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.[1] 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. 31 runners from six nations competed.
| Men's 3000 metres team race at the Games of the VII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympisch Stadion |
| Dates | August 21–22 |
| Competitors | 31 from 6 nations |
| Medalists | |
Records
editThe world record in the individual 3000 metres was 8:33.2 by John Zander. Zander's multiple world records in the event eclipsed the 8:36.8 mark from the 1912 Olympic team race, which at the time was a world record.
| World record |  John Zander (SWE) |
8:33.2 | Stockholm | 7 August 1918 | [2] |
| Olympic record |  Johannes Kolehmainen (FIN) |
8:36.8 | Stockholm | 12 July 1912 | [3] |
In the second heat, Edmond Brossard set a new Olympic record of 8:35.6.
Results
editSemifinals
editBoth 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 |  Italy (ITA) |
6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | Q |
| 4 |  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 | Joseph 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 |  United States (USA) |
3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | Q |
Individual race result:
| Place | Athlete | Score | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmond Brossard (FRA) |
1 | 8:35.6[4] OR |
| 2 | Armand Burtin (FRA) |
2 | 8:36.4e |
| 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
editThe 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 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hal Brown (USA) |
1 | 8:45.4[5] |
| 2 | Eric Backman (SWE) |
2 | 8:45.5e |
| 3 | Arlie Schardt (USA) |
3 | 8:46.4e |
| 4 | Armand Burtin (FRA) |
4 | 8:47.3e |
| 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
edit- Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
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