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

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[1] "William Hirons". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 April 2021.

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+[[File:1908 British tug of war team.jpg|thumb|right|The 1908 [[City of London Police]] team that won the gold medal in 1908. (Back row - left to right): [[Frederick Merriman (athlete)|Frederick Merriman]], [[John James Shepherd]], [[Edwin Mills (athlete)|Edwin Mills]], [[Albert Ireton]], [[Frederick Goodfellow]], [[Frederick Humphreys (athlete)|Frederick Humphreys]]<br>(Front row - left to right): [[Edward Barrett (Irish sportsman)|Edward Barrett]], H. Duke (Captain), William Hirons]]
+'''William Hirons''' (15 June 1871 – 5 January 1958) was a [[Great Britain|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/18031 |title=William Hirons |work=Olympedia |access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref>
+==References==
-'''William Hirons''' (June 15, 1871 – January 5, 1958) was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[tug of war]] competitor who competed in the [[1908 Summer Olympics]].
+{{reflist}}
-He was part of the British team that won the gold medal in the tug of war competition.
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HIRONWIL01 profile]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070216155840/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HIRONWIL01 profile]
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