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Palais de Glace d'Anvers
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The Palais de Glace dAnvers was a sports venue located in Antwerp, Belgium. Measuring 168 feet long by 58.5 feet wide, it hosted both the figure skating and ice hockey events for the 1920 Summer Olympics, the building was demolished in 2016. MTRMedia. com History of Olympic ice hockey, sports-reference. com profile of Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Sports-reference. com profile of the mens Ice Hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Winnipeg Falcons
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The Winnipeg Falcons were a senior mens amateur ice hockey team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Winnipeg Falcons won the 1920 Allan Cup and that team went on to represent Canada in the 1920 Olympic games held in Antwerp, Belgium. There the Falcons, soundly beating all their opponents, won for Canada the first ever Olympic Gold Medal in ice hockey. The Winnipeg Falcons hockey team was founded in 1911 with a roster of entirely Icelandic players who had not been able to join other Winnipeg teams due to ethnic prejudice, in their first season, 1911–1912, they finished at the bottom of their league. The next year, Konnie Johannesson and Frank Fredrickson joined the team and that team turned out to be a winner in the league. The early roots of the Winnipeg Falcons can be traced back to the Icelandic Athletic Club which was formed in 1898, the club consisted of a two team league called the Icelandic Athletic Club and the Vikings. In 1908, the two agreed to become one team. The Winnipeg Falcons had been excluded from the city league because of their racial origin, almost all of the Falcons’ players were of Icelandic descent and the falcon is Iceland’s national bird. During the 1910-11 season, the Falcons became part of a new senior league, other clubs in the league would include the Kenora Thistles, Brandon Wheat City and Winnipeg AAA. In 1913-14, the Falcons became part of the Independent Hockey League, joining the Strathconas from Winnipeg and teams from Selkirk, the Falcons finished the season with 4 wins and 8 losses. During the following season, the Falcons beat Portage by a score of 4–3 to become league champions, during the First World War, seven of the eight Falcons players enlisted to serve and went overseas. Two players—Frank Thorsteinson and George Cumbers—died in the war, the other five returned to Winnipeg after the war in 1919 and reassembled the team. In the 1919-1920 season, the Winnipeg Falcons won the Allan Cup, the Falcons were part of the Manitoba Hockey League with Brandon Wheat City and the Selkirk Fishermen. The first place team of the Manitoba Hockey League would play the champion of the Winnipeg Hockey League for the opportunity to represent Western Canada in the Allan Cup playoffs, the Falcons beat the Fishermen 5–3 to claim the Manitoba Hockey League championship. Frank Fredrickson won the Manitoba Hockey League scoring title with 23 goals in 10 games, wally Byron led the league with two shutouts and had a 2.57 goals against average. Bobby Benson led the league with 26 penalties in minutes, winning the Allan Cup gave the Winnipeg Falcons their Olympic opportunity. The team went on to play in the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and it was there that the team won the first Olympic Gold Medal in ice hockey. Their names were Harvey Benson, Ed Stephenson, Connie Neil, Babs Dunlop, the 1920 Winnipeg Falcons were inducted into the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category
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Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Canada competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 52 competitors, all men, took part in 39 events in 9 sports and these games marked the introduction of winter sports to the Olympic program, Canada won its first gold medal for ice hockey. It was the third appearance in the sport. Flint competed in all three of the events, but did not reach the final in any. Men Ranks given are within the semifinal group, three swimmers, all male, represented Canada in 1920. It was the third appearance in the sport. Hodgson was unable to defend his 1912 championships in the 400 and 1500 metre freestyle events, not even reaching the final in either, Vernot took a bronze. Ranks given are within the heat, men 14 athletes represented Canada in 1920. It was the fifth appearance in the sport, having competed in athletics every time the country competed at the Olympics. The best result for the team was Thomsons gold medal in the high hurdles, Ranks given are within the heat. Eight boxers represented Canada at the 1920 Games and it was the nations debut appearance in boxing. Five of the boxers won medals, with Schneider taking the championship while others took two silvers and two bronzes. Five cyclists represented Canada in 1920 and it was the nations third appearance in the sport. Macdonalds fifth-place finish in the 50 kilometres was the best result of the Games for the Canadian cyclists, Ranks given are within the heat. Canada competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament, the team won its three matches to take the gold medal, outscoring opponents 29 to 1. Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Final rank Gold Five rowers represented Canada in 1920 and it was the nations fourth straight appearance in the sport. Canada sent one boat, in the coxed fours and it was unable to advance past the semifinals, taking third place in the three-boat heat. Ranks given are within the heat, seven shooters represented Canada in 1920
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United States men's national ice hockey team
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The United States mens national ice hockey team is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with its U18 and U17 development program in Plymouth, Michigan. The team is controlled by USA Hockey, the body for amateur. The US team is ranked 4th in the IIHF World Rankings, the current head coach is John Tortorella. The United States won gold medals at the 1960 and 1980 Winter Olympics and more recently, the teams most recent medal at the World Championships came with a bronze in 2015. They won the tournament in 1933, United States is a member of the so-called Big Six, the unofficial group of the six strongest mens ice hockey nations, along with Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden. As of 2014, the US has an ice hockey population of 611,926 with USA Hockey. USA Hockey is the largest governing body for ice hockey in the United States and is considered the best representation of the number of playing ice hockey in the US. Though hockey is not a popular sport in the United States. The United States also won the medal in the 1960 Games at Squaw Valley, California, defeating the Soviet Union, Canada, Czechoslovakia. However, since this victory is not as known as the 1980 win. Although the United States finished no higher than fourth in any World or Olympic event from 1981 through 1994, but by 2006, many of these NHL All-Stars had retired or lost their skill with age. Though the 2006 Olympic team finished a disappointing 8th, it was more of a team, featuring young NHL players like Rick DiPietro, John-Michael Liles. The team also had a group of veterans that included top NHL goalie Ryan Miller top defenseman Brian Rafalski. The U. S. team upset team Canada 5–3 in the phase of the tournament and went into the single elimination phase of the tournament as the number-one seeded team. After beating Finland 6–1 the United States advanced to the medal game. The gold medal game between Canada and the United States was watched by an estimated 27.6 million U. S. households. This was the most watched game in America since the 1980 Miracle on Ice game. However, several months later at the IIHF World Championship, the U. S. team posted the worst record in its history by losing all three of its games in the preliminary round, the losses eliminated the United States from medal contention and dropped them below 12th place
