Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

The men's individual skating was an event held as part of the figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of the event and the sport, which had previously been held in 1908.[1]

Men's singles figure skating at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Venue	Palais de Glace d'Anvers
Dates	25–27 April
Competitors	9 from 6 nations
Medalists
Gillis Grafström  Sweden Andreas Krogh  Norway Martin Stixrud  Norway

Nine skaters from six nations competed. Gillis Grafström of Sweden captured the first of three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the men's single event in 1920. 1908 gold medalist Ulrich Salchow finished fourth. At age 44, bronze medalist Martin Stixrud is the oldest man to ever win an Olympic medal in an individual winter event.[2]

Results

Rank	Name	Nation	CF	FS	Places
1	Gillis Grafström	Sweden	1	1	7.0
2	Andreas Krogh	Norway	3	3	18.0
3	Martin Stixrud	Norway	4	2	24.5
4	Ulrich Salchow	Sweden	2	5	25.5
5	Sakari Ilmanen	Finland	5	4	30.0
6	Nathaniel Niles	United States	7	6	49.0
7	Basil Williams	Great Britain	6	9	49.5
8	Alfred Mégroz	Switzerland	8	7	52.5
9	Kenneth Beaumont	Great Britain	9	8	59.0

Referee:

• Victor Lundquist

Judges:

• August Anderberg
• Louis Magnus
• Max Orban
• Knut Ørn Meinich
• Herbert Yglesias
• Edourd Delpy
• Walter Jakobsson

References

1. "Figure Skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics: Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
2. "International Olympic Committee Factsheet: Records and Medals: Games of the Olympiad" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2009. (97.1 KB)

Sources

• Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Archived from the original on 19 June 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2008.