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The 1900 Summer Olympics (French: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad (Jeux de la II e olympiade) and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closing ceremonies were held.
The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the II Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1900 in Paris, France. Gold medals were not given at the 1900 Games. A silver medal was given for a first place and a bronze medal was given for second.
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]
Aerial view of the 1900 Olympic ballooning venue at Le Parc d'aerostation, Paris. Ballooning, using gas balloons (which require no power, fuel or motors), was on the Summer Olympic Games programme in 1900. [1] [2] The aeronautical pioneer Henry de La Vaulx set two world records for distance and duration piloting a balloon flight.
The events were later classified as part of the 1900 Summer Olympics. The events were organised by the Société hippique française [ fr ] , with competitors from eight countries competing in three jumping and two driving events at the Place de Breteuil in the 7th arrondissement of Paris .
International Olympic Committee medal winners database; De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: Shooting 1900. Retrieved 2 March 2006. Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0
France has scored a belated surprise Olympic victory against Great Britain – 124 years later than expected – after a 1900 Paris Olympics cycling silver medal was taken away from Team GB and ...
The 1900 Summer Olympics took place in Paris, France. Two of the golf events that were contested in early October at the Compiègne Club, Compiègne as part of the Exposition Universelle, the men's and women's individual stroke play competitions, have since been afforded Olympic status.