierna, Sweden
ROWING, Men
Single Sculls: Henry Pearce, Australia
Double Sculls: Kenneth Myers/William Gilmore, USA
Coxless Pair: Hugh Edwards/Lewis Clive, Great Britain
Coxed Pair: United States
Coxless Four: Great Britain
Coxed Four: Germany
Eight: United States
SAILING
X\6m Class: Sweden
X\8m Class: United States
X\Star: United States
M\Finn: Jacques Lebrun, France
SHOOTING, Men (NEW)
25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Renzo Morigi, Italy
50m Small-Bore Rifle prone: Bertil Ronnmark, Sweden
SWIMMING, Men 
100m Freestyle: Yasuji Miyazaki, Japan
400m Freestyle: Clarence Crabbe, USA
1500m Freestyle: Kusuo Kitamura, Japan
100m Backstroke: Masaji Kiyokawa, Japan
200m Breaststroke: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Japan
4x200m Freestyle Relay: Japan
3m Springboard: Michael Galitzen, USA
10m Platform: Harold Smith, USA
WATER POLO: Hungary
SWIMMING, Women
100m Freestyle: Helene Madison, USA
400m Freestyle: Helene Madison, USA
100m Backstroke: Eleanor Holm, USA
200m Breaststroke: Clare Dennis, Australia
4x100m Freestyle Relay: United States
3m Springboard: Georgia Coleman, USA
10m Platform: Dorothy Poynton, USA
WEIGHTLIFTING
60kg: Raymond Suvigny, France
67.5kg: Rene Duverger, France
75kg: Rudolf Ismayr, Germany
82.5kg: Louis Hostin, France
82.5+kg: Jaroslav Skobla, Czechoslovakia
WRESTLING, FREESTYLE
56kg: Robert Edward Pearce, USA
61kg: Hermanni Pihlajamaki, Finland
66kg: Charles Pacome, France
72kg: Jack Francis van Bebber, USA
79kg: Ivar Johansson, Sweden
87kg: Peter Joseph Mehringer, USA
87+kg: Johan Cornelius Richthoff, Sweden
WRESTLING, GRECO-ROMAN
56kg: Jakob Brendel, Germany
61kg: Giovanni Gozzi, Italy
66kg: Erik Malmberg, Sweden
72kg: Ivar Johansson, Sweden
79kg: Valno Anselmi Kokkinen, Finland
87kg: Rudolf Svensson, Sweden
87+kg: Carl Oscar Westergren, Sweden


1928 - Amsterdam


The 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Netherlands

May 17 - August 12, 1928
Mascot - none
46 countries, 3014 athletes (290 women)
14 sports (hockey added / tennis, polo, rugby & shooting dropped), 109 events
Opening - Prince Hendrik of Mecklenburg
Torch lit by - none
Candidates: Los Angeles
Amsterdam - burning brightly

Amsterdam hosted the Olympic Games from May 17 to August 12, made possible thanks to public support as the Queen of the Netherlands Wilhelmine was against the event, considering it a "demonstration of paganism".
For the first time the Olympic flame lit up the stadium night and day but Queen Wilhelmine refused to attend the opening ceremony. The 9th Olympiad in Amsterdam was noted not only for the appearance of the olympic flame, but for the appearance of women in athletics events (100m, 800m, 4x100m relay, the high jump and the discus) - despite recommendations to the contrary by Baron de Coubertin.
Germany, enforced absentees during the Games in 1920 and 1924, made up part of the 3,000 athletes from 46 countries. Flying Finn Paavo Nurmi harvested more medals, Canada's Percy Williams surprised in the 100 and 200m and the Franco-Algerian Boughera El Ouafi won the marathon. Despite the addition of two countries since the Games of 1924, Amsterdam failed to produce a true Olympic star.
They did, however, reconfirm the superiority of Paavo Nurmi, who won three medals, including a gold in the 10,000m. Nurmi failed to grab all gold - falling to compatriots Loukola in the 3000m steeple, and Ritola in the 5000m. American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller was another star of the Games - and added to his medal tally (five in total between 1924 and 1928) before heading for the bright lights of Hollywood and a career as Tarzan, Lord of the jungle in 1930.
Young Canadian athlete, Percy Williams, was among a number of competitors to make an impression in Amsterdam - with victories in the 100m and 200m. The Finn, Harri Larva, successfully completed an epic duel with France's Jules Ladoumegue in the 1500m, while the historic success of little Mohammed Boughera El Ouafi in the marathon left a memorable impression. Originally from Algeria, he gave France an unanticipated gold medal and was the only African at that time to have won a medal in athletics.
Pierre de Coubertin finally ended his connection with the Games. He played no part in the organization of the Amsterdam Olympiad.

