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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).
During its time as an Olympic sport, it was considered to be part of the Olympic athletics programme, although the sports of tug of war and athletics are now considered distinct. [2] After the 1920 Games, the International Olympic Committee decided to streamline the Olympic program to manage the number of sports and participants.
The 1908 Olympics also prompted establishment of standard rules for sports, and selection of judges from different countries rather than just the host. One reason was the 400 metre race, in which a US runner, John Carpenter , was accused by the British officials of interfering with a British runner.
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, ...
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.
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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 ...