At the 1908 Summer Olympics , a tug of war tournament was contested. Each team consisted of 8 athletes. Nations could enter up to 3 teams. The host Great Britain was the only one to enter more than one (entering the maximum of 3 teams). Germany, Greece, Sweden, and the United States each entered one team apiece, though Germany and Greece withdrew. This left 5 teams (40 athletes) from 3 nations to compete.
4-622: Lowey is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Daniel Lowey (1875–1951), Olympic Tug of War competitor Edmund Lowey (born 1938), Member of the Legislative Council in the Isle of Man Hans Lowey , Austrian-American chemist John Lowey (disambiguation) , multiple people Nita Lowey (born 1937), politician from the U.S. state of New York Susan Lowey , American biophysicist See also [ edit ] Lowey of Tonbridge ,
8-679: The British squads had byes in the quarterfinals. The only match held was between the Liverpool team and the Americans. Liverpool won the first pull easily, after which the United States delegation protested against the footwear worn by the Liverpool police, who competed in their service boots. The protest was dismissed, and the Americans withdrew in disgust. Liverpool again faced a foreign opponent, and again prevailed. The two London services squared off in
12-556: The large tract of land given to Richard Fitz Gilbert (1024–1090), in West Kent, England by William the Conqueror after the Norman conquest of England . [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Lowey . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to
16-467: The link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lowey&oldid=1051681295 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Daniel Lowey The German and Greek teams withdrew, narrowing the seven-team field to five. Thus, the Swedish team and two of
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