Albert Ireton

Olympic medal record
Men's Tug of war
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team
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, Henry Duke (Captain), William Hirons

Albert Ireton (15 May 1879 in Baldock – 4 January 1947) was a British tug of war competitor and boxer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

In 1908, he was part of the British team City of London Police, which won a gold medal in the tug of war competition. He also participated in the heavyweight boxing event but was eliminated in the first round.

  1. ^ "Albert Ireton". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 March 2021.