Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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Men's tug of war
at the Games of the VII Olympiad
Tug of war pictogram.svg
Venue Olympisch Stadion
DatesAugust 17–18, 1920
Competitors40 from 5 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
  1912

The tug of war contest at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held on August 17, 1920, and on August 18, 1920. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system.

Contents

This was the last time the tug of war was in the Olympic program. The British team entirely consisted of City of London Police officers and so the gold medal is still at that force's museum. [1]

Medal summary

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
George Canning
Frederick Humphreys
Frederick Holmes
Edwin Mills
John Sewell
John James Shepherd
Harry Stiff
Ernest Thorn
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Wilhelmus Bekkers
Johannes Hengeveld
Sijtse Jansma
Henk Janssen
Antonius van Loon
Willem van Loon
Marinus van Rekum
Willem van Rekum
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Édouard Bourguignon
Alphonse Ducatillon
Rémy Maertens
Christin Piek
Henri Pintens
Charles Van den Broeck
François Van Hoorenbeek
Gustave Wuyts

Participating nations

A total of 40(*) tug of war competitors from 5 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:

(*) NOTE: Only competitors who participated in at least one pull are counted.

Two Italian reserves are known.

Results

PlaceNation
1Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain
2Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Charlton Brosius
Stephen Fields
Sylvester Granrose
Lloyd Kelsey
Joseph Kszyczewiski
William Penn
Joseph Rond
Joseph Winston
5Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Adriano Arnoldo
Silvio Calzolari
Romolo Carpi
Giovanni Forni
Rodolfo Rambozzi
Carlo Schiappapietra
Giuseppe Tonani
Amedeo Zotti
Cesare Cogliolo
Pietro Scasso

Gold medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 0 Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 0

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 0 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2

Bronze medal round

Semifinals Final
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 2
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 0 US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 0
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2

References

  1. "City of London Police Commissioner interview completes museum's audio guide". City of London Corporation Newsroom. 12 July 2018.