Alexander Munro (athlete)

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

Alexander Munro (30 November 1870 – 3 January 1934) was a British strongman, wrestler, and tug of war competitor who competed in the latter sport in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.[2]

In 1908, he won the bronze medal as a member of the British team Metropolitan Police "K" Division. Four years later, he won the silver medal as a member of the joint City of London Police-Metropolitan Police "K" Division British team. In 1908, Munro was also the Scottish wrestling champion but lost a noted match to Georg Hackenschmidt.

Notes and references

  1. ^ Captain and Trainer
  2. ^ "Alexander Munro". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.


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