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Host City: Antwerpen, Belgium
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Antwerpen
Date Started: August 15, 1920
Date Finished: August 15, 1920
Format: Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Frank Loomis |
| Silver: | John Norton |
| Bronze: | Gus Desch |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gus Desch | 21 | United States | USA | 57.6 | QU | |
| 2 | Erkka Wilén | 21 | Finland | FIN | 58.4est | 5 m. bh1 | QU |
| 3 | George Gray | Great Britain | GBR | 58.8est | 3 m. bh2 | ||
| 4 | Harry Marek | Czechoslovakia | TCH |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfred Kent-Hughes | 24 | Australia | AUS | 57.2 | QU | |
| 2 | Gösta Bladin | 25 | Sweden | SWE | 57.7est | 3 m. bh1 | QU |
| 3 | František Kiehlmann | 18 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 59.9est | 15 m. bh2 | |
| AC | Antony Jarrety | France | FRA | DNF | |||
| AC | Attie van Heerden | 22 | South Africa | RSA | DNF |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Norton | 27 | United States | USA | 57.6 | QU | |
| 2 | Edward Wheller | 23 | Great Britain | GBR | 58.4est | 5 m. bh1 | QU |
| 3 | Georg Lindström | 21 | Sweden | SWE | 59.1est | 5 m. bh2 | |
| 4 | Albert Lucas | France | FRA |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | MB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson | 22 | Sweden | SWE | 56.4 | QU | |
| 2 | Charles Daggs | 19 | United States | USA | 56.7est | 2 m. bh1 | QU |
| 3 | Valdemar Wickholm | 29 | Finland | FIN | 57.9est | 8 m. bh2 | |
| 4 | Omer Smet | 29 | Belgium | BEL | DNF |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Loomis | 23 | United States | USA | 55.8 | QU |
| 2 | Géo André | 30 | France | FRA | 55.9est | QU |