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Posted in History by Greg Ross on September 11th, 2006

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1904_tug_of_war.jpg

Tug-of-war was an Olympic event in the early 20th century. Gold medalists:

  • 1900: Denmark
  • 1904: United States
  • 1906: Germany
  • 1908: Great Britain
  • 1912: Sweden
  • 1920: Great Britain

(The 1906 “intercalated” games were held to erase the embarrassment of 1904.)