AMSTERDAM 1928 GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
87 Men, 14 Women, 8 Open Events
9 events added; 1 sport added - Hockey, Women's Athletics/Gymnastics introduced
4 sports removed (17) - Polo (1), Rugby (1), Shooting (10), Tennis (5)
9 more events removed (5 Athletics, 1 Cycling, 1 Diving, 2 Gymnastics)
ATHLETICS, Men
100m: Percy Williams, Canada
200m: Percy Williams, Canada
400m: Ray Barbuti, USA
800m: Douglas Lowe, Great Britain
1500m: Harri Larva, Finland
5000m: Ville Ritola, Finland
10000m: Paavo Nurmi, Finland
110m Hurdles: Sid Atkinson, South Africa
400m Hurdles: David Burghley, Great Britain
4x100m: United States
4x400m: United States
3000m Steeplechase: Toivo Loukola, Finland
Marathon: Boughera El Ouafi, France
Decathlon: Paavo Yrjola, Finland
Discus Throw: Bud Houser, USA
Hammer Throw: Pat O'Callaghan, Ireland
High Jump: Bob King, USA
Javelin Throw: Erik Lundqvist, Sweden
Long Jump: Ed Hamm, USA
Pole Vault: Sabin Carr, USA
Shot Put: John Kuck, USA
Triple Jump: Mikio Oda, Japan
ATHLETICS, Women (NEW)
100m: Betty Robinson, USA
800m: Lia Radke, Germany
4x100m: Canada
Discus Throw: Halina Konopacka, Poland
High Jump: Ethel Catherwood, Canada
BOXING
50.8kg: Antal Kocsis, Hungary
53.5kg: Vittorio Tamagnini, Italy
57.2kg: Bep Van Klaveren, Netherlands
61.2kg: Carlo Orandi, Italy
66.7kg: Edward Morgan, New Zealand
72.6kg: Piero Toscani, Italy
79.4kg: Victor Avendano, Argentina
79.4kg+: Arturo Rodriguez Jurado, Argentina
CYCLING, Men
Road Race: Henry Hansen, Denmark
Team Road Race: Denmark
1km Time Trial: Willy Falck Hansen, Denmark
2000m Tandem Sprint: Benard Leene/Daan van Dijk, NED
Sprint: Roger Beaufrand, France
Team Pursuit: Italy
EQUESTRIAN, Open
Ind. Dressage: Carl Friedrich Freiherr von Langen-Parow, GER
Ind. Jumping: Frantisek Ventura, Yugoslavia
Ind. 3-day Event: Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Netherlands
Team Dressage: Germany
Team Jumping: Spain
Team 3-day Event: Netherlands
FENCING
M\Ind. Foil: Lucien Gaudin, France
M\Ind. Epee: Lucien Gaudin, France
M\Ind. Sabre: Odon Terstyanszky, Hungary
M\Team Foil: Italy
M\Team Epee: Italy
M\Team Sabre: Hungary
W\Ind. Foil: Helene Mayer, Germany
FOOTBALL
Team, men: Uruguay
GYMNASTICS
M\Horizontal Bar: Georges Miez, Switzerland
M\Parallel Bars: Ladislav Vacha, Czechoslovakia
M\Pommel Horse: Hermann Hanggi, Switzerland
M\Rings: Leon Stukelj, Yugoslavia
M\Vault: Eugen Mack, Switzerland
M\Individual All-Around: Georges Miez, Switzerland
M\Team: Switzerland
W\Team: Netherlands
HOCKEY (NEW)
Team, men: India
MODERN PENTATHLON
Individual: Sven Thofelt, Sweden
ROWING, Men
Single Sculls: Henry Pearce, Australia
Double Sculls: Charles McIlvaine/Paul Costello, USA
Coxed Pair: Switzerland
Coxless Pair: Bruno Muller/Kurt Moschter, Germany
Coxed Four: Italy
Coxless Four: Great Britain
Eight: United States
SAILING
X\6m Class: Norway
X\8m Class: France
M\Finn: Sven Thorell, Sweden
SWIMMING 
M\100m Freestyle: Johnny Weissmuller, USA
M\400m Freestyle: Alberto Zorrilla, Argentina
M\1500m Freestyle: Arne Borg, Sweden
M\100m Backstroke: George Kojac, USA
M\200m Breaststroke: Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Japan
M\4x200m Freestyle Relay: United States
M\3m Springboard: Pete Desjardins, USA
M\10m Platform: Pete Desjardins, USA
M\WATER POLO: Germany
W\100m Freestyle: Albina Osipowich, USA
W\400m Freestyle: Martha Norelius, USA
W\100m Backstroke: Marie Braun, Netherlands
W\200m Breaststroke: Hidle Schrader, Germany
W\4x100m Freestyle Relay: United States
W\3m Springboard: Helen Meany, USA
W\10m Platform: Elizabeth Becker, USA
WEIGHTLIFTING
60kg: Franz Andrysek, Austria
67.5kg: Kurt Helbig, GER & Hans Haas, AUT (tie)
75kg: Roger Francois, France
82.5kg: Sayed Nosseir, Egypt
82.5kg+: Josef Strassberger, Germany
WRESTLING, FREESTYLE
56kg: Kaarlo Edvin Makinen, Finland
61kg: allie Roy Morrison, USA
66kg: Oswald Kapp, Estonia
72kg: Arvo Haavisto, Finland
79kg: Ernst Kyburz, Switzerland
87kg: Thure Sjoested, Sweden
87kg+: Johan Cornelis Richthoff, Sweden
WRESTLING, GRECO-ROMAN 
58kg: Kurt Leucht, Germany
62kg: Voldemar Vali, Estonia
67.5kg: Lajos Keresztes, Hungary
75kg: Valno Anselmi Kokkinen, Finland
82.5kg: Ibrahim Moustafa, Egypt
82.5kg+: Rudolf Svensson, Sweden

