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François Van Hoorenbeek
The tug of war contest at the 1920 Summer Olympics was held on August 17, 1920, and on August 18, 1920. All medals were decided by using the Bergvall system. This was the last time the tug of war was in the Olympic program. The British team entirely consisted of City of London Police officers and so the gold medal is still at that force's museum. Medal summary Participating nations A total of 40''(*)'' tug of war competitors from 5 nations competed at the Antwerp Games: * * * * * ''(*) NOTE: Only competitors who participated in at least one pull are counted.'' Two Italian reserves are known. Results Gold medal round Silver medal round Bronze medal round External links * International Olympic Committee results database References {{Tug of war at the Summer Olympics Events at the 1920 Summer Olympics 1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympisch Stadion (Antwerp)
The () or Kielstadion () was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics, athletics, Equestrian at the 1920 Summer Olympics, equestrian, Field hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics, field hockey, Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics, football, Gymnastics at the 1920 Summer Olympics, gymnastics, Modern pentathlon at the 1920 Summer Olympics, modern pentathlon, Rugby union at the 1920 Summer Olympics, rugby union, Tug of war at the 1920 Summer Olympics, tug of war, Weightlifting at the 1920 Summer Olympics, weightlifting and Korfball at the 1920 Summer Olympics, korfball (demonstration) events. Following the Olympics it was converted to a football stadium. Its current tenant is K Beerschot VA, a Belgian football club. There are no remnants of the Olympic athletics track. It is possible that Archibald Leitch was involved in the design of the stadium having made several visits prior to the Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
