Figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Events

Three figure skating events were held at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. These events took place in April 1920, four months before most of the other Olympic events at the 1920 Games. The competition happened at the Ice Palace of Antwerp.

Medallists

Gillis Grafström from Sweden won the gold medal in the men's single event. This was the first of three gold medals he would win at the Olympics. Theresa Weld from North America won a bronze medal in the ladies' single event. She was the first skater from North America to win an Olympic medal. Another famous skater, Ulrich Salchow, who had won gold in 1908, came in fourth place.

In the women's singles, Magda Julin from Sweden won the gold medal. She did very well in the judges' scores. Phyllis Johnson from the UK won a bronze medal. She had previously won a silver medal at the 1908 Olympics with a different partner. Martin Stixrud won bronze in the men's event. He was the oldest man to ever win an Olympic medal in an individual winter event at the age of 44.

Medal summary

Medalists

The 1920 Summer Olympics had figure skating events. They were held in April at the Ice Palace of Antwerp. Gillis Grafström from Sweden won the gold medal in the men's single event.