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Results - 28 July 2012


Tennis
    Women's singles First round
        CZE Petra Kvitova 2
        UKR Kateryna Bondarenko 1
Volleyball
    Womenʼs Pool A
        Italy 3
        Dominican Republic 1
Tennis
    Men's doubles First round
        Israel 2
        Spain 0
Fencing
    Women's foil Semi-finals
        ITA Elisa Di Francisca 11
        KOR Nam Hyun-hee 10
Beach volleyball
    Womenʼs Pool A
        Brazil 2
        Mauritius 0
Archery
    Men's team Finals
        ●1 Italy 219
        ●2 USA 218
Basketball
    Womenʼs Group A
        USA 81
        Croatia 56
Tennis
    Women's doubles First round
        China 2
        France 1
Tennis
    Women's singles First round
        ITA Francesca Schiavone 2
        CZE Klara Zakopalova 1
Table tennis
    Men's singles Round 1
        EGY El-Sayed Lashin 4
        SWE Par Gerell 3
Table tennis
    Men's singles Round 1
        BEL Jean-Michel Saive 4
        SRB Marko Jevtovic 1
Tennis
    Women's doubles First round
        Italy 2
        Czech Republic 0
Archery
    Men's team Finals
        ●3 South Korea 224
Table tennis
    Men's singles Round 1
        UKR Oleksandr Didukh 4
        PAR Marcelo Aguirre 3
Table tennis
    Men's singles Round 1
        GBR Paul Drinkhall 4
        KUW Ibrahem Alhasan 0
Handball
    Womenʼs Group B
        Denmark 21
        Sweden 18
Beach volleyball
    Menʼs Pool F
        Canada 2
        Great Britain 0
Tennis
    Men's singles First round
        FRA Gilles Simon 2
        KAZ Mikhail Kukushkin 0
Archery
    Men's team Semi-finals
        Italy 217
        Mexico 215
Table tennis
    Men's singles Round 1
        LAT Matiss Burgis 4
        CAN Pierre-Luc Hinse 3
Table tennis
    Men's singles Round 1
        IND Soumyajit Ghosh 4
        BRA Gustavo Tsuboi 2
Tennis
    Men's singles First round
        ITA Andreas Seppi 2
        USA Donald Young 0
Table tennis
    Men's singles Round 1
        AUS William Henzell 4
        HUN Adam Pattantyus 1
Archery
    Men's team Semi-finals
        USA 224
        South Korea 219
Tennis
    Men's singles First round
        SUI Roger Federer 2
        COL Alejandro Falla 1
Boxing
    Menʼs 75 kgs. Last 32
        AZE Soltan Migitinov 20
        EGY Mohamed Hikal 12
Table tennis
    Men's singles Round 1
        NGR Quadri Aruna 4
        ESP Carlos Machado 2
Cycling - road
    Men's road race Road race
        ●1 KAZ Alexandr Vinokurov 5:45:57s
        ●2 COL Rigoberto Uran Uran 5:45:57s
        ●3 NOR Alexander Kristoff 5:46:05s
Football
    Womenʼs Group F
        Canada 3
        South Africa 0
Tennis
    Men's singles First round
        TUN Malek Jaziri 2
        TPE Lu Yen-Hsun 1
Beach volleyball
    Womenʼs Pool C
        Czech Republic 2
        Austria 1
Boxing
    Menʼs 75 kgs. Last 32
        HUN Zoltan Harcsa 16
        VEN Jose Espinoza Mena 13
Archery
    Men's team Quarter-finals
        Mexico 220
Football
    Womenʼs Group E
        Brazil 1
        New Zealand 0
Judo
    Menʼs 60 kg Final
        ●1 RUS Arsen Galstyan 100
        ●2 JPN Hiroaki Hiraoka 000
Judo
    Womenʼs 48 kg Final
        ●1 BRA Sarah Menezes 011
        ●2 ROU Alina Dumitru 0001
Swimming
    Men's 400m freestyle Heats
        1 KOR Park Tae-hwan 3:46.68s
        2 HUN Gergo Kis 3:46.77s
        3 AUS Ryan Napoleon 3:47.01s
        4 GBR David Carry 3:47.25s
        5 AUS David McKeon 3:48.57s
Tennis
    Men's singles First round
        BUL Grigor Dimitrov 2
        POL Lukasz Kubot 0
Badminton
    Mixed doubles Group A
        Russia 2
        Great Britain 1
Tennis
    Women's singles First round
        ESP Carla Suarez Navarro 2
        AUS Samantha Stosur 1
Tennis
    Women's singles First round
        BEL Yanina Wickmayer 2
        ESP Anabel Medina Garrigues 1


2012 Olympic Games The best of the Opening Ceremony

 
 The Red Arrows fly over the Olympic Stadium
At 8.12pm exactly on 27 July the Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force aerobatic team, fly over the Olympic Stadium.
 Maypole dancing during the Opening Ceremony pre-show
Children dance around the maypole during the pre-show ahead of the Opening Ceremony. There are four maypoles featured in the 'Green and Pleasant Land' section of the Ceremony.
 A view of the set during the Opening Ceremony
A view of the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July.
 Rings raised to mark opening of the Games
The Olympic rings form during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012
 The Olympic Rings assemble above the Stadium
The giant rings create a spectacular sight as they join together above the Olympic Stadium.
 Pandemonium' as the Industrial Revolution is celebrated
Performers act out the British age of Industry during 'Pandemonium', a section of the the Opening Ceremony.
 Pandemonium' as the Industrial Revolution is celebrated
Performers act out the British age of Industry during 'Pandemonium', a section of the the Opening Ceremony.
 Pearly Kings and Queens take in the atmosphere at the Opening Ceremony
Performers playing Pearly Kings and Queens at the Opening Ceremony take it all in as the Olympic Rings are lifted into place. Over 34,500 buttons were used on the costumes.
 Arriving at the Opening Cermony by parachute
Performers playing the roles of HRH The Queen and James Bond parachute spectacularly out of a helicopter hovering above the stadium during the Opening Ceremony
 
