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Host City: Antwerpen, Belgium
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Antwerpen
Date Started: August 17, 1920
Date Finished: August 18, 1920
| Gold: | Ugo Frigerio |
| Silver: | Joe Pearman |
| Bronze: | Charlie Gunn |
The United States’ Joe Pearman led for the first half of the race. At that point, Ugo Frigerio picked up the pace and won by over half of a lap.
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ugo Frigerio | 18 | Italy | ITA | Gold | |
| 2 | Joe Pearman | 27 | United States | USA | Silver | |
| 3 | Charlie Gunn | 34 | Great Britain | GBR | Bronze | |
| 4 | Cecil McMaster | 24 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 5 | William Hehir | 33 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 | Thomas Maroney | 24 | United States | USA | ||
| 7 | Jean Seghers | Belgium | BEL | |||
| 8 | Antoine Doyen | Belgium | BEL | |||
| AC | George Parker | Australia | AUS | |||
| AC | Luis Meléndez | 19 | Spain | ESP | ||
| AC | Donato Pavesi | 30 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 4 h2 r1/2 | William Plant | 27 | United States | USA | ||
| 7 h1 r1/2 | Winfred Rolker | 28 | United States | USA | ||
| AC h1 r1/2 | Paul Verlaeckt | Belgium | BEL | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | Gunnar Rasmussen | 26 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| AC h1 r1/2 | Eduard Hermann | 32 | Estonia | EST | ||
| AC h1 r1/2 | Martial Simon | France | FRA | |||
| AC h1 r1/2 | Charles Dowson | 30 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| AC h1 r1/2 | Josef Šlehofer | 20 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| AC h2 r1/2 | Charles Wiggers | Belgium | BEL | |||
| AC h2 r1/2 | Eversleigh Freeman | 27 | Canada | CAN | ||
| AC h2 r1/2 | Niels Pedersen | 31 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| AC h2 r1/2 | Stanislas Anselmetti | Switzerland | SUI |