August Nilsson, the Glossary
August Nilsson (October 15, 1872 in Trollenäs – May 23, 1921 in Stockholm) was a Swedish track and field athlete and tug of war competitor who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[1]
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12 relations: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault, Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put, Denmark, Mixed team at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Olympic Games, Paris, Stockholm, Track and field, Tug of war, Tug of war at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Tug of war at the Summer Olympics, 1900 Summer Olympics.
- Olympic tug of war competitors for Sweden
- People from Eslöv Municipality
- Swedish male shot putters
- Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault
The men's pole vault was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's shot put
The men's shot put was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.
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Denmark
Denmark (Danmark) is a Nordic country in the south-central portion of Northern Europe.
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Mixed team at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Early Olympic Games allowed for individuals in a team to be from different nations.
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Olympic Games
The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of the Kingdom of Sweden as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries.
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Track and field
Athletics (or track and field in the United States) is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills.
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Tug of war
Tug of war (also known as tug o' war, tug war, rope war, rope pulling, or tugging war) is a sport that pits two teams against each other in a test of strength: teams pull on opposite ends of a rope, with the goal being to bring the rope a certain distance in one direction against the force of the opposing team's pull.
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Tug of war at the 1900 Summer Olympics
A tug of war tournament was held on 16 July at Catalan Cross, Boulogne Forest in Paris as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics.
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Tug of war at the Summer Olympics
Tug of war was contested as a team event in the Summer Olympics at the Games of every Olympiad from 1900 to 1920.
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1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics (Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad (Jeux de la IIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900.
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See also
Olympic tug of war competitors for Sweden
- Adolf Bergman
- Arvid Andersson (tug of war)
- August Gustafsson
- August Nilsson
- Axel Norling
- Carl Jonsson
- Eric Lemming
- Erik Algot Fredriksson
- Erik Granfelt
- Erik Larsson (athlete)
- Gustaf Söderström
- Herbert Lindström
- Johan Edman
- Karl Staaf
- Oswald Holmberg
People from Eslöv Municipality
- August Nilsson
- Börje Jeppsson
- Bengta Eskilsson
- Bo Broman
- Bo Ehnbom
- Bo Waldemarsson
- Carl-Eric Björkegren
- Hanna Grönvall
- Hans-Olof Nilsson
- Hemming Gadd
- Henry Nordin
- Johan Glans
- Johan Lindell
- Karl-Erik Nilsson (wrestler)
- Ludvig Åberg
- Malcolm Kokocinski
- Martina Bergman-Österberg
- Oscar Ahnfelt
Swedish male shot putters
- Arne Hellberg
- August Nilsson
- Bertil Jansson
- Einar Nilsson
- Eric Lemming
- Erik Blomqvist (athlete)
- Erik Uddebom
- Gösta Arvidsson
- Gunnar Bergh
- Gustaf Söderström
- Hans Almström
- Hans Höglund
- Jeffrey Ige
- Jimmy Nordin
- Kent Larsson
- Leif Arrhenius
- Niklas Arrhenius
- Roland Nilsson (shot putter)
- Sören Tallhem
- Samuel Norrby
- Sixten Sundström
- Stefan Fernholm
- Thage Pettersson
- Wictor Petersson
- Yngve Wahlander
Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics
- August Nilsson
- Charles Gondouin
- Charles Winckler
- Edgar Aabye
- Eugen Schmidt
- Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría
- Gustaf Söderström
- Jean Collas
- Karl Staaf
- Robert Garrett