Edwin Mills (athlete) - Misplaced Pages

British tug of war competitor

Olympic medal record
Men's Tug of war
	1908 London	Team
	1920 Antwerp	Team
	1912 Stockholm	Team

Edwin Archer Mills (17 May 1878 – 12 November 1946) was a British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the British team City of London Police, which won two gold medals in 1908 and 1920, and the joint City of London Police-Metropolitan Police "K" Division British team, which won a silver medal in 1912.

He also competed in the heavyweight division of both the Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling competitions at the 1908 Olympic Games.

Gallery

The City of London Police tug of war team that won the gold medal at the Olympic Games in 1908.
(Back row - left to right): Frederick Merriman, John James Shepherd, Edwin Mills, Albert Ireton, Frederick Goodfellow, Frederick Humphreys
(Front row - left to right): Edward Barrett, Henry Duke, William Hirons
The combined Metropolitan and City of London Police tug of war team that won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in 1912.
(back row - left to right) Joseph Dowler*, Alexander Munro *, Edwin Mills, John James Shepherd, H. Stiff, Frederick Humphreys;
(front row - left to right) Walter Tammas *, Walter Chaffe*, Thomas Peel *, Matthias Hynes *, John Sewell.
* = Metropolitan Police; all others City of London Police

Notes

Captain
Captain and Trainer

References

"Edwin Mills". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
"British Olympic Gold Medallists 1896-2014 | Tug of War".

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