Tug of war at the 1904 Summer Olympics

At the 1904 Summer Olympics
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the III Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States from 1 July 1904, to November 23, 1904, at what is now known as Francis Field on the campus of Washington University...

, a tug of war
Tug of war
Tug of war, also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war or rope pulling, is a sport that directly pits two teams against each other in a test of strength. The term may also be used as a metaphor to describe a demonstration of brute strength by two opposing groups, such as a rivalry between two...

tournament was contested. Six teams from three nations competing, with a total of 30 athletes involved. The four American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

teams took the top four places.

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


	Bye
	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

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

Silver medal semifinal

The winner of this match played the loser of the final for the silver medal.

Winner	Loser

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
2	Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1
3	Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 2
4	New York Athletic Club
5-6	Pan-Hellenic
5-6	Boers

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.

Rosters

Milwaukee Athletic Club

The Milwaukee Athletic Club is a private social club and athletic club in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was established on September 18, 1882 by eight young men for the purpose of "developing of the bodily powers through gymnastic and other exercises"...

Patrick Flanagan

Patrick Flanagan (tug of war)

Patrick "Pat" Flanagan was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In the 1904 Olympics he won a gold medal as a member of Milwaukee Athletic Club team.-External links:*...

Sidney Johnson

Sidney Johnson (tug of war)

Sidney B. Johnson was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Ohio.In the 1904 Olympics he won a gold medal as a member of Milwaukee Athletic Club team....

Oscar Olson

Oscar G. Olson was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In the 1904 Olympics he won a gold medal as a member of Milwaukee Athletic Club team....

Conrad Magnusson

Conrad Magnusson was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In the 1904 Olympics he won a gold medal as a member of Milwaukee Athletic Club team.-External links:**...

Henry Seiling

Henry Seiling was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in Wisconsin.In the 1904 Olympics he won a gold medal as a member of Milwaukee Athletic Club team....

Southwest Turnverein of St. Louis No. 1
Max Braun

Max Braun

Max Braun was an American tug of war competitor and Olympic medalist. He competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, where he received a silver medal.-References:...

August Rodenberg

August Henry Rodenberg was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born and died in St. Louis, Missouri....

Charles Rose
William Seiling

William Seiling

William Bernard Seiling was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and died in Rural-Meramec....

Orrin Upshaw

Orrin Thomas Upshaw was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In the 1904 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1 team....

Southwest Turnverein of St. Louis No. 2
Oscar Friede

Oscar Friede

Oscar Charles Friede was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.He died in St. Louis, Missouri....

Charles Haberkorn

Charles Haberkorn was an American tug of war competitor and wrestler who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In the 1904 Olympics he won a bronze medal as a member of Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No...

Harry Jacobs

Harry Jacobs (tug of war)

Harry Jacobs was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.In the 1904 Olympics he won a bronze medal as a member of St. Louis Southwest Turnverein team.-External links:*...

Frank Kugler

Frank X. Kugler was an American wrestler, weightlifter and tug of war competitor who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics....

Charles Thias

Charles Henry Robert Thias was an American tug of war athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics....

Medal table

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