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United States at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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The United States competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 288 competitors,274 men and 14 women, took part in 113 events in 18 sports, further information,1920 Summer Olympics medal table Fourteen divers, seven men and seven women, represented the United States in 1920. It was the fourth appearance in the sport, the United States was the only nation to have competed at each Olympic diving contest to that point. The Americans won their first gold medals in the sport since 1904, the team swept both the mens and womens springboard events, and added a gold and a bronze in the mens platform. Pinkston was the only diver from any nation in 1920 to win multiple medals, men Ranks given are within the semifinal group. Women Ranks given are within the semifinal group, twenty-two swimmers, sixteen men and six women, represented the United States in 1920. It was the sixth appearance in the sport, the United States was the only nation to have competed in every Olympic swimming edition to that point. The Americans took eight of the ten gold medals, along with five silvers and this gave the team more than half of the available medals—16 out of 30, more than three times the next-best country. Eleven different Americans finished with at least one medal, the United States set five new world records and tied another. Kahanamoku set a new Olympic record in the quarterfinals of the 100 free, then tied the record twice in the semis. Ross took a pair of medals in the other two freestyle events. Kegeris briefly took the Olympic record in the 100 metre backstroke semifinals before Warren Kealoha broke the record in the second semifinal, Kealoha took gold. The relay team set a world record in winning the gold medal. Schroth, like Kegeris, briefly held an Olympic record in the 100 free before Bleibtrey broke the record in a later semifinal. Bleibtrey bettered her own new record, leading the American women to a sweep of the medals in that event, Bleibtrey took her second world record and second gold medal in the 300 free, as the Americans swept that event as well. Her third gold medal and third world record came as part of the 4x100 free relay team along with Schroth, Guest, Ranks given are within the heat. Men Women The United States competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the time in 1920. The Bergvall System was in use at the time, the Americans shut out Greece in the quarterfinals, advancing to the semifinals
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Czechoslovakia at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Czechoslovakia competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Summer Olympic Games, previously, Bohemia had competed at the Olympic Games from 1900 to 1912. Four swimmers, all male, represented Czechoslovakia in 1920 and it was the nations debut in the sport as well as the Olympics. None of the swimmers were able to advance to the finals, ranks given are within the heat. Men Czechoslovakia competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the first time in 1920, a modified version of the Bergvall System was in use at the time. The team was out in both of its games, first by Sweden in the round of 16 and then by the Netherlands in the bronze medal quarterfinals. Round of 16 Bronze medal quarterfinals Final rank 11th 16 athletes represented Czechoslovakia in the countrys Olympics debut in 1920, the best result for the team was Vohralíks 4th-place finish in the 1500 metres, just 1.6 seconds behind the bronze medal winner. Ranks given are within the heat, four cyclists represented Czechoslovakia in the nations Olympic debut 1920. The four cyclists competed in the time trials, placing ninth as a team. Procházka was the best of the four, finishing 34th individually, nine fencers represented Czechoslovakia in 1920. It was the debut in the sport. The country had two individual fencers reach semifinals, but neither advanced to a final, the nations teams were unsuccessful in team competitions, unable to win a single bout. Ranks given are within the group, Czechoslovakia competed in the Olympic football tournament for the first time. The squad started strong, outscoring opponents 15 to 1 in the first three rounds to qualify for the final, there the team fell behind 2–0 to Belgium before abandoning the match in protest in the 40th minute. First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Final rank Disqualified Sixteen gymnasts represented Czechoslovakia in 1920 and it was the nations debut in the sport, though Bohemia had competed three times previously. No gymnasts competed in the individual all-around, and the country sent a team in one of the three team events. That team took place out of five. Czechoslovakia competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament, the team took a bronze medal, thanks in large part to the use of the Bergvall System in the tournament
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Ice hockey at the 1924 Winter Olympics
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The mens ice hockey tournament at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix, France, was the 2nd Olympic Championship, also serving as the 2nd World Championships. The competition was held from Monday, January 28,1924, to Sunday, canada, represented by the Toronto Granites, defended its championship from the 1920 Summer Olympics. The United States and Great Britain took the silver and bronze respectively, while other contenders included Czechoslovakia, France, the Bergvall system used in the 1920 Olympics was discarded in favor of a two-level round-robin tournament. Qualifying teams were placed in pools for the round, with the top two teams in each pool advancing to the final round. The medals were awarded based on the record in the final round and this format would remain in use until the 1992 Winter Olympics, when the final round-robin was replaced with a medal-round single-elimination tournament. Not all reserve players are known, the top two teams advanced to the medal round. The top two advanced to the medal round. Note, The CAN v SWE and USA v GBR games were carried forward from the previous round,1924 Olympic Games report International Olympic Committee results database
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Ice hockey
