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Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Men's tug of war events at the 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.

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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

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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

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Gold medal round

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 Great Britain (GBR) 2
 United States (USA) 0  Great Britain (GBR) 2
 Belgium (BEL) 0
 Great Britain (GBR) 2
 Netherlands (NED) 0
 Netherlands (NED) 2
 Italy (ITA) 0

Silver medal round

Semifinals Final
 Belgium (BEL) 2
 United States (USA) 0  Belgium (BEL) 0
 Netherlands (NED) 2

Bronze medal round

Semifinals Final
 United States (USA) 2
 Italy (ITA) 0  United States (USA) 0
 Belgium (BEL) 2

References

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