Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics were apart of the 1900 World's Fair. There were many cycling events during this time. According to the IOC, there were 3 medal events. These events were from 9 September to 16 September 1900. There were 250 athletes. 160 of athletes were French.[1] In the past, the IOC did not thinking that the Points Race was an official event. In the sprint and 25 kilometers, there were 72 athletes. All of these athletes were men. These men were from 7 different nations.
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| File:Paris 1900 - Cycling - Participants in the bicycleenclosure.jpg Olympic cyclists in 1900 | |
| Venues | Vélodrome de Vincennes |
|---|---|
| Date | 11 –15 September 1900 |
| Competitors | 72 from 7 nations |
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Medal summary
| sprint |
 Georges Taillandier (FRA)
|
Fernand Sanz (FRA)
|
 John Henry Lake (USA)
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| 25 kilometres |
Louis Bastien (FRA)
|
Lloyd Hildebrand (FRA)[2] |
Auguste Daumain (FRA)
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| points race |
 Enrico Brusoni (ITA)
|
 Karl Duill (GER)
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Louis Trousselier (FRA)
|
Nations
In the sprint and 25 km cycling, there were 72 cyclists. These cyclists were from 7 nations.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Non-Olympic events
There was no difference between "Olympic" events and "non-Olympic" events in 1900. In some of the non-Olympic events, amateurs could race. Before July 2021, the IOC did not decide which events were "Olympic".[3] These are some of the "non-Olympic" events.[4][5]
- 50 kilometres
- Tandems
- Inter-rêgionale
- 100 miles (winner: Taylor, France)
- Grand Prix de l’Exposition - Sprint for professionals (winner: Harie Meyers, The Netherlands)
- 100 kilometers (winner: Arthur Adalbert Chase, England)
- Grand Course des Nations (winner: American team)
- Handicap
- Amateurs handicap
- Professional points race
- Individual pursuit
- Bol d'Or (Winner: Mathieu Cordang, Netherlands)
References
- General
- International Olympic Committee medal winners database
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Cycling - track 1900". Accessed 19 March 2006. Available electronically at [1] Archived 27 February 2014 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.
- 1900 Report, La 84 Foundation
- Specific
- ↑ 1900 Report, page 56
- ↑ "Recorded as Great Britain and Ireland until 2024. (IOC Executive Board approves change of Lloyd Hildebrand's silver medal at Paris 1900, from Great Britain to France)". Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Cycling at the 1900 Paris Summer Games". Sports-reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
- ↑ 1900 Report, page 305