Edwin Mills (tug of war)
| Edwin Mills (tug of war) medal table |
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| gold | 1908 London | Tug of war |
| silver | 1912 Stockholm | Tug of war |
| gold | 1920 Antwerp | Tug of war |
Edwin Archer Mills (born May 17, 1878 in Stretton Baskerville , Warwickshire , † November 12, 1946 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch , Leicestershire ) was a British tug of war . Together with Frederick Humphreys and James Shepherd , he is the most successful tug-of-war at the Olympic Games .
Career
At the 1908 Olympics in his hometown of London , 100 kilograms Edwin Mills won the gold medal in the tug-of-war as part of the eight-man team of the City of London Police , after beating the teams of the Liverpool Police and the Metropolitan Police . All team members worked as police officers.
Four years later, at the 1912 Games in Stockholm , Sweden , only two teams took part in the tug of war competition. The Swedes of the Stockholm Police won against the City of London Police team , which included three Olympic champions from 1908. Mills and the British were left with winning the silver medal. In 1920 an Olympic champion in the tug of war was determined for the last time at the Olympic Games in Antwerp, Belgium . Edwin Mills participated with Frederick Humphreys and James Shepherd for the third time as part of the City of London Police in the competitions. After beating the Belgian team, the police were also able to win the final against the Netherlands and thus won the gold medal again.
Web links
- Edwin Mills in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Mills, Edwin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mills, Edwin Archer (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British tug of war |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 17, 1878 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stretton Baskerville , Warwickshire |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1946 |
| Place of death | Ashby-de-la-Zouch , Leicestershire |