This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in tug of war from 1900 to 1920.

Medal winners

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1900 Paris
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 Mixed team (ZZX)[1]
 Edgar Aabye (DEN)
 August Nilsson (SWE)
 Eugen Schmidt (DEN)
 Gustaf Söderström (SWE)
 Karl Staaf (SWE)
 Charles Winckler (DEN)
 France (FRA)[1]
Roger Basset
Jean Collas
Charles Gondouin
Joseph Roffo
Émile Sarrade
 Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría (COL)
none - only two teams competed[1]
1904 St. Louis
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 United States (USA)
Patrick Flanagan
Sidney Johnson
Conrad Magnusson
Oscar Olson
Henry Seiling
 United States (USA)
Max Braun
August Rodenberg
Charles Rose
William Seiling
Orrin Upshaw
 United States (USA)
Oscar Friede
Charles Haberkorn
Harry Jacobs
Frank Kugler
Charles Thias
1908 London
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 Great Britain (GBR)[2]
Edward Barrett
Frederick Goodfellow
William Hirons
Albert Ireton
Frederick Humphreys
Frederick Merriman
Edwin Mills
John James Shepherd
 Great Britain (GBR)[2]
Thomas Butler
James Clarke
William Greggan
Alexander Kidd
Daniel Lowey
Patrick Philbin
George Smith
Thomas Swindlehurst
 Great Britain (GBR)[2]
Walter Chaffe
Joseph Dowler
Ernest Ebbage
Thomas Homewood
Alexander Munro
William Slade
Walter Tammas
James Woodget
1912 Stockholm
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 Sweden (SWE)[3]
Arvid Andersson
Adolf Bergman
Johan Edman
Erik Algot Fredriksson
August Gustafsson
Carl Jonsson
Erik Larsson
Carl Lindström
 Great Britain (GBR)[3]
Walter Chaffe
Joseph Dowler
Frederick Humphreys
Mathias Hynes
Edwin Mills
Alexander Munro
John Sewell
John James Shepherd
none - only two teams competed
1920 Antwerp
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 Great Britain (GBR)[4]
George Canning
Frederick Holmes
Frederick Humphreys
Edwin Mills
John Sewell
John James Shepherd
Harry Stiff
Ernest Thorne
 Netherlands (NED)[4]
Wilhelmus Bekkers
Johannes Hengeveld
Sijtse Jansma
Henk Janssen
Antonius van Loon
Willem van Loon
Marinus van Rekum
Willem van Rekum
 Belgium (BEL)[4]
Édouard Bourguignon
Alphonse Ducatillon
Rémy Maertens
Christin Piek
Henri Pintens
Charles Van den Broeck
François Van Hoorenbeek
Gustave Wuyts

Medal table

All-time tug of war medal table[5]
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)2215
2 United States (USA)1113
3 Mixed team (ZZX)1001
 Sweden (SWE)1001
5 France (FRA)0101
 Netherlands (NED)0101
7 Belgium (BEL)0011
Totals (7 entries)55313

Individual medal leaders

Only individuals with multiple wins are included.

Individual medal leaders in tug of war at the Olympics
Athlete NOC Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total Refs
Frederick Humphreys  Great Britain (GBR) 1908, 1912, 1920 2 1 0 3 [5][6]
Edwin Mills  Great Britain (GBR) 1908, 1912, 1920 2 1 0 3 [5][7]
John James Shepherd  Great Britain (GBR) 1908, 1912, 1920 2 1 0 3 [5][8]
John Sewell  Great Britain (GBR) 1912, 1920 1 1 0 2 [5][9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tug-Of-War, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "London 1908 tug of war men Results – Olympic tug-of-war". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Stockholm 1912 tug of war men Results – Olympic tug-of-war". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Antwerp 1920 tug of war men Results – Olympic tug-of-war". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Tug-Of-War". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Frederick Humphreys". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Edwin Mills". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  8. ^ "James Shepherd". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  9. ^ "John Sewell". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
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