France at the 1900 Summer Olympics

France at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Infobox Olympics France
games=1900 Summer
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gold=26
silver=41
bronze=34
total=101

France was the host of the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. France was one of many nations that had competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece and had returned to compete at the 1900 Games.

In Paris gold medals were not given out and silver medals were given to the winners while bronze medals were given to second place.

Medalists

Gold

* Aumoitte - croquet, singles one ball
* Albert Robert Ayat - fencing, masters épée
* Albert Robert Ayat - fencing, amateurs-masters épée
* Roger de Barbarin - shooting, trap shooting
* Louis Bastien - cycling, 25 kilometres
* Hermann Barrelet - rowing, single sculls
* Emile Coste - fencing, foil
* Georges de la Falaise - fencing, sabre
* Dominique Gardères - equestrian, high jump
* Pierre Gervais - sailing, 0-½ ton race 1
* Emile Grumiaux - archery, Sur la Perche à la Pyramide
* Henri Hérouin - archery, Au Cordon Doré 50 metres
* Maurice Larrouy - shooting, rapid fire pistol
* Lucien Mérignac - fencing, masters foil
* Eugène Mougin - archery, Au Chapelet 50 metres
* Achille Paroche - shooting, prone military rifle
* Emile Sacré - sailing, 0-½ ton race 2
* Gustave Sandras - gymnastics, combined exercises
* Georges Taillandier - cycling, 2000 metre sprint
* Charles de Vendeville - swimming, men's underwater swimming
* Waydelich - croquet, singles two balls
* Aumoitte and Johin - croquet, doubles
* Émile Billard, P. Perquer - sailing, 10-20 ton
* Cercle de l'Aviron Roubaix - rowing, coxed fours
* Frédéric Blanchy, Jacques le Lavasseur, E. William Exshaw (GBR) - sailing, 2-3 ton race 1
* Frédéric Blanchy, Jacques le Lavasseur, E. William Exshaw (GBR) - sailing, 2-3 ton race 2
* Union des Sociétés Français de Sports Athletiques - rugby, men's tournament

Silver

* Noël Bas - gymnastics, combined exercises
* Emile Bougnol - fencing, masters épée
* Emile Champion - athletics, marathon
* Jean Decazes - sailing, 10-20 ton
* Henri Deloge - athletics, 1500 metres
* André Gaudin - rowing, single sculls
* René Guyot - shooting, trap shooting
* Henri Helle - archery, Au Chapelet 50 metres
* Louis Hildebrand - cycling, 25 kilometres
* Johin - croquet, singles one ball
* Alphonse Kirchhoffer - fencing, masters foil
* Henri Masson - fencing, foil
* Léon Moreaux - shooting, rapid fire pistol
* Achille Paroche - shooting, individual military pistol
* Louis Perrée - fencing, épée
* Hélène Prévost - tennis, women's singles
* Fernand Sanz - cycling, 2000 metre sprint
* Auguste Serrurier - archery, Sur la Perche à la Herse
* Auguste Serrurier - archery, Sur la Perche à la Pyramide
* André Six - swimming, men's underwater swimming
* Henri Tauzin - athletics, 400 metre hurdles
* Victor Thibaud - archery, Au Cordon Doré 33 metres
* Victor Thibaud - archery, Au Chapelet 33 metres
* Léon Thiébaut - fencing, sabre
* Vignerot - croquet, singles two balls
* Henri Deloge, Jacques Chastanié, André Castanet, Michel Champoudry, and Gaston Ragueneau - athletics, 5000 metre team race
* Maurice Durquetty, Etchegaray - pelota, two-man
* Louis Duffoy, Maurice Lecoq, Léon Moreaux, Achille Paroche, Trinité - shooting, team military pistol
* Raymond Basset, Jean Collas, Charles Gondouin, Joseph Roffo, Emile Sarrade, Constantin Henriquez de Zubiera - tug of war
* Jean Charcot, Robert Linzeler, Texier, Texier - sailing, 0-½ ton race 1
* Jean Charcot, Robert Linzeler, Texier, Texier - sailing, 0-½ ton race 2
* Jacques Baudrier, Jean le Bret, F. Marcotte, William Martin, Jules Valton - sailing, ½-1 ton race 1
* Auguste Albert, Duval, Charles Hugo, F. Vilamitjana - sailing, 1-2 ton race 1
* Doucet, Godinet, Mialaret, Susse - sailing, 2-3 ton race 1
* Doucet, Godinet, Mialaret, Susse - sailing, 2-3 ton race 2
* A. Dubos, J. Dubos, Maurice Gufflet, Robert Gufflet, Charly Guiraist - sailing, 3-10 ton race 2
* Club Française - football, men's competition
* Club Nautique de Lyon - rowing, coxed fours
* French Athletic Club Union - cricket, 2-day 12-man
* Société Nautique de la Marne - rowing, coxed pairs
* Tritons Lillois - swimming, men's 200 metre team swimming
* Max Décugis and Basil Spalding de Garmendia (USA) - tennis, men's doubles
* Hélène Prévost and Harold Mahoney (GBR) - tennis, mixed doubles

