The men's individual skating was an event held as part of the figure skating at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of the event and the sport, which had previously been held in 1908.
Nine skaters from six nations competed. Gillis Grafström of Sweden captured the first of three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the men's single event in 1920. 1908 gold medalist Ulrich Salchow finished fourth. At age 44, bronze medalist Martin Stixrud is the oldest man to ever win an Olympic medal in an individual winter event.
Results Rank Name Nation CF FS Places 1 Gillis Grafström 117.0 2 Andreas Krogh 3318.0 3 Martin Stixrud 4224.5 4 Ulrich Salchow 2525.5 5 Sakari Ilmanen 5430.0 6 Nathaniel Niles 7649.0 7 Basil Williams 6949.5 8 Alfred Mégroz 8752.5 9 Kenneth Beaumont 9859.0
Referee: Victor Lundquist
Judges: August Anderberg Louis Magnus Max Orban Knut Ørn Meinich Herbert Yglesias Edourd Delpy Walter Jakobsson
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