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Inter-Allied Games
The poster for the Inter-Allied Games, depicting an athlete jumping over the flags of the Allied Nations.
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Host city
| Paris
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Country
| France
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Opening
| 22 June 1919
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1919-06-22
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Closing
| 6 July 1919
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1919-07-06
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The
Inter-Allied Games
was a one-off multi-sport event held from 22 June to 6 July 1919 at the newly constructed
Pershing Stadium
just outside
Paris
,
France
following the end of
World War I
. The host stadium had been built near the
Bois de Vincennes
by the U.S. Military in cooperation with the
YMCA
. The event was only open to participation by military personnel who were currently serving or had formerly served in the armed forces during the War. Around 1500 athletes from a total of eighteen nations participated in the proceedings which featured nineteen sports. Following the conclusion of the games, Pershing Stadium was presented as a gift to the people of France from the United States of America. The area, still known as Le Stade Pershing, continues to be used as an open air recreation park to this day.
Sports
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A total of nineteen sports were contested at the games. A number of military-oriented events was initially planned, but only
hand-grenade
throwing and shooting made it on to the final programme.
Participating nations
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A total of twenty-eight nations from the
Allies of World War I
were invited to the competition and eighteen nations accepted the invitation.
China
aimed to compete, but ultimately was unable to send any athletes to the games within the timescale. It did, however, provide medals and trophies in support of the games. The
Kingdom of Hejaz
sent a delegation but with no athletes, choosing to demonstrate the skills of their Arabian horsemen instead. A full list of participants was made by the organisers.
Gold medalists
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These athletes competed in and won gold medals at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games:
- Ralph Parcaut
- Gold Medal, Light Heavyweight Division, Catch as Catch Can Wrestling
- Paul Prehn
- Gold Medal, Middleweight Division, Catch as Catch Can Wrestling
- Gene Tunney
- Gold Medal, Boxing
- Max Friedman
- Gold medal, Basketball
- Norman Ross
- 5 Gold Medals, Swimming
- Carl F. Haas, William Clinton Gray, Floyd F. Campbell, and Lawrence M. Shields - Medley Relay Race
- United States of America, First Place, Rifle Shooting Team, Team Members include - Brigadier General Paul A. Wolf
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Africa
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Americas
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- Pan American
- Central American and the Caribbean
- Latin American
- North American
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- Caribbean
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Oceania
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Historical
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Pre-Modern Olympics
(in order, from 1900 BC to 1859 AD)
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Alternatives to the
Modern Olympics
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Defunct regional or
community events
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