Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics

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.

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.

Medal summary George CanningFrederick HumphreysFrederick HolmesEdwin MillsJohn SewellJohn James ShepherdHarry StiffErnest Thorn Wilhelmus BekkersJohannes HengeveldSijtse JansmaHenk JanssenAntonius van LoonWillem van LoonMarinus van RekumWillem van Rekum Édouard BourguignonAlphonse DucatillonRémy MaertensChristin PiekHenri PintensCharles Van den BroeckFrançois Van HoorenbeekGustave 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 Place Nation 1 2 3 4 Charlton BrosiusStephen FieldsSylvester GranroseLloyd KelseyJoseph KszyczewiskiWilliam PennJoseph RondJoseph Winston 5 Adriano ArnoldoSilvio CalzolariRomolo Carpi Giovanni ForniRodolfo RambozziCarlo SchiappapietraGiuseppe TonaniAmedeo ZottiCesare CoglioloPietro Scasso

Gold medal round

Silver medal round

Bronze medal round

External links

International Olympic Committee results database

References