| Games of the II Olympics
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The 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
were considered a blunder, reduced to
a side-show of the World's Fair.
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| Nations participating
| 13
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| Athletes participating
| 1225
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| Events
| 87
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| Opening date
| May 14, 1900
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| Closing date
| October 28, 1900
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| Officially opened by
| N/A
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| Athlete's Oath
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| Judge's Oath
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| Olympic Torch
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The Games of the II Olympics were held in 1900 in Paris, France. Despite Greek efforts to keep the Games in their country, the IOC decided to hold them at a different place each year. The Games competed for visitors with the World's Fair, which was also held at Paris at the same time.
Highlights
- Alvin Kraenzlein won 60m, 110 and 220m hurdles, and the long jump; as of 2003, these four gold medals are still a record for a track and field athlete. For his victory in the long jump, he was allegedly punched in the face by his rival Meyer Prinstein , who had refused to take the final run due to his religious beliefs, as that run was scheduled for a Sunday.
- Charlotte Cooper (tennis) was the first woman to become Olympic champion.
Medals awarded
Gold medals were not given.
See the medal winners, ordered by sport:
Medal count
Top medal-collecting nations:
(for the full table, see 1900 Summer Olympics medal count)
| 1900 Summer Olympics medal count
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| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  France | 25 | 36 | 31 | 92 |
| 2 | United States | 20 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
| 3 |  Great Britain | 16 | 6 | 9 | 31 |
| 4 |  Switzerland | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 |  Belgium | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Mixed Team (ZZX) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 |  Germany | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 8 | Italy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Denmark | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
See also
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