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Ice hockey is a contact team sport played on ice, usually in a rink, in which two teams of skaters use their sticks to shoot a vulcanized rubber puck into their opponents net to score points. Ice hockey teams usually consist of six each, one goaltender. A fast-paced, physical sport, ice hockey is most popular in areas of North America, Ice hockey is the official national winter sport of Canada, where the game enjoys immense popularity. In North America, the National Hockey League is the highest level for mens hockey, the Kontinental Hockey League is the highest league in Russia and much of Eastern Europe. The International Ice Hockey Federation is the governing body for international ice hockey. The IIHF manages international tournaments and maintains the IIHF World Ranking, worldwide, there are ice hockey federations in 74 countries. Ice hockey is believed to have evolved from simple stick and ball games played in the 18th and 19th century United Kingdom and these games were brought to North America and several similar winter games using informal rules were developed, such as shinny and ice polo. The contemporary sport of ice hockey was developed in Canada, most notably in Montreal, some characteristics of that game, such as the length of the ice rink and the use of a puck, have been retained to this day. Amateur ice hockey began in the 1880s, and professional ice hockey originated around 1900. The Stanley Cup, emblematic of ice hockey club supremacy, was first awarded in 1893 to recognize the Canadian amateur champion, in international competitions, the national teams of six countries predominate, Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden and the United States. Of the 69 medals awarded all-time in mens competition at the Olympics, in the annual Ice Hockey World Championships,177 of 201 medals have been awarded to the six nations. In Russia and the Ukraine, where hockey can also refer to bandy, the name hockey has no clear origin. The English historian and biographer John Strype did not use the word hockey when he translated the proclamation in 1720, the 1573 Statute of Galway banned a sport called hokie—the hurling of a little ball with sticks or staves. A form of this word was thus being used in the 16th century, though much removed from its current usage. According to the Austin Hockey Association, the word derives from the Scots Gaelic puc or the Irish poc. The blow given by a hurler to the ball with his caman or hurley is always called a puck. Stick-and-ball games date back to pre-Christian times, in Europe, these games included the Irish game of hurling, the closely related Scottish game of shinty and versions of field hockey. IJscolf, a game resembling colf on a surface, was popular in the Low Countries between the Middle Ages and the Dutch Golden Age. It was played with a curved bat, a wooden or leather ball
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Olympic Games
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The Olympic Games are considered the worlds foremost sports competition with more than 200 nations participating. The Olympic Games are held four years, with the Summer and Winter Games alternating by occurring every four years. Their creation was inspired by the ancient Olympic Games, which were held in Olympia, Greece, Baron Pierre de Coubertin founded the International Olympic Committee in 1894, leading to the first modern Games in Athens in 1896. The IOC is the body of the Olympic Movement, with the Olympic Charter defining its structure. The evolution of the Olympic Movement during the 20th and 21st centuries has resulted in changes to the Olympic Games. The IOC has had to adapt to a variety of economic, political, as a result, the Olympics has shifted away from pure amateurism, as envisioned by Coubertin, to allowing participation of professional athletes. The growing importance of mass media created the issue of corporate sponsorship, World wars led to the cancellation of the 1916,1940, and 1944 Games. Large boycotts during the Cold War limited participation in the 1980 and 1984 Games, the Olympic Movement consists of international sports federations, National Olympic Committees, and organising committees for each specific Olympic Games. As the decision-making body, the IOC is responsible for choosing the host city for each Games, the IOC also determines the Olympic programme, consisting of the sports to be contested at the Games. There are several Olympic rituals and symbols, such as the Olympic flag and torch, over 13,000 athletes compete at the Summer and Winter Olympic Games in 33 different sports and nearly 400 events. The first, second, and third-place finishers in each event receive Olympic medals, gold, silver, the Games have grown so much that nearly every nation is now represented. This growth has created numerous challenges and controversies, including boycotts, doping, bribery, every two years the Olympics and its media exposure provide unknown athletes with the chance to attain national and sometimes international fame. The Games also constitute an opportunity for the host city and country to themselves to the world. The Ancient Olympic Games were religious and athletic festivals held every four years at the sanctuary of Zeus in Olympia, competition was among representatives of several city-states and kingdoms of Ancient Greece. These Games featured mainly athletic but also combat such as wrestling. It has been written that during the Games, all conflicts among the participating city-states were postponed until the Games were finished. This cessation of hostilities was known as the Olympic peace or truce and this idea is a modern myth because the Greeks never suspended their wars. The truce did allow those religious pilgrims who were travelling to Olympia to pass through warring territories unmolested because they were protected by Zeus
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1920 Summer Olympics
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The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. No fixed host city was proposed at the time, the 1916 Summer Olympics, to be held in Berlin, capital of the German Empire, were cancelled due to World War I. Hungary, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire were banned from competing in the Games, Germany did not return to Olympic competition until 1928 and instead hosted a series of games called Deutsche Kampfspiele, starting with the Winter edition of 1922. The Sailing events were held in Ostend, Belgium, and two in Amsterdam, Netherlands, no fixed host city was proposed at the time. The organising committee was created on 9 August 1913, Beerschot V. A. C. and Nicolaas Jan Cupérus, president of the Belgian Gymnastics Federation. The first action of the committee was to send a letter to the IOC in Paris. On 13 September 1913, Pierre de Coubertin, president of the IOC, in 1914, a 109-page brochure was created to promote the idea of Antwerp as a host city for the Olympics, Aurons-nous la VIIème Olympiade à Anvers. It was sent to all IOC members and was used during the 6th Olympic Congress in Paris in 1914, where the candidacies of Amsterdam, Antwerp, Budapest, and Rome were discussed. Despite a slight preference at the time for Budapest, no choice was made. In 1915, Lyon made a bid for the 1920 games, the support for Belgium by cousin country France, then the leading country of the IOC, also meant that Amsterdam, and Budapest, in an enemy state, made no chance for the 1920 games against Antwerp. New candidacies from American cities did not have that disadvantage and bids were received from Cleveland, Philadelphia, and Atlanta, but shortly after the armistice in November 1918, the IOC decided to give Antwerp the first choice, if they still wanted to host the 1920 Games. An executive committee was established on 17 April 1919, with Henri de Baillet-Latour as chairman and Alfred Verdyck, seven commissions were created, to deal with finances, accommodation, press relations, propaganda, schedules, transport, and festivities. Finances and scheduling proved to be the two hardest parts to tackle, the program of events only was published in February 1920, between 23 and 30 April 1920, an ice hockey tournament marked the early start of the Games. Held in the Palais de Glace or Ice Palace in Antwerp, it was the first time that ice hockey was an Olympic sport. The first stone of the new Olympic Stadium at Beerschot was laid on 4 July 1919 by Jan De Vos, mayor of Antwerp, and inaugurated less than a year later on 23 May 1920 with a gymnastics demonstration. The nautical stadium or Stade Nautique dAntwerp was built at the end of the Jan Van Rijswijcklaan, other events, like shooting, boxing, and equestrian sports, were held at pre-existing locations in and around Antwerp and as far away as Ostend. These Olympics were the first in which the Olympic Oath was voiced, the first in which doves were released to symbolize peace, the USA won 41 gold,27 silver, and 27 bronze medals, the most won by any of the 29 nations attending. Sweden, Great Britain, Finland, and Belgium rounded out the five most successful medal-winning nations, the Games also featured a week of winter sports, with figure skating appearing for the first time since the 1908 Olympics, and ice hockey making its Olympic debut
