Athletics_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_3000_metres_team_race
Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres team race
Athletics at the Olympics
| 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 | |
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.
The 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.
Semifinals
Both 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
The 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 |
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