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Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested.

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60 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Alvin Kraenzlein[?] (USA)
2Walter Tewksbury[?] (USA)
3Stanley Rowley[?] (AUS)

100 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Frank Jarvis (USA)
2Walter Tewksbury[?] (USA)
3Stanley Rowley[?] (AUS)

200 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Walter Tewksbury[?] (USA)
2Norman Pritchard[?] (IND)
3Stanley Rowley[?] (AUS)

400 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Maxwell Long[?] (USA)
2William Holland[?] (USA)
3Ernst Schultz[?] (DEN)

800 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Alfred Tysoe[?] (GBR)
2John Cregan[?] (USA)
3David Hall[?] (USA)

1500 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Charles Bennett[?] (GBR)
2Henri Deloge[?] (FRA)
3John Bray[?] (USA)

Marathon, Men

PosAthlete
1Michel Théato[?] (LUX)
2Emile Champion[?] (FRA)
3Ernst Fast[?] (SWE)

110 m Hurdles, Men

PosAthlete
1Alvin Kraenzlein[?] (USA)
2John McLean[?] (USA)
3Frederick Moloney[?] (USA)

200 m Hurdles, Men

PosAthlete
1Alvin Kraenzlein[?] (USA)
2Norman Pritchard[?] (IND)
3Walter Tewksbury[?] (USA)

400 m Hurdles, Men

PosAthlete
1Walter Tewksbury[?] (USA)
2Henri Tauzin[?] (FRA)
3George Orton[?] (CAN)

2500 m Steeplechase, Men

PosAthlete
1George Orton[?] (CAN)
2Sidney Robinson[?] (GBR)
3Jacques Chastanié[?] (FRA)

4000 m Steeplechase, Men

PosAthlete
1John Rimmer[?] (GBR)
2Charles Bennett[?] (GBR)
3Sidney Robinson[?] (GBR)

5000 m Team Race, Men

PosAthlete
1 Amateur Athletic Association (GBR/AUS)
Charles Bennett[?] (GBR), John Rimmer[?] (GBR), Sidney Robinson[?] (GBR), Alfred Tysoe[?] (GBR), Stanley Rowley[?] (AUS)
2Racing Club de France (FRA)
Henri Deloge[?], Gaston Ragueneau[?], Jacques Chastanié[?], André Castanet[?], Michel Chainpoudry[?]

Only two teams competed.

High Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Irving Baxter[?] (USA)
2Patrick Leahy[?] (GBR/IRL)
3Lajos Gönczy[?] (HUN)

Pole Vault, Men

PosAthlete
1Irving Baxter[?] (USA)
2Meredith Colkett[?] (USA)
3Carl-Albert Andersen[?] (NOR)

Long Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Alvin Kraenzlein[?] (USA)
2Meyer Prinstein[?] (USA)
3Patrick Leahy[?] (GBR/IRL)

Triple Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Meyer Prinstein[?] (USA)
2James Connolly (USA)
3Lewis Sheldon[?] (USA)

Standing High Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Ray Ewry[?] (USA)
2Irving Baxter[?] (USA)
3Lewis Sheldon[?] (USA)

Standing Long Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Ray Ewry[?] (USA)
2Irving Baxter[?] (USA)
3Emile Torcheboeuf[?] (FRA)

Standing Triple Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Ray Ewry[?] (USA)
2Irving Baxter[?] (USA)
3Robert Garrett (USA)

Shot Put, Men

PosAthlete
1Richard Sheldon[?] (USA)
2Josiah McCracken[?] (USA)
3Robert Garrett (USA)

Discus Throw, Men

PosAthlete
1Rudolf Bauer[?] (HUN)
2František Janda-Suk[?] (BOH)
3Richard Sheldon[?] (USA)

Hammer Throw, Men

PosAthlete
1John Flanagan[?] (USA)
2Truxton Hare[?] (USA)
3Josiah McCracken[?] (USA)



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