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
	1904»

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.

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:

• Denmark (3)
• France (6)
• Sweden (3)

Medal table

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

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.