1912 Summer Olympics - British tug of war team

Alexander Munro (30 November 1870 – 3 January 1934) was a

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strongman, wrestler, and

tug of war Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certa ...

competitor who competed in the latter sport in the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

and in the

1912 Summer Olympics The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...

. In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the British team ''

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"K" Division''. Four years later he won the silver medal as member of the joint

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-Metropolitan Police "K" Division British team. In 1908, Munro was also the Scottish wrestling champion, but lost a noted match to

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Notes and references

External links

Alexander Munro's profile at databaseOlympics
1870 births 1934 deaths Metropolitan Police officers Olympic tug of war competitors for Great Britain Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1912 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{tugofwar-bio-stub