 Mary Poppins performers float inside the Olympic Stadium
Performers in the role of  Britain’s best loved nanny, Mary Poppins float inside the stadium to banish away the villains from some of Britain's best loved children’s literature from earlier on in the performance during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
 HRH The Queen and IOC President Jacques Rogge enjoy the performance
HRH The Queen and IOC President Jacques Rogge attend the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
 Dancers pay tribute to Great Ormond Street Hospital
Dancers display the initials GOSH - Great Ormond Street Hospital, one of its most-loved hospitals to which author JM Barrie bequeathed all the royalties from his masterpiece, Peter Pan. This section of the Opening Ceremony honours Britain’s greatest achievements including its amazing body of children’s literature.
 The Stadium comes to life
Olympic Rings representing both the Olympic Games and the Industrial Revolution are lifted during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games.
 
The Olympic Stadium is lit up during the Opening Ceremony
A view of the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July. An incredible 500 speakers and 50 tonnes of sound equipment were used in the million-watt PA system – double the amount of speakers on the main stage at the Glastonbury Festival.

The Olympic Cauldron is lit
The Olympic Cauldron is lit during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Dubbed There is Light that Never Goes Out it was the creation of one of Britain's most creative thinkers Thomas Heatherwick. The designer's recent work includes London's new red double-decker bus. The torch lighting was accompanied by 'Caliban's Dream' a new musical work by Underworld. 
 An aerial view of the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony
Things heat up inside the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony, as flames burn during a performance which celebrates four decades in British Music. There was a 1,427 volunteer cast – roughly 350 in each of four music sequences representing the 1960s, ’70s, ’90s and today.
 Emeli Sande sings 'Abide With Me'
British solo artist Emeli Sande sings 'Abide With Me' - the hymn was Mahatma Gandhi's favourite and was played by the band on the Titanic when it sank.
 Incredible atmosphere on Opening Ceremony night
Lighting and music come together to create an incredible atmosphere within the Olympic Stadium. The scene tells a love story as it unfolds through a series of clubs, brought to life with music of the 1960s, 70s, 90s and today.
 Australian athletes parade during the Opening Ceremony
Members of the Australia team parade into the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on 27 July. Australia has competed at every Olympic Games of the modern era, although in 1908 and 1912, they took part as Australasia alongside New Zealand. Each team is led into the Stadium by a placard bearer wearing a dress which includes a photograph of Londoners who auditioned for the Ceremony. The front of the dress shows their faces and the back their backs.
 Atmospheric performance brings together Olympic cultures
Shimmering dust creates a contemplative mood during a performance created by Akram Khan. The British choreographer's distinguished career has seen him work with a diverse range of people including Anish Kapoor and Kylie Minogue. 
 Volunteers dance the decades away in mass performance
Volunteer performers wow Opening Ceremony spectators dancing to the best of British music, including The Who, the Sex Pistols, Queen, Sugababes, Tinie Tempah and Dizzee Rascal. 
 The Olympic Rings are displayed in the Olympic Stadium
Rings representing both the Olympics and the Industrial Revolution are lit and lifted during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012.
 Performers with jet packs take part in the Opening Ceremony
Performers with jet packs takes part in the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July
 Fireworks light up Tower Bridge
Fireworks light up at Tower Bridge as the bridge is raised to allow David Beckham piloting a speedboat carrying the Olympic flame through to make its way to the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony.
 Sir Tim Berners-Lee applauds during the Opening Ceremony
British scientist and Londoner Sir Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the World Wide Web applauds during the "frankie & june say... Thanks Tim" segment of the Opening Ceremony.
His innovative thinking has changed the way we communicate forever.
 A welcome message is displayed in the Olympic Stadium
A welcome message is displayed while artists perform during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012.
 The family scene is played out during the Opening Ceremony
Performers depict a scene of an ordinary family arriving home on a Saturday night during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. This scene is part of a love story where a lost phone leads to budding romance at a nightclub for one of the sisters.
 HM The Queen standing for the national anthem
HM The Queen standing with spectators for the national anthem during the Opening Ceremony.
 Olympic Park during the Opening Ceremony
The Olympic Stadium and the Aquatics Centre are lit up during the Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Park on 27 July.
 The Brazilian team enters the Olympic Stadium
The Brazilian team walks into the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July. Brazil competed for the first time at the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games, where Guillermo Paraense won gold in shooting (rapid fire pistol). They have taken part in every Olympic Games since 1932. 
 Performers Dance during the Opening Ceremony
Performers dance as British music spanning the decades is played during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on 27 July.
 Fireworks are set off around the Olympic Stadium
Fireworks over the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 27 2012
 The Olympic Cauldron in all its glory
The Olympic Cauldron burns brightly at the end of Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Designer Thomas Heatherwick's work was a highlight of the ceremony at the Olympic Stadium, watched by 80,000 spectators.
Sir Steve Redgrave enters the stadium with the Olympic Flame
Torchbearer Sir Steve Redgrave stands with the Olympic Flame during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium. The rower won gold medals at five successive Olympic Games from 1988 to 2000. Sir Chris stands in front of Young Torchbearers, seven talented athletes nominated by former British Olympic legends. 

Team GB enters Olympic Stadium
Sir Chris Hoy of the Great Britain Olympic cycling team carries his country's flag as he leads Great Britain into the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Sir Chris is Scotland's most successful Olympian having won three gold medal at Beijing 2008. Great Britain's entrance was accompanied by the David Bowie song 'Heroes'.


