Orrin Thomas Upshaw (July 23, 1874 – August 15, 1937) was an American

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 ...

athlete who competed in the

1904 Summer Olympics The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 29 August to 3 September 1904, as part of an extended s ...

. In the 1904 Olympics he won a silver medal as a member of ''Southwest Turnverein of Saint Louis No. 1'' team. He was born in

WaKeeney, Kansas WaKeeney is a city in and the county seat of Trego County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,799. History James Keeney, a land speculator in Chicago, purchased land at the site of modern-day WaKeene ...

and died in

St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the Greater St. Louis, ...

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1874 births 1937 deaths Olympic silver medalists for the United States in tug of war Olympic tug of war competitors of the United States Tug of war competitors at the 1904 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1904 Summer Olympics People from WaKeeney, Kansas {{tugofwar-bio-stub