At the 1904 Summer Olympics, a tug of war tournament was contested. Six teams from three nations competing, with a total of 30 athletes involved.[1]
| Men's tug of war at the Games of the III Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Francis Field | |||||||||
| Dates | August 31 September 1 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 3 nations | |||||||||
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ResultsEdit
August 30 was the first day of the tug of war competition. The two quarterfinal matches and the first semifinal match (between the two teams who had had byes in the quarterfinals) were held. The rest of the competition was conducted on 1 September.
QuarterfinalsEdit
Losers were eliminated.
| Winner | Loser |
|---|---|
| Bye | |
| Bye |
SemifinalsEdit
The losers were sent to the repechage, to play each other for the chance to play the loser of the final for second place.
| Winner | Loser |
|---|---|
FinalEdit
The winner received the gold medal, while the loser had to play the winner of the repechage in the silver medal match.
| Winner | Loser |
|---|---|
Silver medal semifinalEdit
The winner of this match played the loser of the final for the silver medal.
| Winner | Loser |
|---|---|
Silver medal matchEdit
The New York team did not appear for the silver medal match, resulting in the silver medal being awarded to the Saint Louis No. 1 team.
Bronze medal matchEdit
The New York team also did not appear for the bronze medal match, resulting in the bronze medal being awarded to Saint Louis No. 2.
Final standingsEdit
| Place | Team | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Athletic Club | ||
| Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1 | ||
| Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 | ||
| 4 | New York Athletic Club | |
| 5–6 | Pan-Hellenic | |
| Boers |
Participating nationsEdit
6 teams of 5, for a total of 30 athletes, competed. The host team had four teams, and two other nations each sent one.
Greece (5)
South Africa (5)
United States (20)
RostersEdit
Patrick Flanagan
Sidney Johnson
Oscar Olson
Conrad Magnusson
Henry Seiling
Max Braun
August Rodenberg
Charles Rose
William Seiling
Orrin Upshaw
Oscar Friede
Charles Haberkorn
Harry Jacobs
Frank Kugler (GER)
Charles Thias
- New York Athletic Club
Charles Chadwick
Charles Dieges
Lawrence Feuerbach
Sam Jones
Jim Mitchel
- Boer Team
Pieter Hillense
Pieter Lombard
Johannes Schutte
Paulus Visser
Christopher Walker
- Pan-Hellenic Athletic Club
Dimitrios Dimitrakopoulos
Nikolaos Georgantas
Anastasios Georgopoulos
Periklis Kakousis
Vasilios Metalos
Medal tableEdit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (2 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Tug-Of-War, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
SourcesEdit
- Lucas, Charles J. P. (1905). The Olympic Games, 1904 (PDF). Saint Louis, Missouri: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co.
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 27 December 2006.
External linksEdit
- Tug-Of-War at the 1904 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)