Tug of War Competitors at the 1920 Summer Olympics - Frederick Humphreys, John James Shepherd, Edwin Mills, Giuseppe Tonani, John Sewell (Paperback)

Chapters: Frederick Humphreys, John James Shepherd, Edwin Mills, Giuseppe Tonani, John Sewell, Wilhelmus Bekkers, Antonius Van Loon, Marinus Van Rekum, Willem Van Loon, Willem Van Rekum, Johannes Hengeveld, Henk Janssen, Sijtse Jansma, Frederick Holmes, Edouard Bourguignon, Francois Van Hoorenbeek, Charles Van Den Broeck, Alphonse Ducatillon, Remy Maertens, George Canning, Christin Piek, Gustave Wuyts, Ernest Thorn, Henri Pintens, Sylvester Granrose, Harry Stiff. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 59. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Frederick Harkness Humphreys (January 28, 1878 August 10, 1954) was a British tug of war competitor and sport wrestler who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team City of London Police which won two gold and one silver medal in three consecutive tug of war competitions from 1908 to 1920. In 1908 he also competed in wrestling. In the Greco-Roman super heavyweight competition he was eliminated in the first round and in the freestyle heavyweight event he was eliminated in the quarter-finals. ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1444906