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[[File:L'équipe américaine à la cérémonie d'ouverture des Jeux Interalliés de 1919.jpg|thumb|alt=parade|The American team at the opening ceremony of the 1919 Inter-Allied Games]]
[[File:US Army Band marching in opening ceremonies of the Inter Allied Games - Pershing stadium Paris France 22 June 1919.jpg|thumb|alt=parade|American Army Band marching in the opening ceremonies of the Inter-Allied Games - Pershing stadium, Paris, France, 22 June 1919]]
The '''Inter-Allied Games''' was a one-off multi-sport event held from 22 June to 6 July 1919 at the newly constructed [[Stade Pershing|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==
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.

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*{{GamesSport|American football}}
*{{GamesSport|Association football}}
*{{GamesSport|Athletics}}
*{{GamesSport|Baseball}}
*{{GamesSport|Basketball}}
*{{GamesSport|Boxing}}
*{{GamesSport|Cross country running|Image=No}}
*{{GamesSport|Equestrian}}
*{{GamesSport|Fencing}}
*{{GamesSport|Golf}}
*{{GamesSport|Hand-grenade throwing|Image=No}}
*{{GamesSport|Rowing}}
*{{GamesSport|Rugby union}}
*{{GamesSport|Shooting}}
*{{GamesSport|Swimming}}
*{{GamesSport|Tennis}}
*{{GamesSport|Tug of war}}
*{{GamesSport|Water polo}}
*{{GamesSport|Wrestling}}
}}

==Participating nations==
A total of twenty-eight nations from the [[Allies of World War I]] were invited to the competition and eighteen nations accepted the invitation. [[Republic of China (1912–1949)|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.
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*{{flagcountry|AUS|civil}}
*{{BEL}}
*{{flagcountry|BRA|1889}}
*{{flagcountry|CAN|1868}}
*{{flagcountry|TCH|1918}}
*{{FRA|1794}}
*{{GBR2}}
*{{flagcountry|GRE|old}}
*{{flagcountry|GUA|civil}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|Hejaz|1917}}
*{{flagcountry|ITA|1861}}
*{{flagcountry|Newfoundland}} (1)
*{{flagcountry|NZL|civil}}
*{{POL}} (1)
*{{POR}}
*{{ROM}}
*{{flagcountry|Kingdom of Serbia}}
*{{flagcountry|USA|1912}}
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==Gold medalists==
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
*[[Darcy Hadfield]] – Gold Medal, Single Sculls, Rowing
*[[Adam DeBus]] – Gold Medal, Baseball
*[[William Marriott (baseball)|Williamn Marriott]] – Gold Medal, Baseball

==References==
*Bell, Daniel (2003). ''Encyclopedia of International Games''. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. {{ISBN|0-7864-1026-4}}.
*[https://archive.org/stream/cu31924014114353/cu31924014114353_djvu.txt Full text of ''The inter-allied games, Paris, 22nd June to 6th July, 1919'']. Albert R Mann, Cornell University Library.

==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20151102021328/http://homepages.sover.net/~spectrum/year/1919.html Report on football tournament]
*[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/ialg.htm List Track and Field results]
*[http://hoopedia.nba.com/index.php?title=Inter-Allied_Games A description of the basketball tournament]

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[[Category:International sports competitions in Paris]]
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[[Category:Allies of World War I]]
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[[Category:1919 in European sport]]
[[Category:June 1919]]
[[Category:July 1919]]
[[Category:1919 in Paris]]