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1st INTERNATIONAL TUG-OF-WAR TOURNAMENT  June 16th & 17th 2001 at the Centralia International Training and Conference Centre Centralia, Ontario   Event was televised by the following TV stations locally nationally Outdoor Live Network   [go to map] [Event Program] [ Teams competing ] [ Results ]  [ Photos from the tournament ]   Program: Friday, June 15th   6:00 pm Welcome Hour / Briefing   7:30 pm Sponsor Appreciation Saturday, June 16th 7:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast 7:00 am - 9:00 am Weigh Ins 10:00 am Opening Ceremonies 11:30 am 720 kg Men   1:00 pm 560 kg Women   1:30 pm Elementary School Competition   2:00 pm 640 kg Men 8:00 pm - 1:00 am Entertainment Sunday, June 17th   8:30 am - 10:00 am Breakfast   9:00 am - 11:00 am Weigh Ins 12:00 pm 520 kg Women 12:00 pm 600 kg Men   2:00 pm 680 kg Men   5:00 pm Closing Ceremonies   7:30 pm - 12:00 am Entertainment Monday, June 18th   8:30 am - 10:00 am Breakfast   Teams competing Canada Germany Latvia Switzerland USA   Team Name Country Men 600 Men 640 Men 680 Men  720 Women 520 Women 560 Tauziehfreunde Dietenbach Germany X X X X . . Velconis Immigration Canada refused to issue visitor visas to the Latvian Team. Latvia . . X X . . Seilziehclub Stans-Oberdorf Team 1 Switzerland X X X X . . Seilziehclub Stans-Oberdorf Team 2 Switzerland X X X X . . DJ's Minnesota USA X X X X X X Mt. Vernon Wisconsin USA . . X X . . Power Train Iowa USA . . X X . . Bluewater Canada X X X X X X Mc Killop Canada . X . X . . South-East Hope Canada . . . X . . Zorra Canada . . . . . X . . Men 600 Men 640 Men 680 Men  720 Women 520 Women 560   Results  [Men 600kg ] [ Men 640kg ] [ Men 680kg ] [ Men 720kg ] [ Women 520kg ] [ Women 560kg ] [  CO-ED ] [ Photos from the tournament ]   Men 720 kg 1stPlace Mt. Vernon Wisconsin, USA 2nd Place Dietenbach Germany 3rd Place Bluewater Canada 4th Place Power Train Iowa, USA 5th Place Stans - Oberdorf # 1 Switzerland 6th Place * Stans - Oberdorf # 2 Switzerland 6th Place * DJ's Minnesota, USA 7th Place South Easthope Canada 8th Place Mc Killop Canada * Stans - Oberdorf # 2 and DJ's tied for 6th place   Men 680 kg 1st Place Stans - Oberdorf Switzerland 2nd Place Dietenbach Germany 3rd Place Bluewater Canada 4th Place Mt Vernon Wisconsin, USA 5th Place Power Train Iowa, USA 6th Place DJ's Minnesota 7th Place Stans - Oberdorf # 2 Switzerland   Men 640 kg 1st Place Stans - Oberdorf # 1 Switzerland 2nd Place Dietenbach Germany 3rd Place Bluewater Canada 4th Place Stans - Oberdorf # 2 Switzerland 5th Place DJ's Minnesota 6th Place Mc Killop Canada   Men 600 kg 1st Place Stans - Oberdorf # 1 Switzerland 2nd Place Bluewater Canada 3rd Place Stans - Oberdorf # 2 Switzerland 4th Place DJ's Minnesota, USA 5th Place Dietenbach Germany   Women 560 kg 1st Place DJ's # 1 Minnesota, USA 2nd Place Bluewater Canada 3rd Place Zorra Canada 4th Place DJ's # 2 Minnesota, USA   Women 520 kg 1st Place DJ's Minnesota, USA 2nd Place Bluewater Canada   Women CO - ED At the end of the tournament 5 Co-Ed Teams were formed to resemble the different countries that took part in the tournament 1st Place USA 2nd Place Canada 3rd Place Germany 4th Place Switzerland # 1 5th Place Switzerland # 2 To Top of Page