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Antwerp
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Antwerp is a city in Belgium, the capital of Antwerp province in the region of Flanders. With a population of 510,610, it is the most populous city proper in Belgium and its metropolitan area houses around 1,200,000 people, which is second behind Brussels. Antwerp is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North Sea by the Westerschelde estuary, the Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking second in Europe and within the top 20 globally. Antwerp has long been an important city in the Low Countries, the inhabitants of Antwerp are nicknamed Sinjoren, after the Spanish honorific señor or French seigneur, lord, referring to the Spanish noblemen who ruled the city in the 17th century. The city hosted the 1920 Summer Olympics, according to folklore, notably celebrated by a statue in front of the town hall, the city got its name from a legend about a giant called Antigoon who lived near the Scheldt river. He exacted a toll from passing boatmen, and for those who refused, he severed one of their hands, eventually the giant was killed by a young hero named Silvius Brabo, who cut off the giants own hand and flung it into the river. Hence the name Antwerpen, from Dutch hand werpen, akin to Old English hand and wearpan, a longstanding theory is that the name originated in the Gallo-Roman period and comes from the Latin antverpia. Antverpia would come from Ante Verpia, indicating land that forms by deposition in the curve of a river. Note that the river Scheldt, before a period between 600 and 750, followed a different track. This must have coincided roughly with the current ringway south of the city, however, many historians think it unlikely that there was a large settlement which would be named Antverpia, but more something like an outpost with a river crossing. However, John Lothrop Motley argues, and so do a lot of Dutch etymologists and historians, aan t werp is also possible. This warp is a hill or a river deposit, high enough to remain dry at high tide. Another word for werp is pol hence polders, historical Antwerp allegedly had its origins in a Gallo-Roman vicus. Excavations carried out in the oldest section near the Scheldt, 1952–1961, produced pottery shards, the earliest mention of Antwerp dates from the 4th century. In the 4th century, Antwerp was first named, having been settled by the Germanic Franks, the name was reputed to have been derived from anda and werpum. The Merovingian Antwerp was evangelized by Saint Amand in the 7th century, at the end of the 10th century, the Scheldt became the boundary of the Holy Roman Empire. Antwerp became a margraviate in 980, by the German emperor Otto I, in the 11th century Godfrey of Bouillon was for some years known as the marquis of Antwerp. In the 12th century, Norbert of Xanten established a community of his Premonstratensian canons at St. Michaels Abbey at Caloes
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Ice Hockey World Championships
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The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual international mens ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sports highest profile annual international tournament, the IIHF was created in 1908 while the European Championships, the precursor to the World Championships, were first held in 1910. The tournament held at the 1920 Summer Olympics is recognized as the first Ice Hockey World Championship, between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. The first World Championship that was held as an event was in 1930 in which twelve nations participated. In 1931, ten teams played a series of round-robin format qualifying rounds to determine which nations participated in the medal round, medals were awarded based on the final standings of the teams in the medal round. This basic format would be used until 1992, in 1951, thirteen nations took part and were split into two groups. The top seven teams played for the World Championship, the other six played for ranking purposes. During a congress in 1990, the IIHF introduced a playoff system, as the IIHF grew, more teams began to participate at the World Championships, so more pools were introduced. The modern format for the World Championship features 16 teams in the group,12 teams in Division I and 12 teams in Division II. If there are more than 40 teams, the rest compete in Division III, the teams in the championship play a preliminary round, then the top eight teams play in the playoff medal round and the winning team is crowned World Champion. Over the years, the tournament has gone through several rule changes, in 1969 body-checking in all three zones in a rink was allowed, helmets and goaltender masks became mandatory in the early 1970s and in 1992 the IIHF began using the shootout. The current IIHF rules differ slightly from the used in the NHL. The World Championships have been open to all players, both professional and amateur, since 1977, the IIHF requires that players are citizens of the country they represent and allow players to switch national teams provided that they play in their new nation for a certain period of time. Canada was the tournaments first dominant team, winning the tournament 12 times between 1930 and 1952, the United States, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, Great Britain and Switzerland were also competitive during this period. The Soviet Union first participated in 1954 and soon became rivals with Canada, from 1963 until the nations breakup in 1991, the Soviet Union was the dominant team, winning 20 championships. During that period, only three other nations won medals, Canada, Czechoslovakia and Sweden, Russia first participated in 1992 and the Czech Republic and Slovakia began competing in 1993. In the 2000s, the became more open as the Big Six teams – Canada, the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden. Thus, NHL players generally only participate once their respective team is eliminated from Stanley Cup contention, the 79th World Championship was held in Prague and Ostrava, Czech Republic, and was the most successful to date in terms of overall attendance
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Canada men's national ice hockey team
