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Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games
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Pat Ryan of the United States Olympic team in mid-throw during the hammer throw event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympic Games, standing inside a marked circle on a grassy field.
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Champion Olympic rower Jack Beresford Paavo Nurmi of Finland runs on a track wearing a white uniform with the number 1 bib during the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium. Paavo Nurmi of Finland, wearing bib 278, and Augusto Maccario of Italy, wearing bib 487, are lifted on the shoulders of men after the 10,000-metre race at the 1920 Olympic Games.
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Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb, front, is greeted at the finish line after teaming with Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to win the first Olympic bobsleigh gold medal in 62 years for Team USA ,(cont)
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Modified link of Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - The 1920 summer Olympics in Antwerp were held following a pandemic. Jul 13, 2026
Anniversary information added. Apr 13, 2026
Add new Web site: CORE - Olympic Games 1920. Oct 03, 2024
Add new Web site: Academia - �Olympic Games Are an International Farce�: The 1920 Antwerp Games and the Question of Great Britain�s Participation. Jun 14, 2024
Cross-reference added. Apr 18, 2024
Media added. Mar 27, 2024
Added information about top-performing countries. Feb 27, 2024
Add new Web site: ABC listen - Nightlife - The 1920 summer Olympics in Antwerp were held following a pandemic. Jan 19, 2024
Add new Web site: 1914-1918 Online - International Encyclopedia of the First World War - Olympic Games 1920. Sep 26, 2023
New article added. Mar 17, 2010
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