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In Paris Gold Medal s were not given out and Silver Medal s were given to the winners while Bronze Medal s were given to second place.


MEDALS

See Also: 1900 Summer Olympics medal count




Gold




Silver




Bronze




RESULTS BY EVENT



Archery

See Also: Archery at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France took three of six gold medals, five of seven 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 six 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 239 entries across all 6 archery events.


Athletics

See Also: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France did not win any gold medals in athletics, but took six medals in the sport to take 7th place in the leaderboard for athletics. 22 athletes competed in 18 events, with a total of 28 entries.


Cricket

See Also: Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics



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.


Croquet

See Also: Croquet at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France and Belgium were the only two nations to compete in croquet. France sent 6 men and 3 women. The French players won all 7 medals in the three events. In the singles one ball, a Belgian man competed but did not finish; the other two events had no competitors from outside of France.


Cycling

See Also: Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France competed a second time in cycling, once again dominating the field. Of the six medals awarded in the event, French cyclists missed only one of the Bronze Medal s. 59 French cyclists competed.


Equestrian

See Also: Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics




Fencing

See Also: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France dominated the fencing competitions at the second modern Olympics, taking five of the seven gold medals and 15 of the 21 overall medals.


Football

See Also: Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics



Club Française represented France in the football competition. The club squad lost to Upton Park F.C. but defeated the Université De Bruxelles team to take second place in the three-team competition.


Golf

See Also: Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic golf events.


Gymnastics

See Also: Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France's first Olympic gymnastics medals came in the second edition of the competitions. France took all three medals in the single combined event. 108 of the 135 entrants in the event were French.


Basque Pelota

See Also: Basque Pelota at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France sent one of two teams that competed in the pelota tournament. The two-man team lost to Spain 's team, taking the silver medal.


Polo

See Also: Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic polo event. Frenchmen played on two of the five teams, one of which also included British players. The mixed French/British combination was one of the third-place teams.


Rowing

See Also: Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics




Rugby

See Also: Rugby at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France was one of three teams to compete in the first Olympic rugby games. France won both of its games, taking top prize in the tournament.


Sailing

See Also: Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France matched Great Britain in gold medals won in the inaugural sailing events in 1900, but took 16 of the 20 silver and bronze medals (8 each). 76 French sailors took part.


Shooting

See Also: Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France competed again in shooting at the second modern Olympic Games. France won the most medals in the sport that year with 10, but took only three gold medals to Switzerland 's five.


Swimming

See Also: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics




Tennis

See Also: Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics




Tug of war

See Also: Tug of War at the 1900 Summer Olympics



France sent a team to compete in the tug of war competition in 1900, losing to a combined Denmark-Sweden team.


Water polo

See Also: Water Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics




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