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The Canadian national mens ice hockey team is the ice hockey team representing Canada internationally. The team is overseen by Hockey Canada, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, from 1920 until 1963, Canadas international representation was by senior amateur club teams. Canadas national mens team was founded in 1963 by Father David Bauer as a part of the Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, the nickname Team Canada was first used for the 1972 Summit Series and has been frequently used to refer to the Canadian national team ever since. They are 26-time IIHF World Champions and winner of the 2004 and 2016 World Cup of Hockey. Canada is a member of the so-called Big Six, the group of the six strongest mens ice hockey nations, along with the Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, Sweden. Canada was first represented internationally at the 1910 European Championships by the Oxford Canadians and they represented Canada again at the 1912 World Championships. From 1920 until 1963, the amateur club teams representing Canada, were usually the most recent Allan Cup champions. The last amateur team from Canada to win a gold medal at the World Championship was the Trail Smoke Eaters in 1961. Following the 1963 World Championships, Father David Bauer founded the team as a permanent institution. The new permanent national team first competed at the 1964 Winter Olympics, before the Soviet Union began international competition in 1954, Canada dominated international hockey, winning six out of seven golds at the Olympics and 10 World Championship gold medals. Canada then went 50 years without winning the Winter Olympic Gold medal and from 1962 to 1993 and this was in part because Canadas best professional players were unable to attend these events as they had commitments with their National Hockey League teams. Canada withdrew from official IIHF events in 1970 and the National Team programme was suspended after they were refused permission to use semi-professional players at the World Championship. Canada returned to the IIHF in 1977 after a series of negotiations between IIHF President Dr. Sabetzki and top officials of professional ice hockey in Canada and the United States. In 1983, Hockey Canada began the Program of Excellence, whose purpose was to prepare a team for the Winter Olympics every four years. This new National Team played a season together all over the world against both national and club teams, and often attracted top NHL prospects. In 1986, the International Olympic Committee voted to allow athletes to compete in Olympic Games. Veteran pros with NHL experience and, in a few cases and this program was discontinued in 1998, when the NHL began shutting down to allow its players to compete. After not winning a medal for 33 years, Canada won the 1994 World Championship in Italy
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Ice hockey rink
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An ice hockey rink is an ice rink that is specifically designed for ice hockey, a team competing sport. Alternatively it is used for sports such as broomball, ringette. It is rectangular with rounded corners and surrounded by a wall approximately 1 meter high called the boards, Rink, a Scots word meaning course, was used as the name of a place where another game, curling, was played. Early in its history, ice hockey was played mostly on rinks constructed for curling, the name was retained after hockey-specific facilities were built. There are two sizes for hockey rinks, one used primarily in North America, the other used in the rest of the world. The two sizes are known as NHL, and Olympic, Hockey rinks in most of the world follow the International Ice Hockey Federation specifications, which is 61 metres ×30.5 metres with a corner radius of 8.5 metres. The distance from the end boards to the nearest goal line is 4 metres, the distance from each goal line to the nearest blue line is 17.3 metres. The distance between the two lines is also 17.3 metres. Most North American rinks follow the National Hockey League specifications of 200 feet ×85 feet with a radius of 28 feet. The distance from the end boards to the nearest goal line is 11 feet, the NHL attacking zones are expanded, with blue lines 64 feet from the goal line and 50 feet apart. Canadian rinks may vary from NHL ones, especially in the goal crease shape, in Finland the rink should be 60 metres long and between 26–30 metres wide. The rink specifications originate from the ice surface of the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, constructed in 1862 and its ice surface measured 204 feet ×80 feet. The curved corners are considered to originate from the design of the Montreal Arena, also in Montreal, the centre line divides the ice in half crosswise. It is used to judge icing, meaning if a team sends the puck across the centre line, blue line. It is a line, and in the NHL must contain regular interval markings of a uniform distinctive design. When discussing differences in the rules of the game, it is said that a game is played with no red line. This simply means there is no two-line pass violation. The centre line is used to judge icing violations
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Rover (ice hockey)
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A rover was a position in ice hockey used from its formation in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. At the time ice hockey consisted of seven positions, along with the goaltender, unlike all the others, the rover did not have a set position, and roamed the ice at will, going where needed. As the skill level of players increased, the need to have a rover decreased, shortly after it was formed in 1910, the National Hockey Association decided to exclude the rover. The leagues successor, the NHL, did the same in 1917, however, the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, formed in 1911, kept the rover. The Western Canada Hockey League also used a rover when it was founded in 1921. As the NHA and later NHL did not have a rover, but the PCHA did, a compromise was made during Stanley Cup matches, games would alternate between the NHA/NHL rules and PCHA versions, allowing each team an advantage and disadvantage during games. The first Olympic ice hockey tournament in 1920 used a rover, in 1923, both the PCHA and the WCHL decided to drop the rover position, as it was seen to be crowding the ice and therefore reducing the speed of play. With the decision to remove the rover, it disappeared from professional hockey forever, the term is also used to describe the extra attacker, who roams the ice instead of assuming one of the usual positions
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1924 Winter Olympics
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The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. The Games were organized by the French Olympic Committee, and were in retrospect designated by the International Olympic Committee as the I Olympic Winter Games. Although Figure Skating had been an Olympic event in both London and Antwerp, and Ice Hockey had been an event in Antwerp, the sports had always been limited by the season. The first gold medal awarded in the Olympic Winter games was won by Charles Jewtraw of the United States in the 500-meter speed skate, sonja Henie, at just eleven years old, skates in the ladies figure skating competition. Although she finishes last, she becomes popular with fans, finding himself in a unique situation, the figure skater Gillis Grafström is the first one ever to successfully defend his Summer Olympics title at the Winter Olympics. The Canadian ice-hockey team finished their round with 3 wins, scoring a total of 85 goals against Switzerland, Czechoslovakia. Finding themselves in the same situation Gillis Grafström, the Canadian ice-hockey team is the last ever to defend its Summer Olympics title at the Winter Olympics. Canada would dominate ice hockey in early Olympic competition, winning six of the first seven gold medals awarded. For the first time in the history of the modern Olympics and this feat would later occur at the next Winter Olympics in St. Moritz where Switzerland won only a single bronze medal, the lowest ever output by a host nation at an Olympics. Later host nations to finish without gold medals included Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, in 1974 the final individual medal of Chamonix 1924 was presented. Anders Haugen, who then had been recorded as finishing fourth in the ski jumping event. After fifty years an error had been discovered in the score of Thorleif Haug, in 2006, the IOC retroactively awarded medals to the 1924 curling teams. The IOC decided that curling was officially part of the program, Medals were awarded in 16 events contested in 5 sports. Many sources do not list curling and the patrol, or list them as demonstration events. However, no designation was made in 1924. In February 2006 the International Olympic Committee ruled that curling was a part of the Olympic program. Germany was banned from competing in the games, and instead hosted a series of games called Deutsche Kampfspiele, estonian speed skater Christfried Burmeister was also in the list of participants but the message about his withdrawal wasnt sent to the organizers. Official Report of both Summer and Winter games, M. Avé, Comité Olympique Français, les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel
