| Men's 3000 metres team race at the Games of the VII Olympiad |
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | ||||||
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| Dates | August 21–22 | ||||||
| Competitors | 31 from 6 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| «1912 | 1924» | ||||||
| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 3 km walk | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| 56 lb weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's 3000 metres team event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of a 3000 metre team race event after the debut in 1912, but the fifth time that a team contest was arranged at the Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, August 21, 1920 and on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
31 runners from six nations competed.
According to the International Olympic Committee medal database only the best three runners of each team were awarded with medals.
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Both semi-finals were held on Saturday, August 21, 1920.
Semifinal 1
Team result
| Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | Q |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | Q |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | Q |
| 4 | Belgium (BEL) | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 | |
Individual race result
| Place | Athlete | Score |
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| 1 | Sven Lundgren (SWE) | 1 |
| 2 | Duncan McPhee (GBR) | 2 |
| 3 | John Zander (SWE) | 3 |
| 4 | Charles Blewitt (GBR) | 4 |
| 5 | William Seagrove (GBR) | 5 |
| 6 | Ernesto Ambrosini (ITA) | 6 |
| 7 | Julien Van Campenhout (BEL) | 7 |
| 8 | Eric Backman (SWE) | 8 |
| 9 | Augusto Maccario (ITA) | 9 |
| 10 | Carlo Speroni (ITA) | 10 |
| 11 | Edvin Wide (SWE) | — |
| 12 | Percy Hodge (GBR) | — |
| 13 | James Hatton (GBR) | — |
| 14 | Claude Otterbeen (BEL) | 11 |
| 15 | Carlo Martinenghi (ITA) | — |
| 16 | Lucien Bangels (BEL) | 12 |
| 17 | Josef Holsner (SWE) | — |
| 18 | François Vyncke (BEL) | — |
| 19 | Pierre Trullemans (BEL) | — |
| 20 | Henri Smets (BEL) | — |
Semifinal 2
Team result:
| Place | Team | Scores | Qual. | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | |||
| 1 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Q |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | Q |
Individual race result:
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmond Brossard (FRA) | 1 |
| 2 | Armand Burtin (FRA) | 2 |
| 3 | Horace Brown (USA) | 3 |
| 4 | Gaston Heuet (FRA) | 4 |
| 5 | Michael Devaney (USA) | 5 |
| 6 | Ivan Dresser (USA) | 6 |
| 7 | Lawrence Shields (USA) | — |
| 8 | Arlie Schardt (USA) | — |
| 9 | Lucien Duquesne (FRA) | — |
| 10 | René Vignaud (FRA) | — |
The final was held on Sunday, August 22, 1920.
Team result:
| Place | Team | Scores | |||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | Total | ||
| 1 | United States (USA) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | France (FRA) | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 |
Individual race result:
| Place | Athlete | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horace Brown (USA) | 1 |
| 2 | Eric Backman (SWE) | 2 |
| 3 | Arlie Schardt (USA) | 3 |
| 4 | Armand Burtin (FRA) | 4 |
| 5 | Charles Blewitt (GBR) | 5 |
| 6 | Ivan Dresser (USA) | 6 |
| 7 | Albert Hill (GBR) | 7 |
| 8 | Lawrence Shields (USA) | — |
| 9 | William Seagrove (GBR) | 8 |
| 10 | James Hatton (GBR) | — |
| 11 | Ernesto Ambrosini (ITA) | 9 |
| 12 | Michael Devaney (USA) | — |
| 13 | Sven Lundgren (SWE) | 10 |
| 14 | Gaston Heuet (FRA) | 11 |
| 15 | Edvin Wide (SWE) | 12 |
| 16 | Augusto Maccario (ITA) | 13 |
| 17 | Carlo Speroni (ITA) | 14 |
| 18 | Edmond Brossard (FRA) | 15 |
| 19 | Carlo Martinenghi (ITA) | — |
| 20 | Josef Holsner (SWE) | — |
| 21 | Lucien Duquesne (FRA) | — |
| — | Duncan McPhee (GBR) | DNF |
| René Vignaud (FRA) | DNF |
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