1900 Summer Olympics

Games of the II Olympiad
	Poster for the fencing events at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Host city	Paris, France
Nations	26
Athletes	1226
Events	95 in 19 sports
Opening	14 May
Closing	28 October
Stadium	Vélodrome de Vincennes

Denmark/Sweden v France tug of war at the 1900 games

The 1900 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were held in Paris, France.^[1]

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.^[2]

Participating nations[change | change source]

A total of 24 nations sent athletes to compete at the Paris games.^[3]

Related pages[change | change source]

List of IOC country codes

References[change | change source]

Countries at the 1900 Olympics

↑ Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1900 Paris Summer Games" Archived 2008-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-24.
↑ Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 19 [4 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.
↑ Taking part in the games for the first time were Argentina, Belgium, Bohemia, Canada, Cuba, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Spain.

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IOC page for the 1900 Summer Olympics

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[1] Sports Reference.com (SR/Olympics), "1900 Paris Summer Games" Archived 2008-08-26 at the Wayback Machine; retrieved 2012-7-24.

[2] Zarnowski, C. Frank. "A Look at Olympic Costs," Archived 2018-12-25 at the Wayback Machine Citius, Altius, Fortius (US). Summer 1992, Vol. 1, Issue 1, p. 19 [4 of 17 PDF]; retrieved 2012-7-24.

[3] Taking part in the games for the first time were Argentina, Belgium, Bohemia, Canada, Cuba, India, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Spain.

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