1900 Summer Olympics medal table

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1900 Summer Olympics medals
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American athlete Alvin Kraenzlein won four gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the most of any competing athlete.
Location Paris, Flag of France.svg  France
Highlights
Most gold medalsFlag of France.svg  France  (31)
Most total medalsFlag of France.svg  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.

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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]

Gilt silver, silver, and bronze medals for the 1900 Olympic Games in the Olympic Museum collection Olympic medals Paris 1900.jpg
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

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

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. Tug of war.jpg
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.

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
1Flag of France.svg  France*‡314140112
2US flag 45 stars.svg  United States 20131548
3Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain‡208937
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 66618
5Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 63110
6Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany 4329
7Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 3205
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1326
9Olympic flag.svg  Mixed team 1236
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1236
11Flag of Hungary (1867-1918).svg  Hungary 1225
12Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg  Cuba 1102
13Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg  Spain 1001
14Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg  Austria 0336
15Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 0235
16British Raj Red Ensign.svg  India 0202
17Flag of Bohemia.svg  Bohemia 0112
18Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Australia 0033
19Swedish civil ensign (1844-1905).svg  Sweden 0011
Totals (19 entries)969494284

Changes in medal standings

List of official changes in medal standings
EventAthlete (NOC)Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgNet changeComment
Cycling – Men's 25 kilometres Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Lloyd Hildebrand  (GBR)−1−1Hildebrand'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]
Flag of France.svg  Lloyd Hildebrand  (FRA)+1+1

See also

Notes

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

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