1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in Paris, France.[1]
 Poster for the fencing events at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |||
| Host city | Paris, France | ||
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| Nations | 26[note1] | ||
| Athletes | 1226[note1] | ||
| Events | 95 in 19 sports[note1] | ||
| Opening | 14 May | ||
| Closing | 28 October | ||
| Stadium | Vélodrome de Vincennes | ||
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The games were part of the 1900 Exposition Universelle (Paris World's Fair). The sports events were not well planned; and the games were not thought to be a success.[2]
Participating nations
A total of 24 nations sent athletes to compete at the Paris games.[3]
1900 Summer Olympics Media
Alvin KraenzleinWinner of the 60 m, the 110 m hurdles, the 200 m hurdles, and the long jump
Arrival of Michel Théato during the marathon, an event which he won, photographed by Jules Beau
A competitor at the Pelota tournament
Poster of the only Olympic cricket match
Italo Santelli (left) and Jean-Baptiste Mimiague competing in the masters foil event. Mimiague won both bouts between the two.
Scoreboard with result of France-Germany rugby game
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Related pages
References
- ↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1900 Paris Summer Games" Archived 2008-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 19 [4 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
- ↑ Taking part in the games for the first time were Argentina, Belgium, Bohemia, Canada, Cuba, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Spain.
Other websites
Media related to 1900 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons
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