Wilbur Gordon Burroughs Sr. (June 13, 1884 – August 6, 1960) was an American track and field athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He finished eighth in the Greek discus throw event and tenth in the traditional discus throw; his result in the shot put is unknown. He was also a member of the 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 ...

team that was eliminated in the first round.

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1884 births 1960 deaths Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Olympic tug of war competitors for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 1908 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics American male discus throwers American male shot putters {{US-discusthrow-athletics-bio-stub