Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Great Britain at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
IOC code GBR
NOC British Olympic Association
in Paris
Competitors101 in 14 sports
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
15
Silver
7
Bronze
9
Total
31
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It was the second appearance of Britain after having participated in the inaugural 1896 Games. In Olympic competition, the nation has always shortened its official name to Great Britain rather than the United Kingdom seen elsewhere.

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Medallists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Lorne Currie
John Gretton
Linton Hope
Algernon Maudslay
Sailing Open class May 20
Gold medal icon.svg Lorne Currie
John Gretton
Linton Hope
Algernon Maudslay
Sailing .5 to 1 ton May 25
Gold medal icon.svg Howard Taylor
Edward Hore
Harry Jefferson
Sailing 3 to 10 ton May 25
Gold medal icon.svg Cecil Quentin Sailing 20+ ton August 2
Gold medal icon.svg Charlotte Cooper Tennis Women's singles July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Laurence Doherty Tennis Men's singles July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Laurence Doherty
Reginald Doherty
Tennis Men's doubles July 11
Gold medal icon.svg Reginald Doherty
Charlotte Cooper
Tennis Mixed doubles August 28
Gold medal icon.svg Charles Bennett Athletics Men's 1500 m July 15
Gold medal icon.svg John Rimmer Athletics Men's 4000 m steeplechase July 16
Gold medal icon.svg Alfred Tysoe Athletics Men's 800 m July 16
Gold medal icon.svg John Jarvis Swimming Men's 1000 m freestyle August 12
Gold medal icon.svg John Jarvis Swimming Men's 4000 m freestyle August 19
Gold medal icon.svg Devon and Somerset Wanderers Cricket Team
Cricket 2-day, 12 men August 20
Gold medal icon.svg Upton Park F.C.
Football Men's Football September 20
Silver medal icon.svg Harold Mahony Tennis Men's singles July 11
Silver medal icon.svg Sidney Robinson Athletics Men's 2500 m steeplechase July 15
Silver medal icon.svg Patrick Leahy Athletics Men's high jump July 15
Silver medal icon.svg Charles Bennett Athletics Men's 4000 m steeplechase July 16
Silver medal icon.svg Selwin Calverley Sailing 20+ ton August 2
Silver medal icon.svg Lloyd Hildebrand [1] Cycling Men's 25 kilometres September 15
Silver medal icon.svg Walter Rutherford Golf Men's individual October 2
Silver medal icon.svg Moseley Wanderers
Rugby Union Rugby Union October 28
Bronze medal icon.svg Reginald Doherty Tennis Men's singles July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Arthur Norris Tennis Men's singles July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Harold Mahony
Arthur Norris
Tennis Men's doubles July 11
Bronze medal icon.svg Patrick Leahy Athletics Men's long jump July 15
Bronze medal icon.svg Sidney Robinson Athletics Men's 4000 m steeplechase July 16
Bronze medal icon.svg Edward Hore Sailing 10 to 20 ton August 6
Bronze medal icon.svg Peter Kemp Swimming Men's 200 m obstacle August 12
Bronze medal icon.svg Saint-George Ashe Rowing Men's single sculls August 26
Bronze medal icon.svg David Robertson Golf Men's individual October 2

Additionally British competitors won five gold medals, three silver medals and five bronze medals while competing for the Mixed Team.

MedalTeamSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Mixed Team Athletics 5000 metre team race
Gold medal icon.svg Mixed Team Sailing 2-3 ton (race 1)
Gold medal icon.svg Mixed Team Sailing 2-3 ton (race 2)
Gold medal icon.svg Mixed Team Polo Men's Polo
Gold medal icon.svg Mixed Team Water Polo Men's Water Polo
Silver medal icon.svg Mixed Team Cricket Men's Cricket
Silver medal icon.svg Mixed Team Tennis Mixed doubles
Silver medal icon.svg Mixed Team Polo Men's Polo
Bronze medal icon.svg Mixed Team Football Men's Football
Bronze medal icon.svg Mixed Team Tennis Mixed doubles (first bronze pair)
Bronze medal icon.svg Mixed Team Tennis Mixed doubles (second bronze pair)
Bronze medal icon.svg Mixed Team Polo Men's Polo
Bronze medal icon.svg Mixed Team Water Polo Men's Water Polo

Results by event

Swimming

Great Britain made its Olympic swimming debut in 1900. Jarvis won gold medals in each of the two long distance freestyle events; as neither distance was used again, he is the only Olympic champion ever in both the 1000 metres and 4000 metres. Kemp added a bronze in the obstacle event, another one-time-only competition. This put Great Britain at the top of the leaderboard by gold-silver-bronze (Australia and Germany also had 2 gold medals, but neither won any other medals) though France (1 gold, 2 silvers, 2 bronzes) and Austria (3 silvers, 1 bronze) had more total medals.

SwimmerEventSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Robert Crawshaw Men's 200 metre freestyle 2:40.02 q2:45.64
Peter Kemp 2:51.02did not advance
F. Stapleton 2:47.02 q2:55.06
Bill Burgess Men's 1000 metre freestyle 16:54.02 qDNF10
John Arthur Jarvis 14:28.61 Q13:40.2Gold medal icon.svg
Bill Burgess Men's 4000 metre freestyle 1:15:04.82 q1:15:07.64
William Henry 1:22:58.43 qDNF8
John Arthur Jarvis 1:01:48.41 Q58:24.0Gold medal icon.svg
E. T. Jones DNFdid not advance
Bill Burgess Men's 200 metre backstroke 3:50.43 q3:12.05
Robert Crawshaw 3:15.02 qDNF9
William Henry Men's 200 metre obstacle event 3:14.42 Q2:58.06
Peter Kemp 3:12.01 Q2:47.4Bronze medal icon.svg
F. Stapleton 3:18.43 q2:55.05

Water polo

The British water polo team won gold easily. The roster listed is that credited with gold medals by the IOC, but not by Olympedia [2] [3] The roster for the Osborne Swimming Club of Manchester as listed by the International Olympic Committee is Thomas Coe, John Henry Derbyshire, Peter Kemp, William Lister, Arthur G. Robertson, Eric Robinson, and George Wilkinson. Lister, however, had died two weeks prior to the Games, [4] while Derbyshire, Robinson, and Wilkinson all played water polo matches in England either during the tournament or too soon after it to have traveled back from Paris in time. A list of players contemporary to the match does not include Robertson, but does list Coe and Kemp in addition to Robert Crawshaw, William Henry, John Arthur Jarvis, Victor Lindberg, and Frederick Stapleton. [4] Lindberg has been considered the first New Zealand Olympian, [5] although he "was born in Fiji to Swedish and Irish parents, lived in New Zealand from a young age and, in Paris, represented a British club." [4]

One British player (Thomas William Burgess) played on a French team that won a bronze medal, as well, but the IOC credits that appearance to France and not Great Britain or a mixed team.

TeamEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Osborne Swimming Club
Men's water polo Flag of France.svg  Tritons Lillois  (FRA)
W 12-0
Flag of France.svg  Pupilles de Neptune de Lille #2 (FRA)
W 10-1
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Brussels Swimming and Water Polo Club Belgium  (BEL)
W 7-2
Gold medal icon.svg

Athletics

Great Britain took 4 gold medals in athletics, including one as part of a mixed team (with 4 British athletes and one Australian). This put them second on the leaderboard for that sport, behind the dominant United States as the two nations to win multiple gold medals in the sport. The British team won a total of 9 athletics medals including a sweep of the 4000 metre steeplechase event. 9 athletes competed in 10 events.

Track events
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Alfred Tysoe 800 m 1:59.42 Q2:01.2Gold medal icon.svg
Charles Bennett 1500 m 4:06.2Gold medal icon.svg
John Rimmer UnknownUnknown
Sidney Robinson 2500 m steeplechase 7:38.0Silver medal icon.svg
John Rimmer 4000 m steeplechase 12:58.4Gold medal icon.svg
Charles Bennett 12:58.6Silver medal icon.svg
Sidney Robinson 12:58.6Bronze medal icon.svg
E. Ion Pool marathon did not finish
Frederick Randall did not finish
William Saward did not finish
W. Taylor did not finish
Field events
AthleteEventQualifyingFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Patrick Leahy high jump 1.78Silver medal icon.svg
long jump 6.715 Q6.95Bronze medal icon.svg
triple jump Unknown4
Launceston Elliot discus throw 31.011did not advance

Cricket

Great Britain was represented by the Devon and Somerset Wanderers in cricket in 1900. The team won the only match, a 2-day 12-man contest, by 158 runs.

the british cricket team in 1900 Great britain cricket team 1900.jpg
the british cricket team in 1900
CricketersEventFinalPlace
Opposition
Result
Devon and Somerset Wanderers
2-day
12-man
Flag of France.svg  France
W by 158 runs
Gold medal icon.svg

Cycling

AthleteEventPlace
Lloyd Hildebrand [6] Men's 25 kilometres Silver medal icon.svg

Fencing

Great Britain send fencers to the Olympics for the first time in 1900. None of the 3 British men reached the final in their event.

FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalRepechageSemifinalFinal
Eugène Plisson Men's masters foil Not advanced by jurydid not advance
Josiah Bowden Men's épée 2 QUnknowndid not advance
Charles Robinson Unknowndid not advance

Football

Upton Park F.C. represented Great Britain in the football competition. The club squad won its only match, against Club Française, 4-0.

Summary
TeamEventMatch 1Match 2Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Upton Park F.C. Men's football Flag of France.svg  Club Française  (FRA)
W 4–0
ByeGold medal icon.svg
Match 1
USFSA Flag of France.svg 0–4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Upton Park
Report Nicholas Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
Turner Soccerball shade.svg5'
Zealley Soccerball shade.svg7'
Vélodrome de Vincennes, Paris
Attendance: 500
Referee: Maignard (France)

Golf

Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic golf events. The British golfers took the silver and bronze medals in the men's competition, making Great Britain the only nation other than the United States to win a golfing medal that year.

GolferEventScoreRank
William Bathurst Dove Men's individual 1867
David Donaldson Robertson 175Bronze medal icon.svg
Walter Rutherford 168Silver medal icon.svg
George Thorne 1856
John Daunt 1845

Gymnastics Artistic

Great Britain's second Olympic gymnastics appearance was no more successful than the nation's first, resulting in no medals.

GymnastEventScoreRank
William Connor 25031
Henry Hiatt 172124
Pearce23854
William Lloyd Phillips 22273

Polo

Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic polo event. British athletes played on three of the five teams, two of which included either American or French players, while the third included both American and French. The mixed British/American combination took the top place, the British/American/French team secured the silver medal, while the British/French team reached third place.

TeamEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Foxhunters Hurlingham
Men's polo Flag of France.svg  Compiègne  (FRA)
W 10–0
Olympic flag.svg  Bagatelle  (ZZX)
W 6–4
Olympic flag.svg  BLO Polo Club Rugby  (ZZX)
W 3–1
Gold medal icon.svg
BLO Polo Club Rugby
ByeFlag of Mexico (1893-1916).svg  Mexico
W 8–0
Olympic flag.svg  Foxhunters  (ZZX)
L 3–1
Silver medal icon.svg
Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris
ByeOlympic flag.svg  Foxhunters  (ZZX)
L 6–4
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg

Rowing

Britain had a single rower present at the first Olympic rowing contests, winning the bronze medal in the single sculls event.

RowerEventFirst roundSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Saint-George Ashe Men's single sculls 6:38.81 Q8:37.23 q8:15.6Bronze medal icon.svg

Rugby

Britain was one of three teams to compete in the first Olympic rugby games. Britain lost its only game, against France. The game against Germany was cancelled due to travel plans.

Summary
TeamEventMatch 1Match 2Rank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Moseley Wanderers ByeFlag of France.svg  France national rugby union team  (FRA)
L 27–8
Silver medal icon.svg
Match 2

Sailing

Great Britain was second to France in gold medals at the 1900 sailing events with 4, but took only 1 other medal, a bronze. France took 5 golds, 9 silvers, and 10 bronzes for a total of 24 medals to Britain's 6. However, even a perfect performance by the British athletes would have earned only a total of 8 medals—Great Britain failed to medal in only 2 of its attempts. The crew members listed are those listed by the IOC in their database. The Olympic historian Ian Buchanan in his book "British Olympians" (1991) states that "reports on many aspects of the 1900 regatta are inconclusive and the crew members of the British entry "Scotia" has never been positively settled. The records of the British Olympic Association give the crew as Lorne Currie, John Gretton and Linton Hope, but it has been established that Linton Hope was in England at the time of the races and his name only appears in the Olympic records as he was the designer of the "Scotia". Similarly the names of Currie and Gretton are probably only listed as the owners of the boat but as it is possible that they sailed their boat, they are listed as Olympic champions, although the participation of Lorne Currie, in particular, is in doubt. The one crew member whose participation has been established is Algernon Maudslay, whose name does not appear in any Olympic records, but from contemporary press reports it is clear that he was the helmsman of the "Scotia"".

