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, which were the first international Olympic Games held in modern history, and had returned to compete at the 1900 Games.
Gold medals were not given out. The winners were given silver medals, while the second-placed competitors were given bronze medals.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEvent Gaston 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 Athletics marathon Dominique Gardères Equestrian high jump Pierre Gervais Sailing 0-½ ton race 1 Louis Auguste-Dormeuil Sailing ½-1 ton race 2 Henri Gilardoni Sailing 3-10 ton race 1 Emile Grumiaux Archery Sur la Perche à la Pyramide Henri Hérouin Archery Au Cordon Doré 50 metres Henri Hérouin Archery Championnat du Monde Lucien Mérignac Fencing masters foil Eugène Mougin Archery Au Chapelet 50 metres Achille Paroche Shooting prone military rifle Émile Sacré Sailing 0-½ ton race 2 Gustave Sandras Gymnastics combined exercises Georges Taillandier Cycling 2000 metre sprint Charles Devendeville Swimming men's underwater swimming Chrétien Waydelich Croquet singles two balls Gaston Aumoitte, Georges Johin Croquet doubles 'Ollé'Frédéric BlanchyJacques Le LavasseurSailing2–3 ton (race 1) 'Ollé'Frédéric BlanchyJacques Le LavasseurSailing2-3 ton (race 2) Émile Billard, Paul Perquer Sailing 10-20 ton Cercle de l'Aviron Roubaix Rowing coxed fours Napoléon Murat Equestrian Hacks and hunter combined Union des Sociétés Françaises RugbyMen's rugby union Noël Bas Gymnastics combined exercises Émile Bougnol Fencing masters épée Émile Champion Athletics marathon Jean Decazes Sailing 10-20 ton Henri Deloge Athletics 1500 metres André Gaudin Rowing single sculls Henri Helle Archery Au Chapelet 50 metres Cycling 25 kilometres Georges Johin Croquet singles one ball Alphonse Kirchhoffer Fencing masters foil Henri Masson Fencing foil 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 Maurice Vignerot Croquet singles two balls Athletics 5000 metre team race Louis DuffoyMaurice LecoqLéon MoreauxAchille ParocheJules Trinité Shooting team military pistol Sailing 0-½ ton race 1 Sailing 0-½ ton race 2 Sailing ½-1 ton race 1 Marcel MeranÉmile Michelet Sailing ½-1 ton race 2 Sailing 1-2 ton race 1 Sailing 2-3 ton race 1 Sailing 2-3 ton race 2 Sailing 3-10 ton race 2Union des Sociétés Françaises French athletes British athletesCricketMen's cricketRacing Club de FranceRaymond BassetJean CollasCharles GondouinJoseph RoffoÉmile SarradeTug of warTeam competition Club Française Football men's competition Club Nautique de Lyon Rowing coxed fours Société Nautique de la Marne Rowing coxed pairs Tritons Lillois Swimming men's 200 metre team swimming Victor Archenoul Equestrian Hacks and hunter combined Léon Thome Equestrian Four-in-Hand Mail Coach Jacques de PruneléStéphane Gachet JO d'été. 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Talent Sport, Paris 2023, p. 41(Camille de La Forgue de Bellegarde) Equestrian long jump Marcel Boulenger Fencing foil Louis de Champsavin Equestrian jumping Jacques Chastanié Athletics 2500 metre steeplechase Justinien de Clary Shooting trap shooting Auguste Daumain Cycling 25 kilometres Louis Trousselier Cycling points race Lucien Démanet Gymnastics combined exercises Auguste Donny Sailing 2-3 ton race 2 Pierre Gervais Sailing 0-½ ton race 2 Émile Fisseux Archery Au Cordon Doré 50 metres Henri Laurent Fencing masters épée Louis Martin Swimming men's 4000 metre freestyle Émile 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 Jacques Sautereau Croquet singles two balls Léon Sée Fencing épée Léon Sée Fencing amateurs-masters épée Emile Torcheboeuf Athletics standing long jump Chrétien Waydelich Croquet singles one ball Shooting team military rifle Tennis men's doubles Sailing 0-½ ton race 1 Sailing ½-1 ton race 1 Sailing ½-1 ton race 2 Sailing 1-2 ton race 1 Sailing 1-2 ton race 2 Sailing 2-3 ton race 1 Sailing 3-10 ton race 1 Émile Michelet, F. Michelet Sailing open class Rowing Club Castillon Rowing coxed pairs Pupilles de Neptune Swimming men's 200 metre team swimmingBagatelle Polo Club de ParisRobert Fournier-SarlovèzeEdouard Alphonse de RothschildMaurice Raoul-DuvalPoloMen's tournamentLibellule de ParisJules Clévenot / DevenotAlphonse DecuyperLouis LaufrayHenri PeslierPaul VasseurAuguste PesloyWater poloMen's tournament Pupilles de Neptune Water polo Men's tournament Robert de Montesquiou Equestrian Hacks and hunter combined Jean de Neuflize Equestrian Four-in-Hand Mail Coach Golf Women's individual Note - Recorded as Great Britain and Ireland until 2024, the IOC Executive Board approved the change of Lloyd Hildebrand's silver medal at Paris 1900 Olympics from Great Britain to France.