 The Olympic Bell is displayed on Opening Ceremony night
The Olympic Bell is rung at the end of the countdown to the Opening Ceremony.
The Union flag is raised in the stadium
The Union flag is raised by members of the armed forces during the Opening Ceremony.

Sky divers parachute into the stadium dressed as the Queen and James Bond
Sky divers dressed as the Queen and James Bond parachute from a helicopter over the Olympic Stadium during the Opening Ceremony on 27 July.

 Lord Voldemort features in the Opening Ceremony
A giant puppet of Lord Voldermort and the Queen of Hearts depict villainous characters from British literature during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July.
This segment honours two of Britains’s greatest achievements, one being its amazing body of children’s literature. Peter Pan and Captain Hook, Mary Poppins, Winnie-the-Pooh, Cruella de Vil, the Queen of Hearts and Harry Potter were all created by British writers.

The Olympic Cauldron is lit
The Olympic Cauldron is lit during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on 27 July 2012
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

1924 - Paris

The 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, France

May 4 - July 27, 1924
Mascot - none
44 countries, 3070 athletes (136 women)
17 sports (archery, hockey dropped), 126 events
Opening - President Gaston Doumergue
Torch lit by - none
Candidates: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Los Angeles, Prague, Rome
Lord of the pool: before becoming famous as Tarzan in Hollywood, Johnny Weissmuller was more known for his unique swimming ability. He was the first man to swim the 100m freestyle in less than a minute, winning two consecutive 100m titles in 1924 and 1928.
Paris - the first Olympic village
France drew a veil under the poor impression left by its hosting of the 1900 Games when it staged the 1924 event between May 4 and July 27, a year before 61-year-old Pierre de Coubertin stood down as IOC president in favor of the Belgian count, Henri de Baillet-Latour.
The choice of the French capital as host of the Games was not a smooth affair, however. The memory of the 1900 debacle prevented many IOC members from initially submitting their full support, opting for either Los Angeles or Amsterdam.
A major occurrence did take place at these Games, however - the IOC's decision to host a Winter Olympic Games as of 1924. Chamonix was chosen as the first host city. After Chamonix, Paris offered 3,070 athletes from a record 44 countries purpose-built sites, including the first Olympic village, the 60,000 seat Colombes stadium in the suburbs of Paris, and the first purpose-built Olympic pool in Tourelles in the heart of the capital.
With 99 medals (45 gold), America regained the lead at the top of the medals table. But the exploit of the Games came courtesy of Finland's Paavo Nurmi, winner of five gold medals in athletics. Other notable figures included the English sprinter Harold Abrahams and the American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller, who would later star as Tarzan in the cinema and become one of the biggest film stars in Hollywood.
The host nation finished third in the medal tally with 38 (13 gold), behind Finland, who won 37 (14 gold).
These Games were historic for a number of reasons. "Citius, Altius, Fortius" (Faster, Higher, Stronger) - the message which was created by Father Didon and adopted at the heart of olympism - was recited for the first time. Another innovation appeared during the opening ceremony - three flags were raised: the IOC flag, the flag of the host city, and finally the flag of the subsequent host city.
Finally, the absence of huge crowds and certain difficulties - mostly money-related - in promoting the event could not deflect from the fact that the Paris 1924 Games were a sporting success.
As an honor to the retiring IOC founder and president Pierre de Coubertin (and at his request) the 1924 Olympic Games were held in Paris.
After much debate, winter sports were added to the Olympic Games this year. The winter events were held in January and February, creating a tradition that the winter events would be held a few months before the summer events (this tradition ended in 1992). Because of problems determining amateur status, tennis was taken off the list of events after the 1924 Olympics and were not readded until 1988.
Paavo Nurmi, called a "superman," was back running and won gold in the 1,500-meter (set an Olympic record), 5,000-meter (set an Olympic record), and the 10,000-meter cross-country run. Nurmi was also a member of the winning Finnish teams on the 3,000-meter relay and the 10,000-meter relay.
It was this Olympics that became fictionalized in the Academy Award winning film Chariots of Fire in 1981.
In all, over 3,000 athletes participated in the events, representing 44 countries.


PARIS 1924 GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
108 Men, 10 Women, 8 Open Events
Women's Fencing introduced; 4 sports removed - Archery, Figure Skating, Hockey, Ice Hockey

ATHLETICS, Men
100m: Harold Abrahams, Great Britain
200m: Jackson Scholz, USA
400m: Eric Liddell, Great Britain
800m: Douglas Lowe, Great Britain
1500m: Paavo Nurmi, Finland
5000m: Paavo Nurmi, Finland
10000m: Ville Ritola, Finland
4x100m: United States
4x400m: United States
110m Hurdles: Dan Kinsey, USA
400m Hurdles: Morgan Taylor, USA
10km Walk: Ugo Frigerio, Italy
3000m Steeplechase: Ville Ritola, Finland
3000m Team Race: Finland
Individual Cross-Country: Paavo Nurmi, Finland
Team Cross-Country: Finland
Marathon: Albin Stenroos, Finland
Pentathlon: Eero Lehtonen, Finland
Decathlon: Harold Osborn, USA
Discus Throw: Bud Houser, USA
Hammer Throw: Fred Tootell, USA
High Jump: Harold Osborn, USA
Javelin Throw: Jonni Myyra, Finland
Long Jump: William Hubbard, USA
Pole Vault: Lee Barnes, USA
Shot Put: Bud Houser, USA
Triple Jump: Nick Winter, Australia

