At the 1900 Summer Olympics one gymnastics event for men was contested. The competition was held on Sunday, 29 July 1900, and on Monday, 30 July 1900. There were 135 competitors from 8 nations. The top 18 places were taken by French gymnasts, of which there were more than 100. The event was won by Gustave Sandras, with Noël Bas finishing second and Lucien Démanet third. The highest-placing foreign gymnast was Jules Ducret of Switzerland, in a tie for 19th place.
Adolphe Jules Grisel was a French athlete and gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Gerard Theodor Hubert Van Innis was a Belgian competitor in the sport of archery, he competed in two Summer Olympics 20 years apart and came away with six gold medals and three silver medals.
Water polo has been part of the Summer Olympics program since the second games, in 1900. A women's water polo tournament was introduced for the 2000 Summer Olympics. Hungary has been the most successful country in men's tournament, while the United States is the only team to win multiple times at the women's tournament since its introduction. Italy is the first and only country to win both the men's and women's water polo tournaments.
Ramón Fonst Segundo was a Cuban fencer who competed in the early 20th century. He was one of the greatest world fencers, individual and by team; he was born and died in Havana.
Belgium was the host nation for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 336 competitors, 326 men and 10 women, took part in 121 events in 23 sports.
Claude Netter was a French Olympic champion foil fencer.
Louis Ségura was a French gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He won the bronze medal in the individual all-around in 1908 as well as the silver medal in 1912. He was one of the first crop of competitive career gymnasts at the level of the World Championships and Olympic Games.
Marco Torrès, born in Sidi Bel Abbès, French Algeria, was a French gymnast who competed in two Summer Olympic Games - the 1912 Summer Olympics, where he finished seventh in the individual all-around competition and in the 1920 Summer Olympics, where he placed 2nd in the all-around and helped his team to a bronze medal.
Charles Louis Pierre Marion was a French assassinated politician and general. He was also a horse rider who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Julien Louis Brulé was a French archer who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won five Olympic medals, gold and silver in individual events and two silver and one bronze in team competitions.
Marcel Lalu was a French gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. In 1900 he finished eighth in the combined exercises competition which was the only Olympic gymnastic event. Eight years later he finished seventh in the 1908 all-around competition and at the 1912 Games he finished again seventh in the all-around contest. He also competed at the 1905 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, becoming the star of those games, helping his team to the championship title, winning gold medals in the individual all-around combined exercises, the horizontal bar, the parallel bars, and silver on the pommel horse.
František Erben was a gymnast, trainer, and educator from Bohemia, in what is now the Czech Republic. Erben made his international competitive debut at the 1900 Paris Summer Olympics where he finished in 32nd place.
Jules Louis Verbecke was a French swimmer and water polo player who won a silver medal in the Men's 200 meter team swimming event at the 1900 Summer Olympics. He also participated in the Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Étienne Rolland was a French basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was inducted into the French Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.
Joseph Louis "Jules" Verlet was a French footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England.
Jules Lecoutre was a French gymnast. He competed in the men's individual all-around event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.
Laurent Grech was a French gymnast. He competed in the men's artistic individual all-around event at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Additionally, he competed at the 1913 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where he helped his French team to silver and won an individual gold medal on the rings apparatus.
Jules Labéeu was a Belgian gymnast. He competed in the men's team all-around event at the 1920 Summer Olympics, winning the silver medal.
Patrick le Rolland was a French equestrian. He competed in the individual dressage event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
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