Single race events
SailorsEventTimeRank
½–1 ton class
race 1
3:29:45Gold medal icon.svg
½–1 ton class
race 2
3:45:464
2–3 ton class
race 1
2:17:30Gold medal icon.svg
2–3 ton class
race 2
4:17:34Gold medal icon.svg
3–10 ton class race 1Unknown7
3–10 ton class race 24:14:58Gold medal icon.svg
4:38.49Bronze medal icon.svg
Cecil Quentin 20+ ton class 5:29:46Gold medal icon.svg
Selwin Calverley 5:30:06Silver medal icon.svg
Open class 5:56:17Gold medal icon.svg
DNF
Regatta events
SailorsEventRace 1Race 2Race 3Overall
TimeRank (points)TimeRank (points)TimeRank (points)ScoreRank
Edward Hore 10–20 ton class 4:20:183rd, 8 points3:41:491st, 10 pointsDNF–, 5 points23 pointsBronze medal icon.svg
Salusbury Mellor 4:25:485th, 6 points3:53:175th, 6 points3:36:024th, 7 points19 points5

Shooting

Great Britain was represented by one shooter in its second appearance. Merlin, who had competed for Great Britain four years earlier, competed again. He tied for 7th in the trap shooting event.

ShooterEventScoreRank
Sidney Merlin Men's trap 127

Tennis

Great Britain competed in tennis for the second time in 1900, again with great success. The Doherty brothers, Reginald and Laurence, and Charlotte Cooper won all 4 gold medals. Harold Mahony took silver in the men's singles and was on a mixed-nationality team that earned silver in the mixed doubles. Great Britain also took both of the bronzes in the men's singles and one of the bronzes in the men's doubles, as well as having British players comprise half of each bronze-medal mixed doubles pair. Ultimately, each of the 6 British tennis players took at least 1 medal.

Reginald and Laurence Doherty refused to play each other prior to the final. Since they were seeded in such a way that they would face each other in the semifinals, Reginald withdrew, accepting a bronze medal while Lawrence went on to win gold.

PlayerEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Laurence Doherty Men's singles Flag of France.svg  Lebréton  (FRA)
W 6-2, 6-3
US flag 45 stars.svg  de Garmendia  (USA)
W 6-2, 8-6
R. Doherty
W walkover
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mahony  (GBR)
W 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
Gold medal icon.svg
Reginald Doherty Flag of France.svg  Durand  (FRA)
W 6-1, 6-3
Flag of France.svg  Lecaron  (FRA)
W 6-2, 6-1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  L. Doherty  (GBR)
L walkover
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Harold Mahony US flag 45 stars.svg  Sands  (USA)
W 6-2, 6-3
ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Norris  (GBR)
W 8-6, 6-1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  L. Doherty  (GBR)
L 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
Silver medal icon.svg
Arthur Norris Flag of France.svg  Prévost  (FRA)
W 6-4, 6-4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Warden  (GBR)
W 6-4, 6-2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mahony  (GBR)
L 8-6, 6-1
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Archibald Warden ByeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Norris  (GBR)
L 6-4, 6-2
did not advance5
Charlotte Cooper Women's singles Flag of France.svg  Fourrier  (FRA)
W 6-2, 6-0
US flag 45 stars.svg  Jones  (USA)
W 6-2, 7-5
Flag of France.svg  Prévost  (FRA)
W 6-1, 6-4
Gold medal icon.svg
Men's doubles Flag of France.svg  Lebréton / Lecaron  (FRA)
W 6-2, 6-3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mahony / Norris  (GBR)
W 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
Flag of France.svg  Decugis  (FRA)/US flag 45 stars.svg  de Garmendia  (USA)
W 6-1, 6-1, 6-0
Gold medal icon.svg
Flag of France.svg  Durand / Fauchier-Magnan  (FRA)
W 6-8, 6-1, 6-8
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  L. Doherty / R. Doherty  (GBR)
L 6-4, 6-1, 6-4
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Flag of France.svg  Decugis  (FRA)/US flag 45 stars.svg  de Garmendia  (USA)
L 6-8, 6-3, 7-5
did not advance5
Mixed doubles ByeUS flag 45 stars.svg  Jones  (USA)/Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  L. Doherty  (GBR)
W 6-2, 6-4
Flag of France.svg  H. Prévost  (FRA)/Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mahony  (GBR)
W 6-2, 6-4
Gold medal icon.svg
ByeFlag of Bohemia.svg  Rosenbaumová  (BOH)/Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Warden  (GBR)
W 6-3, 6-0
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Cooper / R. Doherty  (GBR)
L 6-2, 6-4
Silver medal icon.svg
US flag 45 stars.svg  G. Jones / Sands  (USA)
W 6-1, 7-5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Cooper / R. Doherty  (GBR)
L 6-2, 6-4
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg
Gillou/Verdé-Delisle
W 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Flag of France.svg  H. Prévost  (FRA)/Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mahony  (GBR)
L 6-3, 6-0
Did not advanceBronze medal icon.svg

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