BOXING
50.8kg: Fidel LaBarba, USA
53.5kg: William Smith, South Africa
57.2kg: John Fields, USA
61.2kg: Hans Nielsen, Denmark
66.7kg: Jean Delarge, Belgium
72.6kg: Harry Mallin, Great Britain
79.4kg: Harold Mitchell, Great Britain
79.4kg+: Otto von Porat, Norway

CYCLING, Men
Road Race: Armand Blanchonnet, France
Team Road Race: France
2000m Tandem Sprint: Lucien Choury/Jean Cugnot, France
50km Track Race: Jacobus Willems, Netherlands
Sprint: Lucien Michard, France
Team Pursuit: Italy

EQUESTRIAN, Open
Ind. Dressage: Ernst Linder, Sweden
Ind. Jumping: Alphonse Gemuseus, Switzerland
Ind. 3-day Event: Adolph van der Voort van Zijp, Netherlands
Team Jumping: Sweden
Team 3-day Event: Netherlands


FENCING
M\Individual Foil: Roger Ducret, France
M\Team Foil: France
M\Individual Epee: Charles Delporte, Belgium
M\Team Epee: France
M\Individual Sabre: Sandor Posta, HUN
M\Team Sabre: Italy
W\Individual Foil: Sandor Posta, Hungary

FOOTBALL
Team, men: Uruguay

GYMNASTICS, Men
Horizontal Bar: Leon Stukelj, Yugoslavia
Parallel Bars: August Guttinger, Switzerland
Pommel Horse: Josef Wilhelm, Switzerland
Rings: Francesco Martino, Italy
Rope Climbing: Bedrich Supcik, Czechoslovakia
Sidehorse Vault: Albert Seguin, France
Vault: Frank Kriz, USA
Individual All-Around: Leon Stukelj, Yugoslavia
Team: Italy


MODERN PENTATHLON
Individual: Bo Lindman, Sweden

POLO
Team, men: Argentina

ROWING, Men
Single Sculls: Jack Beresford Jr., Great Britain
Double Sculls: John Kelly Sr./Paul Costello, USA
Coxed Pair: Switzerland
Coxless Pair: Antonie Beijnen/Wilhelm Rosingh, NED
Coxed Four: Switzerland
Coxless Four: Great Britain
Eight: United States


RUGBY
Team, men: United States


SAILING
X\6m Class: Norway
X\8m Class: Norway
M\FINN: Leon Huybrechts, Belgium

SHOOTING, Men
100m Run/Deer Single Shot: John Boles, USA
100m Run/Deer Single Shot Team: Norway
100m Run/Deer Double Shot: Ole Andreas Lilloe-Olsen, NOR
100m Run/Deer Double Shot Team: Norway
25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Henry Bailey, USA
400+600+800m Free Rifle Team: United States
50m Small-Bore Rifle Prone: Pierre Coquelin de Lisle, France
600m Free Rifle: Morris Fisher, USA
Trap: Gyula Halasy, Hungary
Trap Team: United States

SWIMMING
M\100m Freestyle: Johnny Weissmuller, USA
M\400m Freestyle: Johnny Weissmuller, USA
M\1500m Freestyle: Andrew Charlton, Australia
M\100m Backstroke: Warren Paoa Kealoha, USA
M\200m Breaststroke: Robert Skelton, USA
M\4x200m Freestyle Relay: United States
M\3m Springboard: Albert White, USA
M\10m Platform: Albert White, USA
M\Plain High Diving: Richmond Eve, Australia
M\WATER POLO: France
W\100m Freestyle: Ethel Lackie, USA
W\400m Freestyle: Martha Norelius, USA
W\100m Backstroke: Sybil Bauer, USA
W\200m Breaststroke: Lucy Morton, Great Britain
W\4x100m Freestyle Relay: United States
W\3m Springboard: Elizabeth Becker, USA
W\10m Platform: Caroline Smith, USA

TENNIS
M/Singles: Vincent Richards, USA
M/Doubles: Vincent Richards & Frank Hunter, USA
W/Singles: Helen Wills, USA
W/Doubles: Hazel Wightman & Helen Wills, USA
Mixed Doubles: Hazel Wightman & Norris Williams, USA

WEIGHTLIFTING
60kg: Pierino Gabetti, Italy
67.5kg: Edmond Decottignies, France
75kg: Carlo Galimberti, Italy
82.5kg: Charles Rigoulot, France
82.5kg+: Giuseppe Tonani, Italy

WRESTLING, FREESTYLE
56kg: Kustaa Pihlajamaki, Finland
61kg: Robin Reed, USA
66kg: Russell John Vis, USA
72kg: Hermann Gehri, Switzerland
79kg: Fritz Hagmann, Switzerland
87kg: John Franklin Spellmann, USA
87kg+: Harry Dwight Steel, USA

WRESTLING, GRECO-ROMAN
58kg: Eduard Putsep, Estonia
62kg: Kaarlo Anttila, Finland
67.5kg: Oskar David Friman, Finland
75kg: Edvard Westerlund, Finland
82.5kg: Clarl Oscar Westergen, Sweden
82.5kg+: Henri Deglane, France



