Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics, there were athletics events. In total, there were 117 athletes. These 117 athletes were from 15 different nations. There were 68 medals given out. 23 of these were gold medals. 23 of the medals were silver medals. 22 of the medals were bronze medals. In many countries, the media talked about the athletics events. They ignored the other events.
| Athletics at the Games of the II Olympiad | |
| Venue | Croix-Catelan Stadium |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–22 July 1900 |
| Competitors | 117 from 16 nations |
| «1896 | 1904» |
The 23 events are the events that are said to be events by the International Olympic Committee. Some events used a handicap system, where some people were given advantages. Other events were only open to professional athletes. The IOC does not count these events.[1]
Competitions were on 14 July, 15 July, 16 July, 19 July, and 22 July. One of the competition days was on a Sunday. Many American athletes protested because of this. Some Americans did not compete in the finals.
The competing conditions were worse than in 1896. There was no track for the Paris Games. The runners ran in a grass field with trees. The course was also 500 metres. Modern tracks are usually 400 metres long.
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (USA) | 16 | 13 | 10 | 39 |
| 2 |  Great Britain (GBR)[2] | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 |  Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Mixed team (ZZX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  India (IND) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 |  Bohemia (BOH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Australia (AUS)[2] | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 nations) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 68 | |
These medals were given afterwards by the International Olympic Committee. At the time, winners were given silver medals.
Participating nations
Notes
- ↑ In 2021, the IOC changed the medals to show nationality of the athletes.[3] This led some to believe that Luxembourg had officially recovered this Olympic title. This change in the IOC online data was later reversed.[4]
References
- International Olympic Committee.
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine.
- Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.
- ↑ Lennartz, Karl; Teutenberg, Walter (1995). Olympische Spiele 1900 in Paris. Kassel, Germany: Agon-Sportverlag. p. 147. ISBN 3-928562-20-7.
In many works, it is read that the IOC later met to decide which events were Olympic and which were not. This is not correct and no decision has ever been made. No discussion of this item can be found in the account of any Session.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 An additional gold medal was won by a mixed team composed of four athletes from Great Britain and one from Australia.
- ↑ "Paris 1900 Medal Table". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ↑ "Michel Théato IOC webpage". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.