John Sewell (athlete)
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Men's Tug of war | ||
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1920 Antwerp | Team |
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1912 Stockholm | Team |
John Sewell (23 April 1882, Half Morton, Dumfriesshire – 18 July 1947) was a Scottish tug of war competitor who competed for Great Britain and Ireland in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[1]
In 1912, he won the silver medal as part of the joint Metropolitan Police and City of London Police team. Eight years later, he won the gold medal as part of the Great Britain team, this time wholly composed of City officers.
References
[edit]- ^ "John Sewell". Olympedia. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- John Sewell at Team GB
- John Sewell at Olympics.com
- John Sewell at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- John Sewell at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1882 births
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- Sportspeople from Dumfries and Galloway
- Scottish male athletes
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- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
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- Olympic medalists in tug of war
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- Medalists at the 1912 Summer Olympics
- City of London Police officers
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