Olympic Games
1920 Summer Olympics
- The 1920 Summer Olympics takes place in Antwerp
- The 1916 Summer Olympics planned for Berlin having been cancelled due to World War I, the 1920 Games are awarded to Antwerp to "honour the suffering of the Belgian people"
- United States wins the most medals (95) and the most gold medals (41)
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