The 1900 Summer Olympics (the Games of the II Olympiad) were the third modern Olympics and the inaugural hosted outside of Athens, Greece. The International Olympic Committee considers them the second Olympics, discounting the intercalated 1906 Summer Olympics. The 1900 Summer Olympics were held simultaneously with the 1900 World's Fair. The events took place between 14 May 1900 and 28 October 1900, with 28 nations participating in 95 events. The French team topped the unofficial medal count, finishing with three times as many medals as the second-place United States, while fielding ten times as many athletes.