Tug of war at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Tug of war
at the Games of the II Olympiad

The tug of war competition
Dates July 16
Competitors 12 from 3 nations
Medalists
  Denmark and Sweden
Mixed team
  France
France
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a tug of war tournament was contested. Three teams entered, but the United States withdrew because of scheduling conflicts with the athletics program. Twelve athletes, comprising two teams and representing three nations, competed.

Contents

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Mixed team (ZZX)
 Edgar Aabye (DEN)
 August Nilsson (SWE)
 Eugen Schmidt (DEN)
 Gustaf Söderström (SWE)
 Karl Staaf (SWE)
 Charles Winckler (DEN)		  France (FRA)
Raymond Basset
Jean Collas
Charles Gondouin
Joseph Roffo
Emile Sarrade
Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera		 -

Results

The tug of war event was a fairly simple affair, as only two teams competed. The match consisted of a best-of-3 format. The Sweden-Denmark team defeated France in the first two pulls, taking the gold medal easily. It was Sweden's first Olympic gold medal.

Participating nations

A total of 12 tug of war competitors from 3 nations competed at the Paris Games:

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Mixed team (ZZX) 1 0 0 1
2  France (FRA) 0 1 0 1

References

Events at the 1900 Summer Olympics (Paris)
Archery • Athletics • Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Cycling • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Golf • Gymnastics • Polo • Rowing • Rugby union • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Tennis • Tug of war • Water polo
1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920