Archery
France took four of seven gold medals, five of eight 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 seven 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 240 entries across all 7 archery events.
AthleteEventFinalScoreRankCharles Frédéric PetitAu Cordon Doré 33 metresUnknownVictor ThibaultUnknownÉdouard BeaudoinAu Cordon Doré 50 metres265Denet266Émile Fisseux28Galinard267Henri Helle274Henri Hérouin31Lecomte258Charles Frédéric PetitAu Chapelet 33 metresUnknownVictor ThibaultUnknownHenri HelleAu Chapelet 50 metresUnknownÉmile MercierUnknownEugène MouginUnknownHenri HérouinChampionnat du Monde22Auguste SerrurierSur la Perche à la HerseUnknownÉmile GrumiauxSur la Perche à la PyramideUnknownAuguste SerrurierUnknown
Athletics
France was one of 9 nations to have competed at both the first two Olympics in athletics. 22 athletes competed in 18 events, with a total of 28 entries. France won its first Olympic championship in the sport, though that victory's belonging to France is disputed. Michel Théato was Luxembourgish but living in Paris; his win in the marathon was initially credited to France by the International Olympic Committee, however currently International Olympic Committee attributes his medal to Luxembourg. Without Théato's gold medal, France won a total of 6 medals in the sport and ranked 3rd in the leaderboard for athletics.
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAdolphe Klingelhoefer60 mUnknown4-5colspan=2 Did not advanceAdolphe Klingelhoefer200 mUnknown3colspan=2 Did not advanceGeorges Clément400 mUnknown4colspan=2 Did not advanceCharles-Robert FaidideUnknown3colspan=2 Did not advanceHenri Deloge800 m2:00.61 Qcolspan=2 Unknown4Maurice SalomezUnknown4colspan=2 Did not advanceHenri Deloge1500 mcolspan=4 4:06.6Louis Segondicolspan=4 Unknown7-9Eugène Choisel110 m hurdles RUnknown3Did not advanceAdolphe Klingelhoefer RDid not advanceJean Lécuyer1 Qcolspan=2 Unknown4Eugène Choisel200 m hurdles27.52 Qcolspan=2 Unknown4Charles Gondouincolspan=2 Did not advanceHenri TauzinUnknown4colspan=2 Did not advanceHenri Tauzin400 m hurdles1:00.21 Qcolspan=2 58.3Jean Chastanié2500 m steeplechasecolspan=4 UnknownJean Chastanié4000 m steeplechasecolspan=4 Unknown4Racing Club de FranceHenri DelogeJean ChastaniéPaul CastanetAlbert ChampoudryGaston Ragueneau5000 m team racecolspan=4 29Eugène BesseMarathoncolspan=4 4:00:434Émile Championcolspan=4 3:04:17Georges Touquet-Dauniscolspan=4 Auguste Marchaiscolspan=4 Martenscolspan=4
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionLéon MonnierHigh jumpcolspan=2 1.607Émile GontierPole vaultcolspan=2 3.10=4Albert DelannoyLong jump6.7553 QUnknown5Albert DelannoyTriple jumpcolspan=2 Unknown5Alexandre Tuffèricolspan=2 Unknown6Émile TorchebœufStanding long jumpcolspan=2 3.03Émile Torchebœufshot putDid not advanceÉmile GontierDiscus throw30.013Did not advanceAndré RooseveltDid not advance
Basque pelota
France sent one of two teams that competed in the pelota tournament. According to some sources, French two-man team lost to Spain's team, taking the silver medal. However, the French team withdrew shortly before the competition. International Olympic Committee does not recognize silver medal of French team.
AthleteEventFinalOppositionResultRankMaurice DurquettyEtchegarayTwo-Man teams with cestaL
Cricket
France was represented by the French Athletic Club Union in cricket in 1900. The team lost the only match, a 2-day 12-man contest, by 158 runs. At least 11 members of the French Athletic Club Union were British nationals, two of whom were born in France; another, H. F. Roques, as well those shown on the scoresheet as "extras", may have been French.
TeamEventFinalOppositionScoreRankMen's L by 158 runs
Croquet
France was the only nation to compete in croquet. France sent 6 men and 3 women. The French players won all 7 medals in the three events.
One ball AthleteEventRound 1Round 2FinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankGaston AumoitteSingles, one ball184 Q184 Q15Al. Blachère173 Q224Did not advanceLouise Anne Marie Després245Did not advanceJeanne Filleul-BrohyDid not advanceMarcel HaëntjensDid not advanceGeorges Johin132 Q161 Q21Marie OhierDid not advanceJacques SautereauDid not advanceChrétien Waydelich111 Q203Did not advance
Two balls AthleteEventRound 1FinalOpposition ScoreRankAl. BlachèreSingles, two ballsL 2–0 (41-19)034Jeanne Filleul-BrohyL Did not advanceLouise Anne Marie DesprésL 2–0 (42-40)Did not advanceJacques SautereauW 2–0 (41-19)12Maurice VignerotW 2–0 (42-40)21Chrétien WaydelichW 30
Doubles AthleteEventFinalResultRankGaston AumoitteGeorges JohinDoublesUnknown
Cycling
France competed a second time in cycling, once again dominating the field. Of the nine medals awarded in the event, French cyclists took six—two of each type. 59 French cyclists competed.
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