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1920 Antwerp Olympics.

1920 Antwerp Olympics.

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 Carl Hugo Johannson (lying down) and Mauritz Eriksson at the Beverloo camp.

Canada's Earl Thomson (left) competes in the hurdles event at the 1920 Antwerp summer Olympics. He won the gold medal.

A field Hockey Team. It was Sir Dorabji Tata who largely financed an Indian contingent of six or seven athletes to the 1920 Olympics. India was an unofficial participant, and its performance was poor.

 Morane Saulnier at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.

  Olympic Oath (Victor Boin).

Swimmers pose for a photo befor 100m competition.

The Olympisch Stadion.

Location	Antwerp, Belgium
Opened	1920
Surface	Grass
Capacity	12,771

The Olympisch Stadion or Kielstadion was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war and weightlifting events. It is currently used as the home ground of K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot, a Belgian football club.
It is possible that Archibald Leitch was involved in the design of the stadium having made several visits prior to the Games.

Antwerp 1920 Collection: Poster.

It represents the flags of the participating nations all flying together. In the top right, the coat of arms of the organising city. In the centre, a discobolus, a reference to the Games of Antiquity. In the background, the city of Antwerp with the Tower of Notre Dame. 90,000 copies were made in 17 languages (large format).

Antwerp 1920 Collection: Medal.

 

On the obverse, a tall, naked athlete, holding in his left hand a palm leaf and a laurel crown, symbols of victory. Behind him, the figure of the Renommée playing the trumpet. In the background, a frieze with a Greek motif with the inscription "VII OLYMPIADE" underneath. On the reverse, the Antwerp monument, commemorating the legend of Brabo throwing into the Scheldt the hand of the giant Druoon Antigoon, who had been terrorising the river. In the background, the cathedral and port of Antwerp. In the top half, the inscription "ANVERS MCMXX". The legend say that in Antiquity, this cruel giant forced all vessels on the river to pay a toll. If the captain refused to pay, he cut off his hand. The giant spread terror amongst the sailors for many long years, until the day he met Silvius Brabo. This courageous Roman soldier dared to take on the giant and succeeded in killing him. As revenge for his victims, he cut off the giant's hand and threw it into the river. This is where the name of the city comes from- "Antwerp" means "thrown hand". A total of 1250 copies were made- 450 gold medals, 400 silver medals and the same number in bronze.