The 1900 Summer Olympics, now officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France, from May 14 to October 28, 1900, as part of the 1900 World's Fair. A total of 1,226 athletes representing 26 nations participated. The games featured 95 events in 19 sports. Archery, Basque pelota, cricket, croquet, equestrian jumping, football, golf, polo, rugby union, rowing, sailing, tug of war, and water Polo were contested for the first time at these Games. Women competed in the Olympics for the first time during the 1900 games. Athletes representing 19 nations received at least one medal. France won the most of every type of medal, while the United States won the second-most of every type of medal. Spain, Cuba, the Netherlands, Italy, and Belgium all won their nation's first Olympic gold medals. Belgium, Italy, Netherlands, Cuba, Spain, Norway, India, Bohemia, and Sweden all won their nation's first Olympic medals of any kind.

In the early Olympic Games, several team events were contested by athletes from multiple nations. During the 1900 games, athletes participating in mixed teams won medals in football, polo, rowing, tennis, and tug of war.

The 1900 Olympics is unique in being the only Olympic Games to feature rectangular medals, which were designed by . Gilt silver medals were awarded for first place in shooting, lifesaving, motor racing, and gymnastics, while second place silver medals were awarded in shooting, rowing, sailing, tennis, gymnastics, fencing, equestrian, and athletics. Third place bronze medals were awarded in gymnastics, firefighting, and shooting. However, in many sports, medals were not awarded, with most of the listed prizes being cups and other similar trophies. The International Olympic Committee has retrospectively assigned gold, silver, and bronze medals to competitors who earned first, second, and third-place finishes in order to bring early Olympics in line with current awards. Alvin Kraenzlein won four gold medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics, the most of any competing athlete.

Awards Prizes worth a total of 953,448 francs were awarded to the athletes across the competitions. Various cash prizes and art objects were awarded to the athletes. In addition, medals and plaques were distributed, including the sports plaque designed by Frédéric de Vernon, available in gilt silver, silver, or bronze. Produced by Monnaie de Paris, the medal features two sides. On the front, a winged goddess holds laurel branches high above her head, with Paris and the grand monuments of the Universal Exhibition visible in the background. On the reverse, a victorious athlete stands proudly on a podium, raising a laurel branch in his right hand. Behind him, a stadium and the Acropolis of Athens serve as a reminder of the deep connection between ancient and modern Olympic traditions.

Medal count

The medal table is based on information provided by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and is consistent with IOC conventional sorting in its published medal tables. The table uses the Olympic medal table sorting method. By default, the table is ordered by the number of gold medals the athletes from a nation have won. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If teams are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically by their IOC country code.

Changes in medal standings (see below)

Changes in medal standings Reallocation of Olympic medals to club affiliation IOC attribution policy From the 1896 to 1904 Olympic Games, athletes were not always entered by nationality. The concept of national teams selected by National Olympic Committees (NOCs) did not yet exist at these Games; most competitors participated as individuals or represented their sporting clubs, particularly in team events. In such cases, participation and medals could be attributed to the country of the club rather than the athlete's nationality. Consequently, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has applied an inconsistent approach for attributing participation and medals from the 1896–1904 Olympic Games over time, alternating between the athlete's nationality and the national affiliation of the club they represented.

Team events: Until 2024, the IOC classified all teams composed of athletes from different countries in the early Modern Olympic Games as mixed teams (IOC code ZZX), regardless of whether they represented an established club. Since 2024, teams representing a club have been attributed to the club's country, even if they included foreign athletes. Only ad hoc teams formed solely for the Olympic Games are now classified as mixed teams. Individual events: From 2021 to 2024, the IOC attributed medals in individual events according to the athlete's nationality, even when the athlete represented a foreign club. Since 2024, participation and medals have instead been attributed according to the national affiliation of the club represented by the athlete, largely restoring the attribution policy that had been applied for these Games prior to 2021.

A total of 21 medals from the 1900 Olympic Games, 8 in individual and 13 in team events, have been reallocated by the IOC since 2024. + Redistribution of medals in 2024 Gold Silver Bronze Net Change +4 +3 +3 +10 +5 0 0 +5 +1 0 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 0 +1 +1 +1 −1 0 0 −1 0 0 −1 −1 0 −1 −2 −2 0 0 −2 −7 −3 −3 −13 As a result of the reallocation, two countries — Canada and Luxembourg — are no longer represented in the official medal table of the 1900 Olympic Games.

Individual events The below table list only the medalists whose medals were reclassified in 2024 by the IOC. Denotes medal assigned by IOC to the athlete's registered NOC (club affiliation) Medal Sport/Event Athlete (Nationality) affiliation of club Pre-2024 reallocation Post-2024 reallocation Note AthleticsMen's 2500 metres steeplechase United States University of Pennsylvania AthleticsMen's 400 metres hurdles AthleticsMarathon France Club Amical et Sportif de Saint-Mandé SwimmingMen's 200 metre freestyle Great Britain Blackpool Swimming Club SwimmingMen's 200 metre obstacle Cycling Men's 25 kilometres France Cercle des Sports de France GolfWomen's individual Switzerland St. Moritz Golf Club France Dinard Golf Club Team events

The below table list only the teams, whose medals were reclassified in 2024 by the IOC. Denotes medal assigned by IOC to the team's registered NOC (club affiliation) Medal Sport/Event Team (Nationality) affiliationof club/team Pre-2024 reallocation Post-2024 reallocation Note Athletics5000 metres team race Great Britain Amateur Athletic Association of England Polo Great Britain Foxhunters Hurlingham Polo Club Great Britain BLO Polo Club Rugby France Polo Club de Paris RowingCoxed pair Netherlands Minerva Amsterdam Rugby France Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques Sailing2–3 ton (race 1) France "Ollé" Sailing2–3 ton (race 2) France "Ollé" Water Polo Great Britain Osborne Swimming Club France Libellule de Paris Cricket France Union des Sociétés Français de Sports Athletiques Tug of war France Racing Club de France Football Belgium Université de Bruxelles

See also All-time Olympic Games medal table List of 1900 Summer Olympics medal winners

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