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Frank Fredrickson
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Sigurður Franklin Fredrickson was a Canadian ice hockey player who was significant to both the amateur and professional sport as it evolved in North America in the early 20th century. Fredricksons career was interrupted by service during World War I. The Icelandic spelling of his last name is Friðriksson and the alternate English spelling Frederickson, Fredrickson attended Kelvin Technical Institute and Central Collegiate before enrolling at the University of Manitoba law school, where he captained the hockey team. After serving in the 196th Battalion in World War I, he captained the Winnipeg Falcons, to the 1920 Allan Cup and then to the first gold medal offered in the sport at the 1920 Olympics at Antwerp. Professionally, Fredrickson played for the Victoria Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Pirates and he helped Victoria win the Stanley Cup in 1925. On December 21,1928 Fredrickson was traded from the Boston Bruins to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Mickey MacKay, when the Stanley Cup was redone during the 1957–58 NHL season his name was engraved, contrary to NHL rules, on the Cup with the 1929 Bruins. Fredrickson was a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates the day Boston won the Cup and this made him ineligible to be on the cup with Boston. Fredrickson coached hockey and lacrosse after his retirement and he coached the Pittsburgh Pirates during the 1929–1930 season, when he also played 9 games, but the team went 5-36-3 and moved to Philadelphia the next season before folding. Fredrickson was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958 and is also a member of the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame, Fredrickson was of Icelandic and Irish heritage. Honoured Members, Hockey Hall of Fame, Frank Fredricksons biography at Legends of Hockey Frank Fredrickson player profile at NHL. com Frank Fredricksons career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
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Magnus Goodman
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Magnus Mike Goodman was a Canadian athlete. He was a member of the Winnipeg Falcons ice hockey team, Goodman was born in 1898 to Icelandic immigrant parents. He distinguished himself in ice hockey as well as swimming and speed skating, as a young man he joined the Winnipeg Falcons, an amateur hockey team largely made up of Icelanders excluded from Winnipegs other teams. In 1920 the team won the Allan Cup and the right to represent Canada at the 1920 Summer Olympics, the Falcons went on to defeat Sweden to win the gold medal. Goodman was known to carry his gold medal in his pocket at all times, in 1938 he served as player-coach for the Coral Gables Seminoles of the Miami-based Tropical Hockey League, an early attempt to establish Hockey in the Southern United States. He died in Miami in 1991 at the age of 93, Allan Cup Championship Olympic Gold Medalist AHA Championships “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame Mike Goodmans biography at databaseOlympics. com Falcons
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Konrad Johannesson
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Konrad Jonasson Konnie Johannesson was a Canadian aviator and ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. As a pioneering aviator, he was instrumental in training as well as airport administration. Konnie Johannesson was born in Glenboro, Manitoba, son of Jonas Johannesson, in 1897, the family moved to Winnipeg, where he attended Somerset and Kelvin schools. Along with other players of Icelandic descent, Johannesson began playing hockey with the Winnipeg Falcons in 1913, Johannesson enlisted in the 223rd Overseas Battalion of the 2nd Brigade of the Canadian Army on March 8,1916 in Winnipeg. From then until April 1917, he trained at Camp Hughes near Carberry, in April 1917 Johannesson went overseas to England. Transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in September 1917, Johannesson began pilot training and he became a flight instructor at the RFC airfield at El Khanka, Egypt. During the war, the Royal Flying Corps saw an urgent requirement for aviation training, primarily for pilots, and set up an extensive training system in Egypt. Initially, its trainees were from England, but as the training facilities began keeping pace with demand. Johannesson trained pilots until December 1918, returning to Canada in May 1919, after his discharge from the military, he became a student at the University of Manitoba and rejoined the Winnipeg Falcons hockey team. After winning the Allan Cup Championship, the Winnipeg Falcons won the right to represent Canada at the Olympic championship games played at Antwerp, Belgium, during the nine-day ocean voyage to Antwerp, aboard the R. M. S. Melita, Johannesson and teammate Frank Fredrickson joined with another passenger to form a musical trio, after decisive victories over the United States, Czechoslovakia and Sweden, with Johannesson as one of the scorers, the Winnipeg Falcons won Canada’s first Olympic hockey gold medal. From then until his 1929 retirement, Johannesson played with different teams across multiple leagues. Although Johannesson had left as a player in 1924, he did one season as the head coach of the Winnipeg Falcons. After his return to Canada, Johannesson worked as an instructor and later. In 1927, Winnipeg hired him as the city’s first Airport Manager, from 1929 to 1932, Johannesson was a charter member, chief flying instructor and manager at the Winnipeg Flying Club. One of his pupils was John A. Kent, a future Battle of Britain fighter pilot, another of his students was frontiersman Tom Lamb, who had purchased a Stinson Reliant as well as flying lessons from Johannesson who was the Stinson Aircraft dealer for western Canada. Lamb was later to form Lamb Air, the first northern Manitoba-based air carrier, during his tenure, Johannesson earned the highest flight trainer rating in Canada, one of only six instructors with that rating. From 1932, in operating the Johannesson Flying Service, he was based in Winnipeg at both the Brandon Avenue Aerodrome and Stevenson Field and his operation transported approximately 150 passengers each year into central Manitoba with his two-seater de Havilland Cirrus Moth biplane, as well as offering flight instruction
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Allan Woodman
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Allan Charles Huck Woodman was a Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and he was a member for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team which won the gold medal in the 1920 Olympics. Woodman was the player on the team not of Icelandic descent. Allan Cup Championship Olympic Gold Medalist Allan Woodmans biography at databaseOlympics. com Falcons
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Anthony Conroy
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Anthony Joseph Tony Conroy was an American ice hockey player. He played as a forward on the United States hockey teams, the team competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal. Conroy was born, and died, in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Herb Drury