Bronze

* Eugène Balmé - shooting, rapid fire pistol
* de Bellegarde - equestrian, long jump
* Marcel Jacques Boulenger - fencing, foil
* Louis de Champsavin - equestrian, jumping
* Jacques Chastanié - athletics, 2500 metre steeplechase
* Justinien de Clary - shooting, trap shooting
* Daumain - cycling, 25 kilometres
* Lucien Démanet - gymnastics, combined exercises
* Auguste Donny - sailing, 2-3 ton race 2
* Pierre Gervais - sailing, 0-½ ton race 2
* Henri Helle - archery, Au Cordon Doré 50 metres
* Henri Laurent - fencing, masters épée
* Louis Martin - swimming, men's 4000 metre freestyle
* Emile Mercier - archery, Au Chapelet 50 metres
* Jean-Baptiste Mimiague - fencing, masters foil
* Charles Frédéric Petit - archery, Au Cordon Doré 33 metres
* Charles Frédéric Petit - archery, Au Chapelet 33 metres
* Sautereau - croquet, singles two balls
* Léon Sée - fencing, épée
* Léon Sée - fencing, amateurs-masters épée
* Emile Torcheboeuf - athletics, standing long jump
* Waydelich - croquet, singles one ball
* Auguste Cavadini, Maurice Lecoq, Léon Moreaux, Achille Paroche, René Thomas - shooting, team military rifle
* André Prévost and Georges de la Chapelle - tennis, men's doubles
* Henri Monnot, Léon Tellier, Gaston Cailleux - sailing, 0-½ ton race 1
* Marcel Meran, E. Michelet, F. Michelet - sailing, ½-1 ton race 1
* Jacques Baudrier, Lucien Baudrier, Dubosq, Edouard Mantois - sailing, ½-1 ton race 2
* Auguste Albert, Duval, Charles Hugo, F. Vilamitjana - sailing, 1-2 ton race 2
* De Cottignon, Emile Jean-Fontaine, Ferdinand Schlatter - sailing, 2-3 ton race 1
* E. Michelet, F. Michelet - sailing, open class
* Rowing Club Castillon - rowing, coxed pairs
* Pupilles de Neptune - swimming, men's 200 metre team swimming
* Pupilles de Neptune - water polo, men's tournament
* Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris - polo, men's tournamentThis medal shared with Great Britain.]
* Libellule de Paris - water polo, men's tournament

Results by event

Archery

France took three of six gold medals, five of seven silver medals, and four of five bronze medals in the six archery events that were Olympic. Belgium and the Netherlands were the only others nation that competed, taking the remaining six medals. Many of the French, Belgian, and Dutch competitors are unknown as their names were not recorded. 13 French archers are known by at least their surname, 116 are unidentified in any way. The 129 archers had 239 entries across all 6 archery events.

Cycling

France competed a second time in cycling, once again dominating the field. Of the six medals awarded in the event, French cyclists missed only one of the bronze medals. 59 French cyclists competed.

Football

Club Française represented France in the football competition. The club squad lost to Upton Park F.C. but defeated the Université de Bruxelles team to take second place in the three-team competition.

Basque pelota

France sent one of two teams that competed in the pelota tournament. The two-man team lost to Spain's team, taking the silver medal.

Rugby

France was one of three teams to compete in the first Olympic rugby games. France won both of its games, taking top prize in the tournament.

Tug of war

France sent a team to compete in the tug of war competition in 1900, losing to a combined Denmark-Sweden team.

Water polo

Notes


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