1920 - Antwerp

The 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium

April 20 - September 12, 1920
Mascot - none
29 countries, 2669 athletes (78 women)
19 sports (+2 winter sports), 156 events
Opening - King Albert I of Belgium
Torch lit by - none
Candidates: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Budapest, Cleveland, La Havana, Lyon, Philadelphia
Doves of peace
After an interruption of eight years due to the First World War, the Olympic Games returned to action in Antwerp. The Belgian city, which had been severely bombarded during the war, was chosen to host the Games shortly after the end of the conflict. The Games did not welcome Germany and its allies, and would be organized with one underlying necessity for the 29 nations involved: austerity.
In some senses this Olympiad was historic: the five-ringed Olympic flag and oath - pronounced by Belgian fencer Victor Boin - made their first appearance (even though the oath had been read during the intercalated games in 1906). Another innovation was the public's involvement in the releasing of hundreds of doves during the opening ceremony, symbolizing the return of peace to the continent of Europe.
The United States came top with 40 gold medals, with a total of 94, although the athletics events were ill-attended, notably due to the elevated price of tickets for the competitions. One surprise victor was Finland, mostly thanks to a young long distance specialist - a 23-year-old who won three gold medals and one silver, a certain Paavo Nurmi. The other big Finnish name at these Games was Hannes Kolehmainen, who, having won the 5000 and 10,000 metres in 1912, went on to win the marathon event.
As in Stockholm, the Hawaiian swimmer Duke Kahanamoku was the fastest in the 100m freestyle, while the Italian fencer Nedo Nadi left Antwerp with five titles. His brother Aldo had to make do with 'only' three team titles and an individual silver medal in the sabre event. American boxer Edward Eagan, who won an Olympic title in the light-heavyweight category, became the only athlete to win both summer and winter Olympic titles after his bobsleigh gold medal with three other team members during the Games in Lake Placid (1932). Suzanne Lenglen, the Frenchwoman whose tennis skills had graced and won titles at Wimbledon, went to the Antwerp Games with one aim in mind. In the ten sets played on her journey to olympic gold, the "divine" Lenglen lost only four games.
Overall, the first post-war Games of the modern era allowed the peoples of Europe to find hope and strength in a sporting and spirited atmosphere.
The 1920 Olympic Games followed closely the ending of World War I. The world had seen much bloodshed. Should the aggressors of the war be invited to the Olympic Games? The Olympic ideals stated that all countries should be allowed entrance into the Games. Though Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Hungary were not forbidden to come, they were also not sent an invitation by the Organizing Committee. These countries were again not invited to the 1924 Olympic Games. In addition, the newly formed Soviet Union decided not to attend. (Athletes from the Soviet Union did not reappear at the Olympics until 1952.)
Since the war had ravaged throughout Europe, funding and materials for the Games was difficult to acquire. When the athletes arrived in Antwerp, construction had not been completed. Besides the stadium being unfinished, the athletes were housed in cramped quarters and slept on folding cots.
Though this year was the first that the official Olympic flag was flown, not many were there to see it. The number of spectators was so low - mainly because people could not afford tickets after the war - that Belgium lost over 600 million francs from hosting the Games.
On a more positive note, the 1920 Games was notable for the first appearance of Paavo Nurmi, one of the "Flying Finns." Nurmi was a runner who was ran like a mechanical man - body erect, always at an even pace. Nurmi even carried a stopwatch with him as he ran so that he could evenly pace himself. Nurmi returned to run in the 1924 and the 1928 Olympic Games winning, in total, seven gold medals.
More than 2,500 athletes competed, representing 29 countries.



ANTWERP 1920 GOLD MEDAL WINNERS
125 Men, 7 Women, 20 Open Events
2 Men, 1 Women, 1 Open Events (+ 2 Wintersports)
Track Cycling, Freestyle Wrestling introduced
6 new sports - Archery, Boxing, Hockey, Rowing, Rugby, Weightlifting


ARCHERY, Men
Fixed Small Birds Target: Edmond van Moer, Belgium
Fixed Small Birds Target Team: Belgium
Fixed Large Birds Target: Edouard Cloetens, Belgium
Fixed Large Birds Target Team: Belgium
Moving Bird Target - 28m: Hubert van Innis, Belgium
Moving Bird Target - 28m Team: The Netherlands
Moving Bird Target - 33m: Hubert van Innis, Belgium
Moving Bird Target - 33m Team: Belgium
Moving Bird Target - 50m: Julien Brule, France
Moving Bird Target - 50m Team: Belgium


ATHLETICS, Men
100m: Charles Paddock, USA
200m: Allan Woodring, USA
400m: Bevil Rudd, South Africa
800m: Albert Hill, Great Britain
1500m: Albert Hill, Great Britain
5000m: Joseph Guillemot, France
10000m: Paavo Nurmi, Finland
4x100m: United States
4x200m: Great Britain
4x400m: Great Britain
110m Hurdles: Earl Thompson, Canada
400m Hurdles: Frank Loomis, USA
3km Walk: Ugo Frigerio, Italy
10km Walk: Ugo Frigerio, Italy
3000m Steeplechases: Percy Hodge, Great Britain
3000m Team Race: United States
Individual Cross-Country: Paavo Nurmi, Finland
Team Cross-Country: Finland
Marathon: Hannes Kolehmainen, Finland
Pentathlon: Eero Lehtonen, Finland
Decathlon: Helge Lovland, Norway
25.4kg Weight Throw: Patrick McDonald, USA
Discus: Elmer Niklander, USA
Hammer Throw: Patrick Ryan, USA
High Jump: Richmond Landon, USA
Javelin: Jonni Myyra, Finland
Long Jump: William Petersson, Sweden
Pole Vault: Frank Foss, USA
Shot Put: Ville Porhola, Finland
Triple Jump: Vilo Tuulos, Finland
Tug-of-War: Great Britain


