Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Archery at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Nachtegalen Park
Dates	3–5 August 1920
No. of events	10 (10 men, 0 women)
Competitors	30 from 3 nations
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Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp marked the return of the sport after a 12-year absence following it not being contested in the 1912 Summer Olympics and the cancellation of the 1916 Summer Olympics due to World War I. The only competitors were men, and from only three countries. Belgium sent 14 archers, while France and the Netherlands each sent 8.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Individual fixed large bird details	Edmond Cloetens  Belgium	Louis Van de Perck  Belgium	Firmin Flamand  Belgium
Team fixed large bird details	Belgium Edmond Cloetens Louis Van de Perck Firmin Flamand Edmond Van Moer Joseph Hermans Auguste Van de Verre	No further competitors	No further competitors
Individual fixed small bird details	Edmond Van Moer  Belgium	Louis Van de Perck  Belgium	Joseph Hermans  Belgium
Team fixed small bird details	Belgium Edmond Cloetens Louis Van de Perck Firmin Flamand Edmond Van Moer Joseph Hermans Auguste Van de Verre	No further competitors	No further competitors
Individual moving bird, 50 metres details	Julien Brulé  France	Hubert Van Innis  Belgium	No further competitors
Team moving bird, 50 metres details	Belgium Alphonse Allaert Hubert Van Innis Edmond De Knibber Louis Delcon Jérome De Maeyer Pierre Van Thielt Louis Fierens Louis Van Beeck	France Julien Brulé Léonce Quentin Pascal Fauvel Eugène Grisot Eugène Richez Arthur Mabellon Léon Epin Paul Leroy	No further competitors
Individual moving bird, 33 metres details	Hubert Van Innis  Belgium	Julien Brulé  France	No further competitors
Team moving bird, 33 metres details	Belgium Alphonse Allaert Hubert Van Innis Edmond De Knibber Louis Delcon Jérome De Maeyer Pierre Van Thielt Louis Fierens Louis Van Beeck	France Julien Brulé Léonce Quentin Pascal Fauvel Eugène Grisot Eugène Richez Arthur Mabellon Léon Epin Paul Leroy	No further competitors
Individual moving bird, 28 metres details	Hubert Van Innis  Belgium	Léonce Quentin  France	No further competitors
Team moving bird, 28 metres details	Netherlands Janus Theeuwes Driekske van Bussel Joep Packbiers Janus van Merrienboer Jo van Gastel Theo Willems Piet de Brouwer Tiest van Gestel	Belgium Hubert Van Innis Alphonse Allaert Edmond De Knibber Louis Delcon Jérome De Maeyer Pierre Van Thielt Louis Fierens Louis Van Beeck	France Julien Brulé Léonce Quentin Pascal Fauvel Eugène Grisot Eugène Richez Arthur Mabellon Léon Epin Paul Leroy

Participating nations

A total of 30 archers from 3 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:

•  Belgium (14)
•  France (8)
•  Netherlands (8)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Belgium (BEL)	8	4	2	14
2	France (FRA)	1	4	1	6
3	Netherlands (NED)	1	0	0	1
Totals (3 entries)		10	8	3	21

References

1. ^ "Archery at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2020.

Sources

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
• International Olympic Committee medal database