Frederick Harkness Humphreys (28 January 1878 – 10 August 1954) was a

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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 and

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who competed in the

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in London, 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 Stockholm, and in the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

in Antwerp. He was also a constable in the

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, collar number 970, as were two of his brothers. He was part of the British team

which won two gold medals in 1908 and 1920 and the joint

-Metropolitan Police "K" Division British team which won a silver medal in 1912. There were no games in 1916 due to

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1912 Summer Olympics - British tug of war team

He also competed in wrestling, and took part in demonstration bouts around Europe and the United Kingdom. In the 1908 Olympic Greco-Roman super heavyweight competition he was eliminated in the first round and in the freestyle heavyweight event he was eliminated in the quarter-finals. In May 2013, some of his medals, including the 1912 silver and 1920 gold, as well as family photographs, were shown on an episode of a BBC television programme by two of his great-nieces. They stated that the whereabouts of his 1908 gold medal are unknown.

References

External links

Frederick Humphreys at databaseOlympics.com
1878 births 1954 deaths Athletes from London Olympic wrestlers for Great Britain Olympic tug of war competitors for Great Britain Wrestlers at the 1908 Summer Olympics British male sport wrestlers Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1912 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1920 Summer Olympics English Olympic medallists Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics City of London Police officers {{tugofwar-bio-stub