1900 Summer Olympics facts for kids
The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in Paris, France.
The games were part of the 1900 Exposition Universelle (Paris World's Fair). The sports events were not well planned; and the games were not thought to be a success.
Participating nations
A total of 24 nations sent athletes to compete at the Paris games.
Related pages
 Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 1896, 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1912, (1916), 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, 2024, 2028 |
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| Winter Games: 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, (1940), (1944), 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Athens 2004 — Turin 2006 — Beijing 2008 — Vancouver 2010 — London 2012 — Sochi 2014 — Rio 2016 — Pyeongchang 2018 — Tokyo 2020 Games in italics will be held in the future, and those in (brackets) were cancelled because of war. See also: Ancient Olympic Games |
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| Summer Games: 2010, 2014, 2018 | ||
| Winter Games: 2012, 2016, 2020 |
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| Singapore 2010 — Innsbruck 2012 — Nanjing 2014 |
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Images for kids
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Vélodrome de Vincennes
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Alvin Kraenzlein Winner of the 60 m, the 110 m hurdles, the 200 m hurdles, and the long jump
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Ray Ewry, the winner of the standing high jump and standing long jump.
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Michel Théato Winner of the Marathon
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Rudolf Bauer of Hungary won the discus
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A competitor at the Pelota tournament
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Poster of the only Olympic cricket match
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Italo Santelli (left) and Jean-Baptiste Mimiague competing in the masters foil event. Mimiague won both bouts between the two.
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Scoreboard with result of France-Germany rugby game
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The Olympic regatta
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Swimming race in the river Seine
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Charlotte Cooper, the first individual female Olympic champion
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French contestant at the 1900 Olympic Games tennis tournament, at the Tennis court Cercles des Sports de l'Ile de Puteaux, Paris. Cover page of magazine La vie au grand air, No 97 from July 22, 1900.
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Participating countries
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Number of athletes from each country
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See also
In Spanish: Juegos Olímpicos de París 1900 para niños
