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.
| Men's tug of war at the Games of the VII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
| Dates | August 17–18, 1920 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 40 from 5 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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← 1912 | ||||||||||
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.[1]
A total of 40(*) tug of war competitors from 5 nations competed at the Antwerp Games:
Belgium (8)
Great Britain (8)
Italy (8)
Netherlands (8)
United States (8)(*) NOTE: Only competitors who participated in at least one pull are counted.
Two Italian reserves are known.
| Place | Nation |
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| 1 | Great Britain (GBR)
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| 2 | Netherlands (NED)
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| 3 | Belgium (BEL)
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| 4 | United States (USA) Charlton Brosius Stephen Fields Sylvester Granrose Lloyd Kelsey Joseph Kszyczewiski William Penn Joseph Rond Joseph Winston |
| 5 | Italy (ITA) Adriano Arnoldo Silvio Calzolari Romolo Carpi Giovanni Forni Rodolfo Rambozzi Carlo Schiappapietra Giuseppe Tonani Amedeo Zotti Cesare Cogliolo Pietro Scasso |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| United States (USA)
| 0 | Great Britain (GBR)
| 2 | |||||||||||
| Belgium (BEL)
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Great Britain (GBR)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands (NED)
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands (NED)
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Italy (ITA)
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| Belgium (BEL)
| 2 | ||||||||
| United States (USA)
| 0 | Belgium (BEL)
| 0 | ||||||
| Netherlands (NED)
| 2 | ||||||||
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| United States (USA)
| 2 | ||||||||
| Italy (ITA)
| 0 | United States (USA)
| 0 | ||||||
| Belgium (BEL)
| 2 | ||||||||
