Tug of war at the 2001 World Games

The tug of war events at the 2001 World Games in Akita was played between 20 and 21 August.[1] Athletes from 12 nations participated in the tournament. The competition took place at Akita Skydome in Yūwa. Two men's events were held as official sport. Two women's events were invitational sport at this games.

Tug of war
at the 2001 World Games
Tug of war
Akita Skydome
VenueAkita Skydome
Dates20–21 August 2001
Competitors from 12 nations
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Participating nations

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Medal table

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Official events

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain1102
2  Netherlands1001
3  Switzerland0101
4  Japan0011
  Sweden0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

Invitational events

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Netherlands1012
2  Spain1001
3  Japan0202
4  United States0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Events

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Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Indoor 600 kg
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  Great Britain (England)
Neil Alcock
Shaun Alcock
Ian Daniels
Carl Davies
David Field
Tony Hadley
Jonathan Jones
Duane Meadowcroft
Phil Paddock
Kirk Scott
Robert Steele
  Great Britain (Scotland)
Alan Brodie
Larry Dunlop
Stephen Garner
Gary Gillespie
Graeme Hendry
Neil MacFarlane
Thomas Nelson
Robert Patterson
Gordon Sang
Robert Warnock
Tom Weir
  Japan
Takashi Chiwaki
Yutaka Ishiyama
Mitsuru Kobayashi
Hideaki Morozumi
Akihiko Nakamura
Masahiro Osada
Tatsuo Saito
Humiaki Sato
Osamu Suzuki
Yoshihiro Takeuchi
Yoshika Yamaki
Outdoor 680 kg
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  Netherlands
Ivo Brugman
Jan Groot Wassink
Gerben Jansen
Henk Lammers
Erwin Leusink
Marcel Leusink
Wim Mateman
Peter Naalden
Erik Scharenborg
Arnold Veltkamp
  Switzerland
Walter Bernhard
Daniel Christen
Peter Christen
Ueli Christen
Patrick Emmenegger
Albert Klager
Fabian Langenstein
Simon Langenstein
Peter Lenherr
Ernst Rutten
Jost Waser
  Sweden
Roger Andersson
Johannes Bodi
Fredrik Järviö
Jim Johansson
Kristoffer Johansson
Tom Johansson
Mikael Karlsson
Jesper Persson
Björn Törnblom

Women's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Indoor 480 kg
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  Spain   Japan   Netherlands
Indoor 520 kg
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  Netherlands   Japan   United States

References

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  1. ^ "Web Archive 2001 World Games". Archived from the original on 2007-06-18. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  2. ^ England, Northern Ireland and Scotland competed separately in this sport. England and Scotland won two medals in official events, but in official medal table their score is counted as Great Britain.
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