Willem van Loon (15 August 1891 – 29 November 1975) was a Dutch

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 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in

Arnhem Arnhem ( or ; german: Arnheim; South Guelderish: ''Èrnem'') is a city and municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands about 55 km south east of Utrecht. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland, located on both ban ...

and died in

. In 1920 Van Loon won the silver medal as member of the Dutch tug of war team. He was the younger brother of

Antonius van Loon Antonius van Loon (25 June 1888 – 3 November 1962) was a Dutch tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was born in Arnhem and died in Arnhem. In 1920 Van Loon won the silver medal A silver medal in sports ...

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1891 births 1975 deaths Olympic tug of war competitors for the Netherlands Tug of war competitors at the 1920 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Arnhem Olympic medalists in tug of war Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{tugofwar-bio-stub