Tennis at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Final results for the Tennis
competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics
in Antwerp, Belgium
. The competition was held from Monday, August 16, 1920 to Tuesday, August 24, 1920.
(men:1 women:0) (men:8 women:8) (men:6 women:1) (men:1 women:2) (men:7 women:3) (men:4 women:4) (men:1 women:0) (men:3 women:1) (men:2 women:0) (men:2 women:1) (men:5 women:0) (men:4 women:0) (men:5 women:3) (men:3 women:0)
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
competition at the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
in Antwerp, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The competition was held from Monday, August 16, 1920 to Tuesday, August 24, 1920.
Men's events
| Men's singles |
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| Men's doubles |
Oswald Turnbull Oswald Turnbull Oswald Graham Noel Turnbull was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He is best known for his gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics.-References:*... Max Woosnam |
Ichiya Kumagae Ichiya Kumagae was a Japanese tennis player and the first Japanese Olympic medalist. Born in Omuta, Fukuoka Prefecture, he is best known for his two Olympic silver medals at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics... Seiichiro Kashio Seiichiro Kashio Seiichiro Kashio was a male tennis player from Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Higher Commercial School .... |
Pierre Albarran Pierre Albarran Pierre Albarran was a French auction and contract bridge player and theorist, and tennis player. It has been reported that he was born in the West Indies, and also in Chaville, Hauts-de-Seine, France; he died in Paris.At the bridge table Albarran won the European Teams Championship in 1935 and in... Max Décugis Max Décugis Maxime "Max" Omer Decugis was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Championships/French Open record of winning the tournament eight times and his three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics... |
Women's events
| Women's singles |
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| Women's doubles |
Kathleen McKane Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British female tennis and badminton player.... Winifred McNair |
Geraldine Beamish Geraldine Beamish Winifred Geraldine Ramsey Beamish was an English tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.... Dorothy Holman Dorothy Holman Edith Dorothy Holman was a British tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.Holman was born in Kilburn, London. In 1920 she won the silver medal in the singles event as well as in the doubles competition with her partner Geraldine Beamish... |
Élisabeth d'Ayen Élisabeth d'Ayen Élisabeth d'Ayen Macready was a French tennis player who competed in the Olympic games in 1920. She won the bronze medal, along with Suzanne Lenglen, in the women's doubles competition in Antwerp.-References:... Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles between 1914 and 1926... |
Mixed events
| Mixed doubles |
Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Lenglen Suzanne Rachel Flore Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles between 1914 and 1926... Max Décugis Max Décugis Maxime "Max" Omer Decugis was a male tennis player from France who holds the French Championships/French Open record of winning the tournament eight times and his three Olympic medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics and the 1920 Summer Olympics... |
Kathleen McKane Kathleen McKane Godfree Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British female tennis and badminton player.... Maxwell Woosnam Maxwell Woosnam Maxwell "Max" Woosnam was an English sportsman is sometimes referred to as the 'Greatest British sportsman' in recognition of his achievements .... |
Milada Skrbková Milada Skrbková Milada Skrbková was a Czech female tennis player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics for Czechoslovakia.She was born and died in Prague.... Ladislav Žemla |
Participating nations
A total of 75 tennis players (52 men and 23 women) from 14 nations (men from 14 nations - women from 8 nations) competed at the Antwerp Games:(men:1 women:0) (men:8 women:8) (men:6 women:1) (men:1 women:2) (men:7 women:3) (men:4 women:4) (men:1 women:0) (men:3 women:1) (men:2 women:0) (men:2 women:1) (men:5 women:0) (men:4 women:0) (men:5 women:3) (men:3 women:0)
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
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