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Men’s Tug of war
Held at 5 Games, 1900–1920. Most golds: Great Britain (2). Most medals: John James Shepherd (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games51900–1920
Medals13
Delegations7on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 Antwerp | George Canning, Frederick Humphreys, Frederick Holmes, Edwin Mills, John Sewell, John James Shepherd, Harry Stiff, Ernest Thorn Great Britain | Wilhelmus Bekkers, Johannes Hengeveld, Sijtse Jansma, Henk Janssen, Antonius van Loon, Willem van Loon, Marinus van Rekum, Willem van Rekum Netherlands | Édouard Bourguignon, Alphonse Ducatillon, Rémy Maertens, Christin Piek, Henri Pintens, Charles Van den Broeck, François Van Hoorenbeek, Gustave Wuyts Belgium |
| 1912 Stockholm | Stockholm Police, Arvid Andersson, Adolf Bergman, Johan Edman, Erik Algot Fredriksson, Carl Jonsson, Erik Larsson, August Gustafsson, Herbert Lindström Sweden | City of London Police, Alexander Munro, John Sewell, John James Shepherd, Joseph Dowler, Edwin Mills, Frederick Humphreys, Mathias Hynes, Walter Chaffe Great Britain | — |
| 1908 London | William Hirons, Frederick Goodfellow, Edward Barrett, John James Shepherd, Frederick Humphreys, Edwin Mills, Albert Ireton, Frederick Merriman Great Britain | Patrick Philbin, James Clarke, Thomas Butler, Alexander Kidd, George Smith, Thomas Swindlehurst, Daniel Lowey, William Greggan Great Britain | Walter Tammas, William Slade, Alexander Munro, Ernest Ebbage, Thomas Homewood, Walter Chaffe, James Woodget, Joseph Dowler Great Britain |
| 1904 St. Louis | Oscar Olson, Sidney Johnson, Henry Seiling, Conrad Magnusson, Patrick Flanagan United States | Southwest Turnverein of St. Louis, Max Braun, William Seiling, Orrin Upshaw, August Rodenberg United States | Southwest Turnverein of St. Louis, Charles Haberkorn, Frank Kugler, Charles Thias, Harry Jacobs, Oscar Friede United States |
| 1900 Paris | Edgar Aabye, August Nilsson, Eugen Schmidt, Gustaf Söderström, Karl Staaf, Charles Winckler Mixed team | Roger Basset, Jean Collas, Charles Gondouin, Émile Sarrade, Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría France | — |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Mixed team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |