Wikipedia: 1900 Summer Olympics

1900 Summer Olympics
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The Games of the II Olympiad 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.

Games of the II Olympiad

Nations participating 24

Athletes participating 1,225 (1,206 men, 19 women)

Events 87 in 18 sports

Opening date May 14, 1900

Closing date October 28, 1900

Officially opened by No official opening

Athlete's Oath not applicable

Judge's Oath: not applicable

Olympic Torch not applicable

Highlights

Alvin Kraenzlein won 60m, 110 and 220m hurdles, and the long jump; as of 2003, these four gold medals are still record for a track&field athlete. For his victory in 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

Pos Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 France 25 36 31 92

2 United States 20 14 15 49

3 Great Britain 16 6 9 31

4 Switzerland 6 1 1 8

5 Belgium 5 5 5 15

6 Mixed Team (ZZX) 4 3 3 10

7 Germany 3 2 2 7

8 Italy 2 1 0 3

9 Australia 2 0 3 5

10 Denmark 1 3 2 6

11 Hungary 1 3 2 6

12 Cuba 1 1 0 2

13 Austria 0 3 3 6

14 Norway 0 2 3 5

15 India 0 2 0 2

16 Netherlands 0 1 3 4

17 Bohemia 0 1 1 2

18 Sweden 0 0 1 1

86 84 84 254

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