Tug of war at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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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. The four American teams took the top four places.
Contents |
[edit] Medal table
| Position | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| — |  Greece |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 South Africa |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tug of war | United States Milwaukee Athletic Club Oscar Olson |
United States Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1 Max Braun |
United States Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 Charles Habercorn |
[edit] Events
[edit] Men's tug of war
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.
[edit] Quarterfinals
Losers were eliminated.
| Winner | Loser |
|---|---|
 Milwaukee Athletic Club (USA) |
 Boers (RSA) |
| Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1 (USA) |
 Pan-Hellenic (GRE) |
| New York Athletic Club (USA) |
Bye |
| Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 (USA) |
Bye |
[edit] Semifinals
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 |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee Athletic Club (USA) |
Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1 (USA) |
| New York Athletic Club (USA) |
Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 (USA) |
[edit] Final
The winner received the gold medal, while the loser had to play the winner of the repechage in the silver medal match.
| Winner | Loser |
|---|---|
| Milwaukee Athletic Club (USA) |
New York Athletic Club (USA) |
[edit] Silver medal semifinal
The winner of this match played the loser of the final for the silver medal.
| Winner | Loser |
|---|---|
| Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1 (USA) |
Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 (USA) |
[edit] Silver medal match
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. Since the New Yorkers did not contest the silver medal final, they were also eliminated from receiving the bronze medal, which went to Saint Louis No. 2.
[edit] Final standings
| Place | Team | Nation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milwaukee Athletic Club | United States |
| 2 | Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1 | United States |
| 3 | Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 | United States |
| 4 | New York Athletic Club | United States |
| 5-6 | Pan-Hellenic | Greece |
| Boers | South Africa |
[edit] References
- Lucas, Charles J. P. (1905). The Olympic Games, 1904. Saint Louis, Missouri: Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co..
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich. Retrieved on December 27, 2007. (Polish)
| Events at the 1904 Summer Olympics (St. Louis) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basketball (demonstration) • Boxing • Cycling • Diving • Fencing • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Lacrosse • Roque • Rowing • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Tug of war at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 See also: List of Olympic medalists in tug of war |
