Thomas Swindlehurst (21 May 1874 – 15 March 1959) 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 who competed in the

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. In 1908 he won the

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as member of the British team ''Liverpool Police''.

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1874 births 1959 deaths British police officers Olympic tug of war competitors for Great Britain Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{tugofwar-bio-stub