BOXING
50.8kg: Frank DiGennara, USA
53.5kg: Clarence Walker, South FAfrica
57.2kg: Paul Fritsch, France
61.2kg: Samuel A. Mosberg, USA
66.7kg: Alebrt Schneider, Canada
72.6kg: Harry Mallin, Great Britain
79.4kg: Edward Eagan, USA
79.4kg+: Ronald Rawson, Great Britain


CYCLING, Men
Road Race: Harry Stenqvist, Sweden
Team Road Race: France
2000m Tandem Sprint: Harry Ryan/Thomas Lance, GBR
50km Track Race: Henry George, Belgium
Sprint: Maurice Peeters, Netherlands
Team Pursuit: Italy


EQUESTRIAN, Open
Ind. Dressage: Janne Lundblad, Sweden
Ind. Jumping: Tommasso Lequio di Assaba, Italy
Ind. 3-day Event: Graf Helmer Morner, Sweden
Figure Riding: T. Bouckaert, Belgium
Team Jumping: Sweden
Team 3-day Event: Sweden
Team Figure Riding: Belgium


FENCING, Men
Team Foil: Italy
Team Epee: Italy
Team Sabre: Hungary


FIGURE SKATING [WINTER]
Men: Gillis Grafstrom, Sweden
Women: Magda Julin, Sweden
Paris: Ludovika Jakobsson/Walter Jakobsson, Finland


FOOTBALL
Team, men: Belgium


GYMNASTICS, Men
Individual All-Around: Giorgio Zampori, Italy
Team: Italy
Team - Free System: Denmark
Team - Swedish System: Sweden


HOCKEY
Field Team, men: Great Britain
Ice Team, men: Canada [WINTER]


MODERN PENTATHLON
Individual: Gustaf Dyrssen, Sweden


POLO
Team, men: Great Britain


ROWING, Men
Single Sculls: John Kelly Sr., USA
Double Sculls: John Kelly Sr./Paul Costello, USA
Coxed Pair: Italy
Coxed Four: Switzerland
Eight: United States


RUGBY
Team, men: United Staetes


SAILING, Open
6m Class, 1907: Belgium
6m Class: Norway
6.5m Class: Netherlands
7m Class: Great Britain
8m Class, 1907: Norway
8m Class: Norway
10m Class, 1907: Norway
10m Class, 1919: Norway
12m Class, 1907: Norway
12m Class, 1919: Norway
M\FINN 12-ft Dinghy, 1920: Netherlands
M\FINN 18-ft Dinghy: Great Britain
30 sq m Class: Sweden
40 sq m Class: Sweden


SHOOTING, Men
100m Run/Deer Single Shot: Otto Olsen, Norway
100m Run/Deer Single Shot Team: Norway
100m Run/Deer Double Shot: Ole Andreas Lilloe-Olsen, NOR
100m Run/Deer Double Shot Team: Norway
25m Rapid Fire Pistol: Guilherme Paraense, Brazil
30m Rapid Fire Pistol Team: USA
50m Free Pistol: Karl Frederick, USA
50m Small-Bore Rifle Standing: Lawrence Nuesslein, USA
50m Small-Bore Rifle Team: United States
300m Military Rifle Prone: Otto Olsen, Norway
300m Military Rifle Prone Team: United States
300m Military Rifle Standing: Carl Osburn, USA
300m Military Rifle Standing Team: Denmark
600m Military Rifle Prone: Carl Hugo Johansson, Sweden
600m Military Rifle Prone Team: United States
300+600m Military Rifle Prone Team: United States
300m Free Rifle 3x40: Morris Fisher, USA
300m Free Rifle Team: United States
Trap: Mark Arie, USA
Trap Team: United States


SWIMMING
M\100m Freestyle: Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, USA
M\400m Freestyle: Norman Ross, USA
M\1500m Freestyle: Norman Ross, USA
M\100m Backstroke: Warren Paoa Kealoha, USA
M\200m Breaststroke: Hakan Malmroth, Sweden
M\400m Breaststroke: Hakan Malmroth, Sweden
M\4x200m Freestyle Relay: United States
M\3m Springboard: Louis Kuehn, USA
M\10m Platform: Clarence Pinkston, USA
M\Plain High Diving: Arvid Wallman, Sweden
M\WATER POLO: Great Britain/Ireland
W\100m Freestyle: Ethelda Bleibtrey, USA
W\300m Freestyle: Ethelda Bleibtrey, USA
W\4x100m Freestyle Relay: United States
W\3m Springboard: Aileen Riggin, USA
W\10m Platform: Stefani Fryland-Clausen, Denmark


TENNIS
M/Singles: Louis Raymond, South Africa
M/Doubles: Noel Turnbull & Max Woosnam, GBR
W/Singles: Suzanne Lenglen, France
W/Doubles: Winifred McNair & Kitty McKane, GBR
Mixed Doubles: Max Decugis & Suzanne Lenglen, France


WEIGHTLIFTING
60kg: Francois de Haes, Belgium
67.5kg: Alfred Neuland, Estonia
75kg: Henri Gance, France
82.5kg: Ernest Cadine, France
82.5kg+: Filippo Bottino, Italy


WRESTLING, FREESTYLE
60kg: Charles Edwin Ackerly, USA
67.5kg: Kaarlo Anttila, Finland
75kg: Eino Augusti Leino, Finland
82.5kg: Anders Larsson, Sweden
82.5kg+: Robert Roth, Switzerland


WRESTLING, GRECO-ROMAN 
62kg: Oskar David Friman, Finland
67.5kg: Emil Vare, Finland
75kg: Carl Oscar Westergren, Sweden
82.5kg: Claes Johanson, Sweden
82.5kg+: Adolf Valentin Lindfors, Finland