Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team cross country
| Men's team cross country at the Games of the VII Olympiad
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
| Date | August 23 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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Teodor Koskenniemi, Heikki Liimatainen, Paavo Nurmi Finland
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Anton Hegarty, Alfred Nichols, James Wilson Great Britain
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Eric Backman, Hilding Ekman, Gustaf Mattsson Sweden
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The men's team cross country event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of this event. The competition was held on Monday, August 23, 1920.
Eight nations competed as they have at least three competitors participating in the individual cross country race.
The first three runners for each nation to finish in the individual cross country race counted towards the team results. Their placings were summed, and the team with the lowest sum won.
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