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At the 1908 Summer Olympics, a tug of war tournament was contested. Each team consisted of 8 athletes. Nations could enter up to 3 teams. [1] The host Great Britain was the only one to enter more than one (entering the maximum of 3 teams).
Tug of war competition in 1904 Summer Olympics. The victorious City of London Police team that won the tug of war gold medal at the London Olympics in 1908. (Back row - left to right): Frederick Merriman, John James Shepherd, Edwin Mills, Albert Ireton, Frederick Goodfellow, Frederick Humphreys
Charles Foden (1868 – 14 October 1908) was a British tug of war competitor. At the 1908 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the tug of war event as the captain of the British team, Liverpool Police, for whom he worked as a superintendent. Charles was also a superb marksman and often practised in his spare time with a miniature rifle. On ...
He won a gold medal as part of the City of London Police tug-of-war team in the 1908 Olympic Games in London. He also won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division of the freestyle wrestling competition. [2] Barrett also competed in the shot, javelin and discus competitions in the 1908 athletics programme, but wrestling was his premier sport.
Tug of war at the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium - International Olympic Committee. ... Boaters raced a 40-nautical-mile course at the 1908 London Games and, ...
Per the Tug of War Association, this event occurred at five Olympic Games between 1900 and 1920. At the first two games, teams included five to six pulling members, while the later games included ...
Tug of war at the 1906 Intercalated Games — these Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the International Olympic Committee, although they were at the time. Tug of war at the Summer Olympics; Lists of Olympic medalists
Edwin Archer Mills (17 May 1878 – 12 November 1946) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. [ 1 ] He was part of the British team City of London Police which won two gold medals in 1908 and 1920 and the joint City of London Police -Metropolitan ...