"its time as an Olympic sport, it was considered to be part of the Olympic athletics programme, although the sports of tug of war and athletics are now considered distinct. Teams consisted of 6 members in 1900 (Denmark and Sweden competed together), 5 members in 1904, and 8 members in the last three appearances of the sport. Tug of war at the Summer Olympics Tug of war was contested as a team event in the Summer Olympics at every Olympiad from 1900 to 1920. Originally the competition was entered by groups called clubs. A country could enter more than one"
"Tug of war at the 1900 Summer Olympics A tug of war tournament was held on 16 July at Catalan Cross, Boulogne Forest in Paris as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. The only match of the tournament was played between a team from the Racing Club de France, representing France, and a mixed team consisting of three Danish athletes and three Swedish athletes. The mixed Scandinavian team won the match 2–0. Originally, the French team were scheduled to play a team from the United States, but the latter withdrew from the competition as three of their team were taking"
"Tug of war at the Summer Olympics Tug of war was contested as a team event in the Summer Olympics at every Olympiad from 1900 to 1920. Originally the competition was entered by groups called clubs. A country could enter more than one club in the competition, making it possible for one country to earn multiple medals. This happened in 1904, when the United States won all three medals, and in 1908 when the podium was occupied by three British teams. Sweden was also among the top countries with two medals, one as a member of the mixed team. During"
"Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres team race The men's 5000 metres team race was the final track and field event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was the first time that a team race was held at the Olympics. It was held on July 22, 1900. Two teams, from France and a Mixed Team, of five athletes each competed. Stan Rowley of Australia completed an otherwise British team. The event consisted of a single heat in which each of the ten runners completed ten laps of the 500 metre"
"Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 3000 metres team race The men's 3000 metres team event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of a 3000-metre team race event after the debut in 1912, but the fifth time that a team contest was arranged at the Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, August 21, 1920, and on Sunday, August 22, 1920. 31 runners from six nations competed. According to the International Olympic Committee medal database only the best three runners of each team were awarded"
"opponents. There are sources that report that the Scandinavian team won by two pulls to one, but the majority record it as a 2–0 victory. As late as 1974, the ""Olympic Review"" listed the United States team of John Flanagan, Robert Garrett, Truxton Hare, Josiah McCracken, Lewis Sheldon and Richard Sheldon as the gold medalists for the 1900 tug of war. A report in the Paris edition of the ""New York Herald"" described the tug of war contest at the Olympic Games as being ""an object lesson in how not to do a thing"". The report mentioned the Scandinavian team's"
"Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 56 pound weight throw The men's 56 pound weight throw event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. It was the second appearance of this event after the debut in 1904. The Intercalated Games in 1906 saw a stone throw event. The competition was held on Friday, August 20, 1920 and on Saturday, August 21, 1920. Twelve throwers from four nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. Pat McDonald bettered the Olympic record in"
"Team races at the Olympics Team races at the Summer Olympics were track running competitions contested at the multi-sport event from 1900 to 1924. The first such event was over 5000 metres at the 1900 Summer Olympics. This became a 4-mile race for the 1904 Summer Olympics, then a 3-mile race for the 1908 Summer Olympics. The most consistent format was over 3000 metres: this distance was contested on three consecutive occasions from 1912 to 1924, at which point track team races were removed from the Olympic athletics programme. The races typically permitted up to five athletes per nation, with"
"Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault The men's pole vault was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 15, 1900. Eight athletes from five nations competed in the pole vault. This event was heavily protested by the United States team, as it was held on a Sunday and three of the top American vaulters had been told that they could vault on the following day and have the results count. The French organizers, however, ruled on July 14 that the results of Sunday competitions would"
"1920. The four-team final pool was dominated by the two teams, and the match between them decided gold. That match was one of the closest of the 1924 Games, with the teams splitting the bouts 8 to 8 and Italy winning via tie-breaker: 50 touches to 46. Italy competed in the Olympic football tournament for the third time in 1924. Eight gymnasts represented Italy in 1924. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. The Italian team won its third consecutive gold medal in the team event (in part at least due to Czechoslovakia's failure to finish), though were"
