The , officially known as the '''Games of the VII Olympiad''', were held in
1920 in
Antwerp ,
Belgium . The city was chosen in April 1919 to memorialize
Belgium for its suffering in
World War I , beating out
Amsterdam and
Lyon for the right to hold the games. The 1916 Olympics were scheduled to be held in
Berlin but were canceled due to the fighting in World War I.
These Olympics were the first in which the
Olympic Oath was uttered, the first in which doves were released to symbolize peace, and was the first time the
Olympic Flag was flown.
The USA won 41 Gold, 27 Silver, and 27 Bronze medals, the most won by any of the 29 nations attending. Sweden, Great Britain, Finland and Belgium round out the top 5 medal winning nations.
The Games also featured a week of winter sports, with
Figure Skating , and
Ice Hockey made its Olympic debut.
(''Host nation in .'')
