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.

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.

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

60 metres7.0 7.17.2100 metres11.011.111.2200 metres22.2 22.822.9400 metres49.4 49.651.5800 metres2:01.22:03.02:03.81500 metres4:06.2 4:06.64:07.2 Marathon 2:59:453:04:173:37:14110 metres hurdles15.4 15.515.6200 metres hurdles25.426.026.1400 metres hurdles57.658.358.82500 m steeplechase7:34.47:38.07:52.44000 m steeplechase12:58.412:58.612:58.85000 m team race26 pts Henri DelogeJacques ChastaniéAndré CastanetMichel ChampoudryGaston Ragueneau29 ptsonly two teams enteredHigh jump1.90 m 1.78 m1.75 mPole vault3.30 m 3.25 m3.20 mLong jump7.185 m 7.175 m6.950 mTriple jump14.47 m 13.97 m13.64 mStanding high jump1.655 m1.525 m1.500 mStanding long jump3.30 m3.135 m3.03 mStanding triple jump10.58 m 9.95 m9.50 mShot put14.10 m 12.85 m12.37 mDiscus throw36.04 m 35.14 m34.60 mHammer throw51.01 m 46.26 m43.58 m
These medals were given afterwards by the International Olympic Committee. At the time, winners were given silver medals.

Participating nations

















Notes

References

References
 International Olympic Committee.
 De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900".  Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at  .



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