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Not to be confused with the British gymnast and Olympic medalist Herbert Drury. Herbert Joseph Drury was a naturalized American professional ice hockey defenseman who played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Drury was Canadian-born in Midland, Ontario in 1895. He came to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1916 to play for the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets of the United States Amateur Hockey Association, from 1918–19 he was called to military service for World War I and did not resume his hockey career until 1920. That season, he represented the United States, as a citizen on the U. S. Olympic hockey team for the 1920 Summer Olympics. The 1920 Olympic Games, in Antwerp, Belgium, was the debut of hockey to the Olympics, although the U. S. lost to Canadas Winnipeg Falcons in the finals, Drury returned to the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets as a silver medalist. In 1924, Drury once again saw Olympic action as a member of the U. S. Olympic team that played in the first Winter Games at Chamonix, as part of the opening ceremonies, Drury carried the U. S. flag for his adopted country. During the games, Drury recorded an astounding 22 goals along with 3 assists, after defeating team Sweden 20-0, the U. S. settled for the silver medal following a 6-1 defeat to Canada. Drury scored the lone American goal during the Gold medal game, in October 1925 when Drury became the fifth former Yellow Jackets player sign with the National Hockey Leagues Pittsburgh Pirates. He played with the Pirates during all of the five seasons. In 1930, Drury relocated with the team to Philadelphia, where they were known as the Quakers, the Quakers franchise later suspended operations after the 1930–31 NHL season and later folded. Following his retirement from professional hockey Drury became a steamfitter in Pittsburgh, Drury died in 1965, aged 70, from undisclosed causes and was interred at Calvary Cemetery, Pittsburgh. In 2010, Herb Drury joined his brother, University of Southern California football legend Morley Drury, as an inductee of the Midland Sports Hall of Fame. Drurys 1924 silver medal and scrapbook documenting his career, are currently on display at the Heinz History Center, Herb Drurys career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database Herb Drury at Hockey-Reference. com Herb Drury player profile at NHL. com Herb Drury at Find a Grave
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Gerry Geran
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Pierce George Gerry Geran was a professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League. Geran was the first player from the United States to make the NHL, starting with the Montreal Wanderers in the NHLs inaugural season and he played in four of the Wanderers six games. After the fire burned down the Wanderers arena, the team was disbanded. On April 29,1920 he won a medal with the U. S. ice hockey team at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. In spite of this obstacle, he was nevertheless allowed to play in the Olympic Games. Geran didnt play in the NHL again until he suited up for the Boston Bruins for 33 games in 1925–26, in 37 career NHL games, he scored 5 goals and six points. Upon his retirement from the NHL, he was the last surviving player of the Montreal Wanderers roster. Gerry Gerans career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database Gerry Gerans biography at Legends of Hockey Gerry Geran, archived from the original on 2013-02-04
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Moose Goheen
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Francis Xavier Moose Goheen was an American amateur ice hockey forward. He competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics for the American ice hockey team, in 1952, Moose was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame and, in 1973, to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame. The White Bear Lake Area Hockey Association holds yearly tournaments in Goheens name, Moose Goheens biography at Legends of Hockey dataOlympics profile
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Joseph McCormick (ice hockey)
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Joseph Wallace Joe McCormick was a Canadian-born ice hockey player, from Buckingham, Quebec. He began his playing for the Pittsburgh Yellow Jackets, shortly before World War I broke out. In 1918, Joe enlisted in the U. S. Army and his younger brother, Lawrence, followed his lead shortly afterwards. Joe served in the Army in France during the war and he was the captain and a forward on the 1920 American ice hockey team, which eventually won the silver medal. He returned to Pittsburgh and played for the Yellow Jackets until March 30,1922 and he was one of the leading scorers in the amateur ranks throughout his career. The January 23,1922 issue of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described McCormick as one of the cleanest and fairest players to don a uniform. The Post-Gazette also stated that he had one of the most powerful shots in hockey and he later ended his career with the Portland Rosebuds in 1925. On October 7,1925, McCormick was traded to Portland along with Bobby Trapp in exchange for Eddie Shore, Joe McCormicks career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database Joe McCormick at databaseOlympics. com
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Lawrence McCormick
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Larry was the older brother of Joseph McCormick, who served as the captain of the 1920 United States Olympic ice hockey team. While the McCormicks were both from Buckingham, Quebec, they had served in the U. S. Army in France during World War I, prior to the war, both of the brothers, played in Pittsburgh for the Yellow Jackets. Larry McCormick Bio, Stats and Results
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Belgium at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 336 competitors,326 men and 10 women, took part in 121 events in 23 sports, the six competitors who competed in the fixed bird events had no international competitions, and took the guaranteed 4 gold medals,2 silvers, and 2 bronzes. Van Innis, a veteran of Belgiums first appearance in 1900, in the team moving bird competitions, the Belgian team faced off against France in the 50 and 33 metre events, beating the French team both times. The Netherlands sent a team for the 28 metre competition, which knocked Belgium down to place in that event. Overall, the team took 8 of 10 possible gold medals as well as 4 silvers and 2 bronzes and they had been guaranteed 4 golds,7 silvers, and 3 bronzes at worst. Three divers represented Belgium in 1920 and it was the nations second appearance in the sport. Sauvage became the first Belgian to advance to a diving final and he placed seventh in the final standings. Men Ranks given are within the semifinal group, twelve swimmers, including one woman, represented Belgium in 1920. It was the fourth appearance in the sport as well as the Olympics. Blitz was the first Belgian to reach a final in an Olympic swimming event, Ranks given are within the heat. Men Women Belgium competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the time in 1920, having won a medal each of the prior times. The Bergvall System was in use at the time, Belgium blew out Switzerland in the opening round, then squeaked by the Netherlands in the quarterfinals. After defeating Sweden 5–3 in the semifinals, Belgium advanced to the final against Great Britain, for the fourth straight time the two had met in the Olympics, the British side came out on top of the Belgian team, this time by a score of 3–2. Belgium received a bye into the silver medal semifinals after the loss to Britain, there they faced, and defeated, the United States to take the countrys fourth Olympic water polo medal. Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Silver medal match Final rank Silver 42 athletes represented Belgium in 1920 and it was the host nations third appearance in the sport, having not competed in athletics in 1900. The best result for the team was Brooss fourth-place finish in the marathon as the Belgians continued to look in vain for their first Olympic medal in the sport, Ranks given are within the heat. 13 boxers represented Belgium at the 1920 Games and it was the nations debut appearance in boxing. Hébrants was the boxer to advance to the semifinals, he was defeated both in the semifinals and in the bronze medal match to finish with fourth place in the bantamweight
