Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition. There was a total of 76 participants from 12 countries competing.[1][2] As with the rowing events, swimming took place on the Seine between the Courbevoie Bridge and the Asnières Bridge.
Swimming at the Games of the II Olympiad | |
---|---|
Venue | Seine |
Dates | 11–19 August 1900 |
No. of events | 7 |
Competitors | 76 from 12 nations |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
7 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Medal summary
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
200 m freestyle |
Frederick Lane (AUS) | Zoltán Halmay (HUN) | Karl Ruberl (AUT) |
1000 m freestyle |
John Arthur Jarvis (GBR) | Otto Wahle (AUT) | Zoltán Halmay (HUN) |
4000 m freestyle |
John Arthur Jarvis (GBR) | Zoltán Halmay (HUN) | Louis Martin (FRA) |
200 m backstroke |
Ernst Hoppenberg (GER) | Karl Ruberl (AUT) | Johannes Drost (NED) |
200 m team swimming |
Germany (GER)[3] Ernst Hoppenberg Max Hainle Ernst Lührsen Gustav Lexau Herbert von Petersdorff |
France (FRA) Maurice Hochepied Victor Hochepied Joseph Bertrand Jules Verbecke Victor Cadet |
France (FRA) René Tartara Louis Martin Désiré Mérchez Georges Leuillieux Philippe Houben[4] |
200 m obstacle event |
Frederick Lane (AUS) | Otto Wahle (AUT) | Peter Kemp (GBR) |
Underwater swimming |
Charles Devendeville (FRA) | André Six (FRA) | Peder Lykkeberg (DEN) |
Participating nations
A total of 76 swimmers from 12 nations competed at the Paris Games:
- Australia (1)
- Austria (4)
- Belgium (1)
- Denmark (1)
- France (47)
- Germany (6)
- Great Britain (7)
- Hungary (1)
- Italy (2)
- Netherlands (4)
- Sweden (1)
- United States (1)
Notes
References
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
Welcome to Wikiwand👋
First, let's tailor Wikipedia to your needs