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1920 Antwerp Summer Games
2607 Athletes, 29 Countries, 152 Events

The 1916 Berlin Olympics were cancelled due to World War I. In a showing of compassion, the IOC awarded the 1920 Games to the Belgian capital of Antwerp, and Germany, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey were not permitted to participate. The 1920 Games saw the birth of two new Olympic traditions, an Athletes' Oath at opening ceremonies, and an Olympic flag.

Twentyone athletes from the Ancient Eight competed at the 1920 Games. The most successful of this group was American shooter Karl T. Frederick (Princeton '03). Frederick left Antwerp with three gold medals around his neck (free pistol, free pistol team, and rapid fire pistol team), the first Ivy athlete to do so since Alvin C. Kraenzlein (Penn '00) won four gold medals in track and field at the 1900 Paris Games. Long since removed from his undergraduate days, Frederick had graduated from Harvard Law School and was a practicing lawyer in New York City when he went to Antwerp. He would later become president of the National Rifle Association and a vicepresident of the American Rifle Association.

Ivy League wrestlers Charles E. "Ed" Ackerly (Cornell '20) and Samuel N. Gerson (Penn '24) faced each other in the freestyle featherweight final match at the 1920 Games. Having met twice in collegiate competition, and once in the A.A.U., Ackerly led the series 21. He kept that lead in Antwerp, winning the gold medal and leaving Gerson with silver.

Cornellians had a good showing in Antwerp. In addition to Ackerly, Ivan Dresser '19 and Frank Foss '17 won gold in the 3,000meter team race and the pole vault, respectively. Another Ivy, Edwin E. Myers (Dartmouth '20) was far behind Foss in the pole vault even though he still won the bronze medal. Foss' 151/2 inch margin of victory was the largest in Olympic history.

Two Yalies enjoyed their Antwerp experience. Edward Eagan '21 won the gold medal in the light heavyweight boxing competition. Twelve years later, at the 1934 Winter Games in Lake Placid, he would win a gold medal in the fourman bobsled competition, becoming the first person to win a gold medal in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, a title he still holds today. Richmond Landon '21 won the gold medal in the high jump. But more importantly, he met his future wife, diver Alice Lord, on a ship to Antwerp.