Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres team race
The men's 3000 metres team event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of a 3000-metre team race event after the debut in 1912, but the fifth time that a team contest was arranged at the Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, August 21, 1920, and on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
| Men's 3000 metres team race at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
| Dates | August 21–22 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 6 nations | |||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men |
| 4×100 m relay | men |
| 4×400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 3 km walk | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| 56 lb weight throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
31 runners from six nations competed.
According to the International Olympic Committee medal database only the best three runners of each team were awarded with medals.
Results
Semifinals
Both semi-finals were held on Saturday, August 21, 1920.
Semifinal 1
Team result
| Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | Q |
| 2 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | Q |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Italy (ITA) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | Q |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | |
Individual race result
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven Lundgren (SWE) | 1 |
| 2 | Duncan McPhee (GBR) | 2 |
| 3 | John Zander (SWE) | 3 |
| 4 | Joe Blewitt (GBR) | 4 |
| 5 | William Seagrove (GBR) | 5 |
| 6 | Ernesto Ambrosini (ITA) | 6 |
| 7 | Julien Van Campenhout (BEL) | 7 |
| 8 | Eric Backman (SWE) | 8 |
| 9 | Augusto Maccario (ITA) | 9 |
| 10 | Carlo Speroni (ITA) | 10 |
| 11 | Edvin Wide (SWE) | — |
| 12 | Percy Hodge (GBR) | — |
| 13 | James Hatton (GBR) | — |
| 14 | Claude Otterbeen (BEL) | 11 |
| 15 | Carlo Martinenghi (ITA) | — |
| 16 | Lucien Bangels (BEL) | 12 |
| 17 | Josef Holsner (SWE) | — |
| 18 | François Vyncke (BEL) | — |
| 19 | Pierre Trullemans (BEL) | — |
| 20 | Henri Smets (BEL) | — |
Semifinal 2
Team result:
| Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Q |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States (USA) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | Q |
Individual race result:
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmond Brossard (FRA) | 1 |
| 2 | Armand Burtin (FRA) | 2 |
| 3 | Hal Brown (USA) | 3 |
| 4 | Gaston Heuet (FRA) | 4 |
| 5 | Michael Devaney (USA) | 5 |
| 6 | Ivan Dresser (USA) | 6 |
| 7 | Lawrence Shields (USA) | — |
| 8 | Arlie Schardt (USA) | — |
| 9 | Lucien Duquesne (FRA) | — |
| 10 | René Vignaud (FRA) | — |
Final
The final was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
Team result:
| Place | Team | Scores | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
| 1 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 |
Individual race result:
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Brown (USA) | 1 |
| 2 | Eric Backman (SWE) | 2 |
| 3 | Arlie Schardt (USA) | 3 |
| 4 | Armand Burtin (FRA) | 4 |
| 5 | Joe Blewitt (GBR) | 5 |
| 6 | Ivan Dresser (USA) | 6 |
| 7 | Albert Hill (GBR) | 7 |
| 8 | Lawrence Shields (USA) | — |
| 9 | William Seagrove (GBR) | 8 |
| 10 | James Hatton (GBR) | — |
| 11 | Ernesto Ambrosini (ITA) | 9 |
| 12 | Michael Devaney (USA) | — |
| 13 | Sven Lundgren (SWE) | 10 |
| 14 | Gaston Heuet (FRA) | 11 |
| 15 | Edvin Wide (SWE) | 12 |
| 16 | Augusto Maccario (ITA) | 13 |
| 17 | Carlo Speroni (ITA) | 14 |
| 18 | Edmond Brossard (FRA) | 15 |
| 19 | Carlo Martinenghi (ITA) | — |
| 20 | Josef Holsner (SWE) | — |
| 21 | Lucien Duquesne (FRA) | — |
| — | Duncan McPhee (GBR) | DNF |
| René Vignaud (FRA) | DNF |
References
- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 16 August 2007.
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