title: Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team cross country
text: # Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's team cross country
  
  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.
  
  ## Results
  
  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.
  
  | Place | Team | Score | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Final ||||
  | 1 | Finland (FIN) | Finland (FIN) | 10 |
  | 1 | Paavo Nurmi | 1 | 10 |
  | 1 | Heikki Liimatainen | 3 | 10 |
  | 1 | Teodor Koskenniemi | 6 | 10 |
  | | Ilmari Vesamaa | 14 |
  | | Eino Rastas | 18 |
  | | Hannes Miettinen | 23 |
  | 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | Great Britain (GBR) | 21 |
  | 2 | James Wilson | 4 | 21 |
  | 2 | Anton Hegarty | 5 | 21 |
  | 2 | Alfred Nichols | 12 | 21 |
  | | Christopher Vose | 19 |
  | | Walter Freeman | 22 |
  | | Larry Cummins | 26 |
  | 3 | Sweden (SWE) | Sweden (SWE) | 23 |
  | 3 | Eric Backman | 2 | 23 |
  | 3 | Gustaf Mattsson | 10 | 23 |
  | 3 | Hilding Ekman | 11 | 23 |
  | | Werner Magnusson | 13 |
  | | Lars Hedwall | 24 |
  | | Knut Alm | 30 |
  | 4 | United States (USA) | United States (USA) | 36 |
  | 4 | Patrick Flynn | 9 | 36 |
  | 4 | Fred Faller | 13 | 36 |
  | 4 | Max Bohland | 14 | 36 |
  | | Lewis Watson | 34 |
  | | Bob Crawford | 40 |
  | | Amisoli Patasoni | DNF |
  | 5 | France (FRA) | France (FRA) | 40 |
  | 5 | Gaston Heuet | 8 | 40 |
  | 5 | Gustave Lauvaux | 15 | 40 |
  | 5 | Joseph Servella | 17 | 40 |
  | | Edmond Brossard | 31 |
  | | Edmond Bimont | 32 |
  | | Joseph Guillemot | DNF |
  | 6 | Belgium (BEL) | Belgium (BEL) | 48 |
  | 6 | Julien Van Campenhout | 7 | 48 |
  | 6 | Henri Smets | 20 | 48 |
  | 6 | Aimé Proot | 21 | 48 |
  | | François Vyncke | 37 |
  | | Pierre Trullemans | 41 |
  | | Antoine Rivez | 42 |
  | 7 | Denmark (DEN) | Denmark (DEN) | 53 |
  | 7 | Albert Andersen | 16 | 53 |
  | 7 | Henrik Sørensen | 18 | 53 |
  | 7 | Jón Jónsen | 19 | 53 |
  | | Julius Ebert | 35 |
  | | Artur Nielsen | DNF |
  