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1900 Summer Olympics medal table

1900 Summer Olympics medals
Portrait of Alvin Kraenzlein standing, shown from about the chest while facing the camera.
American athlete Alvin Kraenzlein won four gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the most of any competing athlete.
LocationParis,  France
Highlights
Most gold medals France (31)
Most total medals France (112)
Medalling NOCs19
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The 1900 Summer Olympics, now officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad,[1] were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France, from May 14 to October 28, 1900, as part of the 1900 World's Fair.[2] A total of 1,226 athletes representing 26 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated. The games featured 95 events in 19 sports.[3][4] Archery, Basque pelota, cricket, croquet, equestrian jumping, football, golf, polo, rugby union, rowing, sailing, tug of war, and water polo were contested for the first time at these Games.[5] Women competed in the Olympics for the first time during the 1900 games.[6] Athletes representing 19 NOCs received at least one medal. France won the most of every type of medal, while the United States won the second-most of every type of medal.[7] Spain,[8] Cuba,[9] the Netherlands,[10] Italy,[11] and Belgium[12] all won their nation's first Olympic gold medals. Belgium,[12] Italy,[11] Netherlands,[10] Cuba,[9] Spain,[8] Norway,[13] India,[14] Bohemia,[15] and Sweden[16] all won their nation's first Olympic medals of any kind.

In the early Olympic Games, several team events were contested by athletes from multiple nations.[17] During the 1900 games, athletes participating in mixed teams won medals in football, polo, rowing, tennis, and tug of war.[3]

Three rectangular Olympic medals shown in a display case
Gilt silver, silver, and bronze medals for the 1900 Olympic Games in the Olympic Museum collection

The 1900 Olympics is unique in being the only Olympic Games to feature rectangular medals, which were designed by Frédérique Vernon.[18] Gilt silver medals were awarded for first place in shooting, lifesaving, motor racing, and gymnastics,[19][20] while second place silver medals were awarded in shooting, rowing, sailing, tennis, gymnastics, fencing, equestrian, and athletics.[19] Third place bronze medals were awarded in gymnastics, firefighting, and shooting.[20][19] However, in many sports, medals were not awarded, with most of the listed prizes being cups and other similar trophies.[2] The International Olympic Committee has retrospectively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned first, second, and third place finishes in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards.[2] Alvin Kraenzlein won four gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the most of any competing athlete.[21]

Awards

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Prizes worth a total of 953,448 francs were awarded to the athletes across the competitions.[22] Various cash prizes and art objects were awarded to the athletes.[2] In addition, medals and plaques were distributed, including the sports plaque designed by Frédéric de Vernon, available in gilt silver, silver, or bronze. Produced by Monnaie de Paris, the medal features two sides.[20] On the front, a winged goddess holds laurel branches high above her head, with Paris and the grand monuments of the Universal Exhibition visible in the background. On the reverse, a victorious athlete stands proudly on a podium, raising a laurel branch in his right hand. Behind him, a stadium and the Acropolis of Athens serve as a reminder of the deep connection between ancient and modern Olympic traditions.[23][24]

Medal count

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A game of tug of war in the centre with a large crowd on the left.
A mixed team made up of athletes from Sweden and Denmark beat the French team to win gold in the tug of war at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[25]

The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC conventional sorting in its published medal tables. The table uses the Olympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won, where a nation is an entity represented by a NOC. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals.[26][27] If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code.[28]

 ‡  Changes in medal standings (see below)
  *   Host nation (France)

1900 Summer Olympics medal table[7][A]
RankNOCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 France*‡314140112
2 United States20131548
3 Great Britain‡208937
4 Belgium66618
5 Switzerland63110
6 Germany4329
7 Italy3205
8 Denmark1326
9 Mixed team1236
 Netherlands1236
11 Hungary1225
12 Cuba1102
13 Spain1001
14 Austria0336
15 Norway0235
16 India0202
17 Bohemia0112
18 Australia0033
19 Sweden0011
Totals (19 entries)969494284

Changes in medal standings

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List of official changes in medal standings
Event Athlete (NOC) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Net change Comment
Cycling – Men's 25 kilometres  Lloyd Hildebrand (GBR) −1 −1 Hildebrand's win in cycling was originally assigned to Great Britain, but in 2024 it was reassigned to France by the International Olympic Committee. The IOC stated that this happened because he "was born and brought up in France, and competed for a French club before and after Paris 1900".[29]
 Lloyd Hildebrand (FRA) +1 +1

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Figures in table reflect all official changes in medal standings.

References

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  1. ^ "The Games of the Olympiad Paris 1900 and 1924" (PDF). International Olympic Committee. March 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d Mallon, Bill (2009). The 1900 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. McFarland & Company. p. 11. ISBN 9780786440641. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Paris 1900 Summer Olympics – Athletes, Medals & Results". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  4. ^ "1900 Paris Olympics". The Sport Information Resource Centre. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  5. ^ "New sports take a bow". International Olympic Committee. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Women at the Olympics". Pontifical Council for the Laity. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Olympedia – 1900 Summer Olympics Overview". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Medallas y Resultados – Comité Olímpico Español (COE)". Comité Olímpico Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Cuba - Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Netherlands - Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Italy - Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Belgium - Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  13. ^ "Norway - Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  14. ^ "India - Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  15. ^ "Olympedia – Bohemia (BOH)". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  16. ^ "Sweden - Profile". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  17. ^ "1896 - Summer Olympics I (Athens, Greece)". TSN. Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
  18. ^ "Olympic Games Paris 1900 — Medal Design". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 December 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  19. ^ a b c Greensfelder, Jim; Vorontsov, Oleg; Lally, Jim (1998). Olympic Medals: A Reference Guide. GVL Enterprises. pp. 9–10.
  20. ^ a b c "Olympic Summer Games Medals from Athens 1896 to Tokyo 2020" (PDF). Olympic Studies Centre. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Paris 1900 Olympic Athletes - Biographies, Medals & More". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 11 September 2024. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  22. ^ Mérillon, Daniel. Rapports : Concours Internationaux d'exercices physiques et de sports (in French). Paris: IN Group. p. 56.
  23. ^ "Paris 1900 - The Medals". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  24. ^ Drevon, André (2000). Les Jeux olympiques oubliés: Paris 1900 (in French). Paris: CNRS. p. 32. ISBN 9782271058386.
  25. ^ "Paris 1900 tug of war men Results". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  26. ^ Ostlere, Lawrence (11 August 2024). "Olympic medal table: USA beat China to top spot at Paris 2024". The Independent. Archived from the original on 12 August 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  27. ^ Araton, Harvey (18 August 2008). "A Medal Count That Adds Up To Little". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  28. ^ Cons, Roddy (10 August 2024). "What happens if two countries are tied in the Olympic medal table? Tiebreaker rules explained". Diario AS. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  29. ^ "1900 Olympics cycling medal reassigned from Great Britain to France". BBC Sport. 2024-06-13. Retrieved 13 June 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Mallon, Bill (2009). The 1900 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Results of the early modern Olympics. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-4064-1.
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