At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only. The competitions were held from August 15, 1920, to August 23, 1920.
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| Dates | 15-23 August |
| No. of events | 29 |
| Competitors | 509 from 25 nations |
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  United States (USA) | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 9 | 4 | 3 | 16 |
| 3 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 |
| 6 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  South Africa (RSA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 10 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
509 athletes from 25 nations competed. Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Estonia, Monaco, New Zealand, and Spain competed for the first time.
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