Tug of war at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, a tug of war tournament was contested. Three teams entered, though the United States withdrew because of scheduling conflicts with the Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics program. 12 athletes, comprising two teams and representing three nations, competed.

1 Medal table
2 Medal summary
3 Events
- 3.1 Tug of war
4 Notes
5 References

[edit] Medal table

Position	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark	1^[1]	0	0	1
1	Sweden	1^[1]	0	0	1
3	France	0	1	0	1

[edit] Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Tug of war	Denmark / Sweden Edgar Aabye (DEN) August Nilsson (SWE) Eugen Schmidt (DEN) Gustaf Söderström (SWE) Karl Gustaf Staaf (SWE) Charles Winckler (DEN)	France Raymond Basset Jean Collas Charles Gondouin Joseph Roffo Emile Sarrade Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera	None

[edit] Events

[edit] Tug of war

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.

[edit] Notes

^ ^a ^b This medal was shared by Denmark and Sweden, each of whom contributed three members to the six-man team that won the match.

[edit] References

International Olympic Committee medal winners database
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Tug of War 1900". Accessed 10 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.

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