"by weight at this time, and a women's championship did not exist until 1987. The first Olympic Games of 1896 included weightlifting in the Field event of the predecessor to today's track and field or athletics event. During the 1900 Olympic Games, there was no weightlifting event. Weightlifting resumed as an event, again in athletics, in 1904 but was omitted from the Games of 1908 and 1912. These were the last Games until after the First World War. In these early Games, a distinction was drawn between lifting with 'one hand' only and lifting with 'two hands'. The winner of"
"the oldest Olympic medallist. The scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score. Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre team running deer, double shots The men's 100 meter team running deer, double shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance for the event. In 1908 and 1912 running deer team event were only held for single shots. The competition was held on 27 July 1920. 20 shooters from four nations competed. Swedish team member Oscar Swahn was"
"Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metres was a sprinting event on the athletics programme at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 22, 1900, well after most of the rest of the athletics events. The 1900 Games were the first time the 200 metres was contested. The races were held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. Eight athletes from seven nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics. ""(*)"" unofficial 220 yards (= 201.17 m) William"
"Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault The men's pole vault event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Wednesday, August 18, 1920 and on Friday, August 20, 1920. 16 pole vaulters from seven nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. At first Frank Foss set a new Olympic record with 4.00 metres. Then he set a new world record with 4.09 metres. The qualification was held on August 18, 1920. The qualification height"
"Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre team running deer, double shots The men's 100 meter team running deer, double shots was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the first appearance for the event. In 1908 and 1912 running deer team event were only held for single shots. The competition was held on 27 July 1920. 20 shooters from four nations competed. Swedish team member Oscar Swahn was 72 years 280 days old when he won silver in this event, setting a never-beaten record for"
"a single team in 1920, as opposed to 1900 and 1908, when the country had players on six of the eight teams to play. The British team nevertheless took another gold medal, defeating Belgium in the semifinals and Spain in the final. Ten rowers represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's fourth appearance in the sport. Both of the British boats earned silver medals; in each instance, it was an American boat which beat Great Britain's representative in the final. Six sailors represented Great Britain in 1920. It was the nation's third appearance in the sport. Britain had"
"Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone The men's 300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third (and last) appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition was held on 29 July 1920. 70 shooters from 14 nations competed. The scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score. The maximum score was 600."
"Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone The men's 300 and 600 metre team military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third (and last) appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition was held on 29 July 1920. 70 shooters from 14 nations competed. The scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score. The maximum score was 600."
"Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres The men's 100 metres event was part of the athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on August 15 and 16, 1920. Sixty sprinters from 22 nations competed, while Estonia's sole athlete in the event, Reinhold Saulmann, was entered but did not start the 100 m. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. ""(*)"" This was the only officially ratified world record in 1920, but there have been at least four runs in 10.5 seconds at that"
"introduced at the 1906 Intercalated Games. The 1912 version consisted of the long jump, javelin throw, 200-meter dash, discus throw and 1500-meter run. The decathlon was a relatively new event in modern athletics, although a similar competition known as the all-around championship had been part of American track meets since the 1880s and a version had been featured on the program of the 1904 St. Louis Olympics. The events of the new decathlon differed slightly from the American version. Both seemed appropriate for Thorpe, who was so versatile that he served as Carlisle's one-man team in several track meets. According"
"for the final. Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Thursday, August 19, 1920, to Saturday, August 21, 1920. Twenty-one triple jumpers from eight nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. (*) Dan Ahearn set his world record while being a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, at this Olympics he represented the United States. The best six"
"Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres The men's 200 metres event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Thursday, August 19, 1920, and on Friday, August 20, 1920. Forty-eight sprinters from 22 nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. ""(*)"" unofficial 220 yards (= 201.17 m) ""(**)"" straight course Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Heat 7 Heat 8 Heat 9 Heat 10 Heat 11 Heat 12"
