Tug of War

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  • Strength Sports

Founding Member, IWGA Member Federation since 1980.

Learn more about Tug of War on the TWIF website, and YouTube.

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Tug of War is one of the sports with an Olympic tradition. From 1900 to 1920, Tug of War was part of the programme of the Olympic Games.
Tug of War has been performed continuously since The World Games 1981.

On the programme of The World Games

2025 Chengdu, CHN

2022 Birmingham, USA

2017 Wrocław, POL

2013 Cali, COL

2009 Kaohsiung, TPE

2005 Duisburg, GER

2001 Akita, JPN

1997 Lahti, FIN

1993 The Hague, NED

1989 Karlsruhe, GER

1985 London, GBR

1981 Santa Clara, USA

A Beginners' Guide to Tug of War

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Tug of War

TWIF
Tug of War International Federation

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Medal Results Birmingham 2022

Outdoor 540kg Women

  1. 1. TPE
  2. 2. SWE
  3. 3. SUI

Outdoor 580kg Mixed

  1. 1. GBR
  2. 2. GER
  3. 3. NED

Outdoor 640kg Men

  1. 1. SUI
  2. 2. GBR
  3. 3. BEL

Most successful athletes of Tug of War

  1. Peter ODERMATT (SUI) 4 4 1
  2. Erwin LEUSINK (NED) 4 0 1
  3. Gerben JANSEN (NED) 4 0 1
  4. Peter NAALDEN (NED) 4 0 1
  5. Wim EGGENKAMP (NED) 4 0 0
  1. Walter BERNHARD (SUI) 3 2 0
  2. Gerolph HOFF (NED) 3 1 1
  3. Andreas MURER (SUI) 3 1 0
  4. Ulrich VONMOOS (SUI) 3 1 0
  5. Ju Chun LI (TPE) 3 0 0

Most successful countries of Tug of War

  1. Flag of SwitzerlandSwitzerland 9 8 2
  2. Flag of Great BritainGreat Britain 5 4 6
  3. Flag of NetherlandsNetherlands 5 4 4
  4. Flag of Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei 5 0 0
  5. Flag of IrelandIreland 2 3 4
  1. Flag of SpainSpain 1 0 1
  2. Flag of SwedenSweden 0 4 2
  3. Flag of GermanyGermany 0 2 4
  4. Flag of JapanJapan 0 1 1
  5. Flag of People's Republic of ChinaPeople's Republic of China 0 1 0

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