John James Shepherd

John James Shepherd (2 June 1884 – 9 July 1954) was an English tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics, in the 1912 Summer Olympics, and in the 1920 Summer Olympics for Great Britain.

[2] He was part of the British team City of London Police, which won two gold medals in 1908 and 1920, and the joint City of London Police-Metropolitan Police "K" Division British team, which won a silver medal in 1912.

He was also known for supporting the wrestling styles of Cumberland and Westmorland and earned multiple heavyweight wrestling titles locally.

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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
The 1912 silver medallist team from Great Britain (left to right; back row - Joseph Dowler *, Alexander Munro *, Edwin Mills , John James Shepherd, H. Stiff, Frederick Humphreys ; front row - Walter Tammas *, Walter Chaffe [ 1 ] *, Thomas Peel *, Matthias Hynes *, John Sewell; * = Metropolitan Police, all others City of London Police)