"four of the 15 men advanced to the semifinals. The two French featherweight boxers faced off in the finals, taking gold and silver. The bronze came in the heavyweight class. France, which had not won a single bout in 1908, took fourth place on the boxing medals leader board. Thirteen cyclists represented France in 1920. It was the nation's fifth appearance in the sport. After a disappointing result in 1912, the French road cyclists had a better Games in 1920. The four-man team took the gold medal in the team time trial, on the strength of three top-10 individual performances"
"was 300. Two shoot-offs were necessary to find the winning team. Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone The men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third (and last) appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition was held on 29 and 30 July and on 2 August 1920. 70 shooters from 14 nations competed. The scores of the five"
"Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone The men's 600 metre team military rifle, prone was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third (and last) appearance for military rifle events but the first time that medals were awarded for teams in the prone position. The competition was held on 29 and 30 July and on 2 August 1920. 70 shooters from 14 nations competed. The scores of the five shooters were summed to give a team score. The maximum score"
"Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's triple jump The men's triple jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from Thursday, August 19, 1920, to Saturday, August 21, 1920. Twenty-one triple jumpers from eight nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in metres) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. (*) Dan Ahearn set his world record while being a citizen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, at this Olympics he represented the United States. The best six triple jumpers qualified"
"Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre free pistol The men's individual competition with revolver and pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of such an event at different distances. The competition was held on 2 August 1920. 31 shooters from 8 nations competed. Pistol with hairspring trigger, allowed in the world championship, continued to be banned. The maximum score was 600. da Costa used a new Colt .22 pistol that had been loaned to the Brazilian team by the United"
"to be medalists. Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Team fixed large bird The team fixed large bird event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. One team of six archers from Belgium competed. There were two events in the fixed large bird category, though each archer shot only once. The individual scores were used to determine the individual medals and the top three scores for each six-man team were summed to determine team scores. All six members of each medalist"
"States team, and ammunition from Alfred Lane. Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre free pistol The men's individual competition with revolver and pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1920 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of such an event at different distances. The competition was held on 2 August 1920. 31 shooters from 8 nations competed. Pistol with hairspring trigger, allowed in the world championship, continued to be banned. The maximum score was 600. da Costa used a new Colt .22 pistol that had been loaned"
"Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's team, free system The men's team competition with a free system was an artistic gymnastics event held as part of the Gymnastics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was one of three team gymnastics events. The others were a team competition in the Swedish system and a standard team competition. It was the first appearance of the event, which would only be held again at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The official name was Team Competition III – with free choice of movements and apparatus. For every nation one team was allowed"
"Archery at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Team fixed large bird The team fixed large bird event was part of the archery programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The event, like all other archery events in 1920, was open only to men. One team of six archers from Belgium competed. There were two events in the fixed large bird category, though each archer shot only once. The individual scores were used to determine the individual medals and the top three scores for each six-man team were summed to determine team scores. All six members of each medalist team were considered"
"time in 1920, the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics. The Bergvall System was used. Losing their first match to Great Britain eliminated the Belgians from the gold medal tournament, but a win against the United States set them opposite the Netherlands for the silver medal. Belgium lost this match and was relegated to the bronze medal tournament; there, they again faced and again defeated the Americans to take the bronze. All matches were best-of-three pulls. Seven weightlifters represented Belgium in 1920. It was the host nation's debut appearance in the sport. Three of the Belgians took medals,"
"Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles The men's 110 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Tuesday, August 17, 1920 and on Wednesday, August 18, 1920. 24 runners from 15 nations competed. These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics. In the semi-finals, Harold Barron and Earl Thomson equalled the world record with 15.0 seconds. In the final, Earl Thomson set a new world record with 14.8 seconds. Quarterfinal 1 Quarterfinal 2"