Tug of war at the 1904 Summer Olympics
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.
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| Venue | Francis Field | |||||||||
| Dates | August 31 September 1 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 30 from 3 nations | |||||||||
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Results
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.
Quarterfinals
Losers were eliminated.
| Winner | Loser |
|---|---|
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 Boers (RSA) |
| Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1 (USA) |
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| New York Athletic Club (USA) |
Bye |
| Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2 (USA) |
Bye |
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) |
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) |
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) |
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.
Bronze medal match
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 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 |
Participating nations
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)
Rosters
Patrick Flanagan
Sidney Johnson
Oscar Olson
Conrad Magnusson
Henry Seiling
- Southwest Turnverein of St. Louis No. 1
Max Braun
August Rodenberg
Charles Rose
William Seiling
Orrin Upshaw
- Southwest Turnverein of St. Louis No. 2
Oscar Friede
Charles Haberkorn
Harry Jacobs
Frank Kugler
Charles Thias
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (1 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
References
- 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.
