1900 Summer Olympics

Games of the II Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris were considered a blunder, reduced to a side-show of the World's Fair.
Nations participating	13
Athletes participating	1225
Events	87
Opening date	May 14, 1900
Closing date	October 28, 1900
Officially opened by	N/A
Athlete's Oath	N/A
Judge's Oath	N/A
Olympic Torch	N/A

The Games of the II Olympics were held in 1900 in Paris, France. Despite Greek efforts to keep the Games in their country, the IOC decided to hold them at a different place each year. The Games competed for visitors with the World's Fair, which was also held at Paris at the same time.

1 Highlights
2 Medals awarded
3 Medal count
4 See also
5 External links

Highlights

Alvin Kraenzlein won 60m, 110 and 220m hurdles, and the long jump; as of 2003, these four gold medals are still a record for a track and field athlete. For his victory in the long jump, he was allegedly punched in the face by his rival Meyer Prinstein, who had refused to take the final run due to his religious beliefs, as that run was scheduled for a Sunday.
Charlotte Cooper (tennis) was the first woman to become Olympic champion.

Medals awarded

Gold medals were not given.

See the medal winners, ordered by sport:

Medal count

Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1900 Summer Olympics medal count)

(Host nation in bold.)

<TR bgcolor="#efefef"><TD>Pos<TD>Country<TD bgcolor="gold">Gold<TD bgcolor="silver">Silver<TD bgcolor="CC9966">Bronze<TD>Total <tr><td> 1<td> France<td>25<td>36<td>31<td>92 <tr><td> 2<td> United States<td>20<td>14<td>15<td>49 <tr><td> 3<td> Great Britain<td>16<td>6<td>9<td>31 <tr><td> 4<td> Switzerland<td>6<td>1<td>1<td>8 <tr><td> 5<td> Belgium<td>5<td>5<td>5<td>15 <tr><td> 6<td>Mixed Team (ZZX)<td>4<td>3<td>3<td>10 <tr><td> 7<td> Germany<td>3<td>2<td>2<td>7 <tr><td> 8<td> Italy<td>2<td>1<td>0<td>3 <tr><td> 9<td> Australia<td>2<td>0<td>3<td>5 <tr><td>10<td> Denmark<td>1<td>3<td>2<td>6

1900 Summer Olympics medal count

External links

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*The 1906 Olympics were organised by the IOC, but are currently not officially recognised by the IOC.

¹The 1940 and 1944 Winter and Summer Games were cancelled due to WWII

Categories: 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics

Table of contents

Highlights

Medals awarded

Medal count

See also

External links