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William Hirons

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Olympic medal record
Men's Tug of war
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team competition
The 1908 City of London Police team that won the gold medal 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, H. Duke (Captain), William Hirons

William Hirons (15 June 1871 – 5 January 1958) was a British tug of war competitor who competed, as part of the City of London Police team, in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the British team that won the gold medal in the tug of war competition.[1]

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  1. ^ "William Hirons". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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