1920 Summer Olympics
IOC Country Athletes
BEL Belgium 336
FRA France 304
USA United States 288
SWE Sweden 260
GBR Great Britain 235
NOR Norway 194
ITA Italy 174
DEN Denmark 154
TCH Czechoslovakia 121
NED Netherlands 146
SUI Switzerland 77
FIN Finland 63
GRE Greece 57
CAN Canada 53
RSA South Africa 39
ESP Spain 32
LUX Luxembourg 25
EGY Egypt 22
BRA Brazil 19
JPN Japan 15
Participating nations -- Number of athletes by National Olympic Committees
The 1920 Summer Olympics (French: Les Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; Dutch: Olympische Zomerspelen van de VIIe Olympiade; German: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. In March 1912, during the 13th session of the IOC, Belgium's bid to host the 1920 Summer Olympics was made by Baron Édouard de Laveleye, president of the Belgian Olympic Committee and of the Royal Belgian Football Association. No fixed host city was proposed at the time. The 1916 Summer Olympics, to be held in Berlin, capital of the German Empire, were cancelled due to World War I. The aftermath of the war and the Paris Peace Conference, 1919 affected the Olympic Games not only due to new states being created, but also by sanctions against the nations that lost the war and were blamed for starting it. Hungary, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire were banned from competing in the Games. Germany did not return to Olympic competition until 1928 and instead hosted a series of games called Deutsche Kampfspiele, starting with the Winter edition of 1922 (which predated the first Winter Olympics). The United States won the most gold and overall medals. The sailing events were held in Ostend, Belgium, and two in Amsterdam, Netherlands.