Tug of war at the 1908 Summer Olympics
{{Short description|Tug of war at the Olympics}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Men's tug of war
|games = 1908 Summer
|image =
|caption =
|venue = White City Stadium
|dates = July 17–18, 1908
|competitors = 40
|nations = 3
|longnames = yes
|gold = City of London Police
|goldNOC = GBR
|silver = Liverpool City Police
|silverNOC = GBR
|bronze = Metropolitan Police "K" Division
|bronzeNOC = GBR
|prev = 1904
|next = 1912
}}
{{TugOfWarAt1908SummerOlympics}}
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.Official Report, p. 32. The host Great Britain was the only one to enter more than one (entering the maximum of 3 teams). Germany, Greece, Sweden, and the United States each entered one team apiece, though Germany and Greece withdrew. This left 5 teams (40 athletes) from 3 nations to compete.
Medal table
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! Position | Country
|align=center bgcolor=gold| Gold |align=center bgcolor=silver| Silver |align=center bgcolor=cc9966| Bronze ! Total | ||||
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| 1 | align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| bgcolor=lightgray
| | |||||
| align=center
|rowspan=2| — | align=left| {{flagIOC|SWE|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| align=center
|align=left| {{flagIOC|USA|1908 Summer}} | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medal summary
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|align=center bgcolor=gold| Gold |align=center bgcolor=silver| Silver |align=center bgcolor=cc9966| Bronze |
| {{flagIOCmedalist|City of London Police|GBR|1908 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|Liverpool Police|GBR|1908 Summer}} | {{flagIOCmedalist|Metropolitan Police "K" Division|GBR|1908 Summer}} |
Team rosters
=Great Britain=
==City of London Police==
==Liverpool Police==
==Metropolitan Police "K" Division==
=Sweden=
- Albrekt Almqwist
- Frans Fast
- Carl-Emil Johansson
- Emil Johansson
- Knut Johansson
- Karl Krook
- Karl-Gustaf Nilsson
- Anders Wollgarth
=United States=
Results
=Quarterfinals=
The German and Greek teams withdrew, narrowing the seven-team field to five. Thus, the Swedish team and two of the British squads had byes in the quarterfinals.
The only match held was between the Liverpool team and the Americans. Liverpool won the first pull easily, after which the United States delegation protested against the footwear worn by the Liverpool police, who competed in their service boots. The protest was dismissed, and the Americans withdrew in disgust.Cook, p. 91[http://www.cityoflondon.police.uk/CityPolice/About/history/olympicgold.htm City of London Police]
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!colspan=2| Winners | Score | colspan=2| Losers | ||
| Liverpool Police | {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} | align=center| 2-0 (forfeit) | United States of America | {{flagIOC|USA|1908 Summer}} |
| Sweden | {{flagIOC|SWE|1908 Summer}} | align=center| — | align=center colspan=2| Bye | |
| City of London Police | {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} | align=center| — | align=center colspan=2| Bye | |
| Metropolitan Police "K" Division | {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} | align=center| — | align=center colspan=2| Bye |
=Semifinals=
Liverpool again faced a foreign opponent, and again prevailed. The two London services squared off in the other semifinal, with the City police beating the Metropolitan men in a lengthy first pull. The second pull was not as tight a contest.
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!colspan=2| Winners | Score | colspan=2| Losers | ||
| Liverpool Police | {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} | align=center| 2-0 | Sweden | {{flagIOC|SWE|1908 Summer}} |
| City of London Police | {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} | align=center| 2-0 | Metropolitan Police "K" Division | {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} |
=Final=
The Londoners defeated Liverpool in the final, winning the first two pulls.
| class=wikitable
!colspan=2| Winners | Score | colspan=2| Losers | ||
| bgcolor=gold| City of London Police | bgcolor=gold| {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} | align=center| 2-0 | bgcolor=silver| Liverpool Police | bgcolor=silver| {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} |
=Bronze medal match=
The Swedish team did not appear for the bronze medal match.
| class=wikitable
!colspan=2| Winners | Score | colspan=2| Losers | ||
| bgcolor=cc9966| Metropolitan Police "K" (Stepney) Division | bgcolor=cc9966| {{flagIOC|GBR|1908 Summer}} | align=center| walkover | Sweden | {{flagIOC|SWE|1908 Summer}} |
Notes
{{Reflist}}
Sources
- {{cite book |last=Cook |first=Theodore Andrea |year=1908 |title=The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report |publisher=British Olympic Association |location=London}}
- {{cite web |last=De Wael |first=Herman |year=2001 |url=http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/tow1908.html |title=Tug-of-War 1908 |work=Herman's Full Olympians |accessdate=27 May 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050226114210/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/tow1908.html |archivedate=26 February 2005}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130119151452/http://databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=5&sp=TUG Rosters]
External links
- {{SR/Olympics sport at games|sport=Tug-Of-War|archive=20160305232335}}
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Category:Events at the 1908 Summer Olympics