By Bill Mallon
The 1900 Olympic video games were termed "The Farcical Games." The occasions have been poorly equipped and years later the various rivals had no concept that they'd truly competed within the Olympics. they just knew they had competed in a global wearing occasion in Paris in 1900. No reliable documents of the 1900 Olympics exist. dependent totally on 1900 assets, the websites, dates, occasions, rivals, and nations Read more...
summary: The 1900 Olympic video games were termed "The Farcical Games." The occasions have been poorly equipped and years later a few of the opponents had no concept that they'd truly competed within the Olympics. they simply knew they'd competed in a global wearing occasion in Paris in 1900. No reliable documents of the 1900 Olympics exist. established totally on 1900 resources, the websites, dates, occasions, opponents, and countries in addition to the development effects are compiled herein for the entire 1900 Olympic occasions, together with archery, song and box, cricket, equestrian, fencing, football, pelota basque, water polo, and rowing, between different activities
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42. Meyer, op. , p. 6¡. 43. Lyberg, op. cit. 44. Müller, op. cit. 45. Karl Lennartz and Walter Teutenberg, II. Olympische Spiele ¡900 in Paris (Kassel: Agon Sportverlag, ¡995), p. ¡47. : Globalink, ¡995). 46. Provided to me kindly by Karel Wendl, former director of research for the IOC. 47. See Appendix II for the full text of this document. 48. Meyer, op. cit. 49. Meyer, op. , p. 59. Although I suspect that the above described document is Meyer’s work, the quoted statement does not really support that suspicion, as the document does not agree with it concerning which sports were o‡cial in ¡900.
4. 5. P. 6 3 yds bh58 57 Heat 2 A: 6; C: 4 1. 2. Henri Deloge Zoltán Spiedl 44 The ¡900 Olympic Games 3. P. 0 6 yds bh61 4 yds bh2 60 Heat 3 A: 5; C: 2 1. 2. 3. P. John Cregan John Bray Harvey Lord Edward Mechling Ondrˇej Pukl 63 ¡,500 Meters A: 964; C: 665; D: ¡5 July; T: ¡530 As in ¡896, the race was marked by its failure to attract a top field. Scotsman Hugh Welsh had retired, and although several of the top milers were in Paris — George Orton, Alex Grant, and John Cregan (who between them would win ¡2 consecutive AAU miles —¡892-¡903)— none of them contested the ¡,500, presumably because it was held on a Sunday.
8. Henri Hérouin Hubert Van Innis Emile Fisseux Henri Helle –– Beaudoin, Jr. –– Denet –– Galinard –– Lecomte FRA BEL FRA FRA FRA FRA FRA FRA 31 29 28 27 26 26 26 25 Au Chapelet — 50 meters A: 6; C: 2; D: 27 May–¡4 August4; F : The individual championships au chapelet were contested among the top six archers in the team events. 1. 2. 3. 4. Eugène Mougin Henri Helle Emile Mercier Hubert Van Innis FRA FRA FRA BEL Au Cordon Doré— 33 meters A: 8; C: 2; D: 27 May–¡4 August5; F : The individual championships au cordon doré were contested among the top eight archers in the team events.