Alexander Munro (athlete)
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| Men's Tug of war | ||
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1912 Stockholm | Team |
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1908 London | Team |
Alexander Munro (30 November 1870 – 3 January 1934) was a British strongman, wrestler, and tug of war competitor who competed in the latter sport in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]
In 1908, he won the bronze medal as a member of the British team Metropolitan Police "K" Division. Four years later, he won the silver medal as a member of the joint City of London Police-Metropolitan Police "K" Division British team. In 1908, Munro was also the Scottish wrestling champion but lost a noted match to Georg Hackenschmidt.
Notes and references
[edit]- ^ Captain and Trainer
- ^ "Alexander Munro". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
External links
[edit]- Alexander Munro's profile at databaseOlympics
- Alexander Munro's profile at Sports Reference.com
- Alexander Munro at Olympedia
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- 1870 births
- 1934 deaths
- People from Stornoway
- Metropolitan Police officers
- Olympic tug of war competitors for Great Britain
- Tug of war competitors at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Tug of war competitors at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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- Olympic medalists in tug of war
- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
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