Tug of War
Belgium competed in the Olympic tug of war tournament for the first time in 1920, the final appearance of the sport in the Olympics. The Bergvall System was used. Losing their first match to Great Britain eliminated the Belgians from the gold medal tournament, but a win against the United States set them opposite the Netherlands for the silver medal. Belgium lost this match and was relegated to the bronze medal tournament; there, they again faced and again defeated the Americans to take the bronze.
All matches were best-of-three pulls.
- Semifinals
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Great Britain (GBR) | 2–0 | Belgium (BEL) | |
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- Silver medal semifinals
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Belgium (BEL) | 2–0 | United States (USA) | |
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- Silver medal match
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Belgium (BEL) | 0–2 | Netherlands (NED) | |
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- Bronze medal match
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United States (USA) | 0–2 | Belgium (BEL) | |
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- Final rank
- 3 ! Bronze
Read more about this topic: Belgium At The 1920 Summer Olympics
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