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France at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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France competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 304 competitors,296 men and 8 women, took part in 113 events in 23 sports, the team ended up with one gold medal, four silvers, and a bronze. A single diver represented France in 1920 and it was the nations debut appearance in the sport. Weil came in last in his springboard semifinal group and did not advance to the final, men Ranks given are within the semifinal group. Thirteen swimmers, ten men and three women, represented France in 1920 and it was the nations fourth appearance in the sport. None of the swimmers were able to advance to an event final, Ranks given are within the heat. Men Women France competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the time in 1920. A modified version of the Bergvall System was in use at the time, France was defeated by Brazil in the opening round, not qualifying for either the silver or bronze tournaments. Round of 16 Final rank 11th 59 athletes represented France in 1920 and it was Frances sixth appearance in athletics, having competed in the sport at every Olympics. Guillemot took the nations first Olympic gold medal in athletics by winning the 5,000 metres and he also added a silver in the 10,000 while the team took two more medals in the relay events. Ranks given are within the heat,15 boxers represented France at the 1920 Games. It was the second appearance in boxing. The team won three medals, including one of type, after four of the 15 men advanced to the semifinals. The two French featherweight boxers faced off in the finals, taking gold and silver, the bronze came in the heavyweight class. France, which had not won a bout in 1908. Thirteen cyclists represented France in 1920 and it was the nations fifth appearance in the sport. After a disappointing result in 1912, the French road cyclists had a better Games in 1920, the four-man team took the gold medal in the team time trial, on the strength of three top-10 individual performances including Canteloubes individual bronze. The track cyclists were unable to take a medal, with highlights including Lanusse reaching the semifinals of the sprint, Ranks given are within the heat
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Sweden at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Sweden competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 260 competitors,247 men and 13 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports, twelve divers, eight men and four women, represented Sweden in 1920. It was the third appearance in the sport. Four of the eight men took a medal each, and the group added three fourth-place finishes, Swedens four plain high divers took the top four places in that event, with Adlerz adding a silver in the platform. On the womens side, Olliwier was the only diver to advance to the final, men Ranks given are within the semifinal group. Women Ranks given are within the semifinal group, thirteen swimmers, nine men and four women, represented Sweden in 1920. It was the fourth appearance in the sport. The breaststroke was Swedens strength, with all five mens individual finals appearances made by three swimmers in those two events, malmrot and Henning finished first and second, respectively, in both events. Malmrot also posted a new Olympic record in the 200 metre event, the mens relay also advanced to the finals, placing fourth. The womens relay team added a fifth medal just by showing up—only three teams competed, gylling also advanced to each of the womens individual event finals, placing sixth in both. Ranks given are within the heat, men Women Sweden competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the third time in 1920, having won a bronze and a silver medal previously. A modified version of the Bergvall System was in use at the time, Sweden had little trouble with its first two matches, against Czechoslovakia and Brazil, but fell to Belgium in the semifinals. Belgiums eventual taking of the silver medal let Sweden contest the bronze medal, in the third-place tournament, they defeated first the Netherlands and then the United States to take the bronze medal. Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Bronze medal semifinals Bronze medal match Final rank Bronze 63 athletes represented Sweden in 1920 and it was the nations fifth appearance in athletics, a sport in which Sweden had competed each time the nation appeared at the Olympics. Sweden had success in a variety of events, but its best performances came in the field events, petersson took the countrys only gold medal of the Games in the long jump. The team also finished with three silver and ten medals, enough to put Sweden in fifth place on the athletics medals leader board despite gathering the fewest gold medals since 1900. Ranks given are within the heat, Four cyclists represented Sweden in 1920. It was the third appearance in the sport
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Switzerland at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Switzerland competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. 77 competitors, all men, took part in 45 events in 13 sports and it was the nations debut in the sport. Knuchel competed in the event, but was unable to advance to the final. Men Ranks given are within the semifinal group, four swimmers, all men, represented Switzerland in 1920. It was the debut in the sport. None of the swimmers advanced to an event final, Ranks given are within the heat. Men Switzerland competed in the Olympic water polo tournament for the first time in 1920, a modified version of the Bergvall System was in use at the time. Switzerland lost heavily to Belgium in the opening round, because Belgium eventually finished with the silver medal, Switzerland should have had a chance to play for the bronze, it is not clear why they did not. Round of 16 Final rank 9th 13 athletes represented Switzerland in 1920 and it was the nations fourth appearance in athletics. A pair of ninth-place finishes were the teams best results, Ranks given are within the heat. A single boxer represented Switzerland at the 1920 Games and it was the nations debut in boxing. Ireland lost his first match, in the round of 16. Eight fencers represented Switzerland in 1920 and it was the nations fourth appearance in the sport. Switzerland competed only in the épée competitions, edouard Fitting was the only Swiss fencer to advance to the quarterfinals, where he was eliminated. The team was more successful than any of the individuals. Ranks given are within the group, Switzerland competed in the inaugural Olympic ice hockey tournament. The team suffered the most lopsided loss of the tournament in a 29–0 defeat by the United States in the quarterfinals, the American teams eventual winning of the silver medal qualified Switzerland for the bronze medal tournament. In the bronze semifinals, the Swiss played a closer game but still lost to Sweden
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