Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested.
60 m, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) |
| 2 | Walter Tewksbury (USA) |
| 3 | Stanley Rowley (AUS) |
100 m, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Frank Jarvis (USA) |
| 2 | Walter Tewksbury (USA) |
| 3 | Stanley Rowley (AUS) |
200 m, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Walter Tewksbury (USA) |
| 2 | Norman Pritchard (IND) |
| 3 | Stanley Rowley (AUS) |
400 m, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Maxwell Long (USA) |
| 2 | William Holland (USA) |
| 3 | Ernst Schultz (DEN) |
800 m, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Alfred Tysoe (GBR) |
| 2 | John Cregan (USA) |
| 3 | David Hall (USA) |
1500 m, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Charles Bennett (GBR) |
| 2 | Henri Deloge (FRA) |
| 3 | John Bray (USA) |
Marathon, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | [[Michel Th�ato]] (LUX) |
| 2 | Emile Champion (FRA) |
| 3 | Ernst Fast (SWE) |
110 m Hurdles, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) |
| 2 | John McLean (USA) |
| 3 | Frederick Moloney (USA) |
200 m Hurdles, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) |
| 2 | Norman Pritchard (IND) |
| 3 | Walter Tewksbury (USA) |
400 m Hurdles, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Walter Tewksbury (USA) |
| 2 | Henri Tauzin (FRA) |
| 3 | George Orton (CAN) |
2500 m Steeplechase, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | George Orton (CAN) |
| 2 | Sidney Robinson (GBR) |
| 3 | [[Jacques Chastani�]] (FRA) |
4000 m Steeplechase, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | John Rimmer (GBR) |
| 2 | Charles Bennett (GBR) |
| 3 | Sidney Robinson (GBR) |
5000 m Team Race, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Amateur Athletic Association (GBR/AUS) |
| Charles Bennett (GBR), John Rimmer (GBR), Sidney Robinson (GBR), Alfred Tysoe (GBR), Stanley Rowley (AUS) | |
| 2 | Racing Club de France (FRA) |
| Henri Deloge, Gaston Ragueneau, [[Jacques Chastani�]], [[Andr� Castanet]], Michel Chainpoudry | |
Only two teams competed.
High Jump, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Irving Baxter (USA) |
| 2 | Patrick Leahy (GBR/IRL) |
| 3 | [[Lajos G�nczy]] (HUN) |
Pole Vault, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Irving Baxter (USA) |
| 2 | Meredith Colkett (USA) |
| 3 | Carl-Albert Andersen (NOR) |
Long Jump, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Alvin Kraenzlein (USA) |
| 2 | Meyer Prinstein (USA) |
| 3 | Patrick Leahy (GBR/IRL) |
Triple Jump, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Meyer Prinstein (USA) |
| 2 | James Connolly (USA) |
| 3 | Lewis Sheldon (USA) |
Standing High Jump, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Ray Ewry (USA) |
| 2 | Irving Baxter (USA) |
| 3 | Lewis Sheldon (USA) |
Standing Long Jump, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Ray Ewry (USA) |
| 2 | Irving Baxter (USA) |
| 3 | Emile Torcheboeuf (FRA) |
Standing Triple Jump, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Ray Ewry (USA) |
| 2 | Irving Baxter (USA) |
| 3 | Robert Garrett (USA) |
Shot Put, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Richard Sheldon (USA) |
| 2 | Josiah McCracken (USA) |
| 3 | Robert Garrett (USA) |
Discus Throw, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | Rudolf Bauer (HUN) |
| 2 | [[Franti�ek Janda-Suk]] (BOH) |
| 3 | Richard Sheldon (USA) |
Hammer Throw, Men
| Pos | Athlete |
| 1 | John Flanagan (USA) |
| 2 | Truxton Hare (USA) |
| 3 | Josiah McCracken (USA) |
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Athletics_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
