Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics
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Rugby union
was played at the 1920 Summer Olympics
in Antwerp. Two nations entered the rugby event - France and the United States. The French team were very much thought to be assured of the gold medal and came in as raging favourites in the event. However, the United States team caused a massive shock, defeating France in the only game eight points to nil. Marcus Palmisano scored the only try during this match.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
was played at the 1920 Summer Olympics
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium....
in Antwerp. Two nations entered the rugby event - France and the United States. The French team were very much thought to be assured of the gold medal and came in as raging favourites in the event. However, the United States team caused a massive shock, defeating France in the only game eight points to nil. Marcus Palmisano scored the only try during this match.
Medalists
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Daniel Carroll Charles Doe Charles Doe Charles Webster Doe, Jr. was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in California and died in Contra Costa County, California.... George Fish George Fish George Winthrop Fish was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the gold medal.-External links:*... James Fitzpatrick Joseph Hunter Joseph Hunter (rugby player) Joseph Garvin Hunter was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the gold medal.-External links:*... Morris Kirksey Morris Kirksey Morris Marshall Kirksey was an American track and field athlete and rugby union footballer who won two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics... Charles Mehan Charles Mehan Charles Thomas Mehan was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Nogales, Arizona and died in Santa Cruz, California.... John Muldoon John O'Neil John O'Neil (rugby player) John Thomas O'Neil was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.... John Patrick John Patrick (rugby player) John Clarence "Jack" Patrick was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.... Cornelius Righter Colby Slater Colby Slater Colby Edward Slater was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the gold medal in 1920 and 1924.-External links:***... Rudolph Scholz Rudolph Scholz Rudolph John Scholz was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and 1924 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the gold medal at the both Olympics.... Dink Templeton Charles Lee Tilden, Jr. Charles Lee Tilden, Jr. Charles Lee Tilden, Jr., was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the gold medal as member of the American rugby union team.... Heaton Wrenn Heaton Wrenn Heaton Luse Wrenn was an American rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the American rugby union team, which won the golden medal.-External links:*... Marcus Palmisano James Winston |
Édouard Bader Édouard Bader Édouard Bader was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.-External links:*... François Borde François Borde François Borde was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Lourdes and died in Bayonne.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.-External links:... Adolphe Bousquet Adolphe Bousquet Adolphe René Bousquet was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics.He was born in Béziers and died in Béziers.... Jean Bruneval Alphonse Castex Alphonse Castex Alphonse Castex was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.-External links:*... André Chilo André Chilo André Chilo was a French rugby union player and athlete who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Bordeaux and died in Barcus.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French rugby team.... René Crabos René Crabos René Crabos was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was born in Saint-Sever and died in Saint-Sever.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.... Curtet Alfred Eluère Alfred Eluère Alfred Eluère was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.-External links:*... Jacques Forestier Jacques Forestier Jacques Forestier was a French internist who was a pioneer in the field of rheumatology. He studied and practiced medicine in Paris, and was founder of the National French Society of Rheumatology... Grenet Maurice Labeyrie Maurice Labeyrie Maurice Labeyrie was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.-External links:*... Robert Levasseur Robert Levasseur Robert Levasseur was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.-External links:*... Pierre Petiteau Pierre Petiteau Pierre Petiteau was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.In 1920 he won the silver medal as member of the French team.-External links:*... Raoul Thiercelin Raymond Berrurier |
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