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 and had returned to compete at the 1900 Games .
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.
- 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
- Dominique Gardères - equestrian, high jump
- Pierre Gervais - sailing, 0-½ ton race 1
- Emile Grumiaux - archery, Sur la Perche à la Pyramide
- Henri Hérouin - archery, Au Cordon Doré 50 metres
- Maurice Larrouy - shooting, rapid fire pistol
- Lucien Mérignac - fencing, masters foil
- Eugène Mougin - archery, Au Chapelet 50 metres
- Achille Paroche - shooting, prone military rifle
- Emile Sacré - sailing, 0-½ ton race 2
- Gustave Sandras - gymnastics, combined exercises
- Georges Taillandier - cycling, 2000 metre sprint
- Charles De Vendeville - swimming, men's underwater swimming
- Waydelich - croquet, singles two balls
- Aumoitte and Johin - croquet, doubles
- Émile Billard , P. Perquer - sailing, 10-20 ton
- Cercle De L'Aviron Roubaix - rowing, coxed fours
- Frédéric Blanchy , Jacques Le Lavasseur , E. William Exshaw (GBR) - sailing, 2-3 ton race 1
- Frédéric Blanchy, Jacques le Lavasseur, E. William Exshaw (GBR) - sailing, 2-3 ton race 2
- Union Des Sociétés Français De Sports Athletiques - rugby, men's tournament
- Noël Bas - gymnastics, combined exercises
- Emile Bougnol - fencing, masters épée
- Emile Champion - athletics, marathon
- Jean Decazes - sailing, 10-20 ton
- Henri Deloge - athletics, 1500 metres
- André Gaudin - rowing, single sculls
- René Guyot - shooting, trap shooting
- Henri Helle - archery, Au Chapelet 50 metres
- Louis Hildebrand - cycling, 25 kilometres
- Johin - croquet, singles one ball
- Alphonse Kirchhoffer - fencing, masters foil
- Henri Masson - fencing, foil
- Léon Moreaux - shooting, rapid fire pistol
- 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
- Vignerot - croquet, singles two balls
- Henri Deloge, Jacques Chastanié , André Castanet , Michel Champoudry , and Gaston Ragueneau - athletics, 5000 metre team race
- Maurice Durquetty , Etchegaray - pelota, two-man
- Louis Duffoy , Maurice Lecoq , Léon Moreaux, Achille Paroche, Trinité - shooting, team military pistol
- Raymond Basset , Jean Collas , Charles Gondouin , Joseph Roffo , Emile Sarrade , Constantin Henriquez De Zubiera - tug of war
- Jean Charcot , Robert Linzeler , Texier , Texier - sailing, 0-½ ton race 1
- Jean Charcot, Robert Linzeler, Texier, Texier - sailing, 0-½ ton race 2
- Jacques Baudrier , Jean Le Bret , F. Marcotte , William Martin , Jules Valton - sailing, ½-1 ton race 1
- Auguste Albert , Duval , Charles Hugo , F. Vilamitjana - sailing, 1-2 ton race 1
- Doucet , Godinet , Mialaret , Susse - sailing, 2-3 ton race 1
- Doucet, Godinet, Mialaret, Susse - sailing, 2-3 ton race 2
- A. Dubos , J. Dubos , Maurice Gufflet , Robert Gufflet , Charly Guiraist - sailing, 3-10 ton race 2
- Club Française - football, men's competition
- Club Nautique De Lyon - rowing, coxed fours
- French Athletic Club Union - cricket, 2-day 12-man
- Société Nautique De La Marne - rowing, coxed pairs
- Tritons Lillois - swimming, men's 200 metre team swimming
- Max Décugis and Basil Spalding De Garmendia ( USA ) - tennis, men's doubles
- Hélène Prévost and Harold Mahoney ( GBR ) - tennis, mixed doubles
- Eugène Balmé - shooting, rapid fire pistol
- De Bellegarde - equestrian, long jump
- Marcel Jacques Boulenger - fencing, foil
- Louis De Champsavin - equestrian, jumping
- Jacques Chastanié - athletics, 2500 metre steeplechase
- Justinien De Clary - shooting, trap shooting
- Daumain - cycling, 25 kilometres
- Lucien Démanet - gymnastics, combined exercises
- Auguste Donny - sailing, 2-3 ton race 2
- Pierre Gervais - sailing, 0-½ ton race 2
- Henri Helle - archery, Au Cordon Doré 50 metres
- Henri Laurent - fencing, masters épée
- Louis Martin - swimming, men's 4000 metre freestyle
- Emile 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
- Sautereau - croquet, singles two balls
- Léon Sée - fencing, épée
- Léon Sée - fencing, amateurs-masters épée
- Emile Torcheboeuf - athletics, standing long jump
- Waydelich - croquet, singles one ball
- Auguste Cavadini , Maurice Lecoq, Léon Moreaux, Achille Paroche, René Thomas - shooting, team military rifle
- André Prévost and Georges De La Chapelle - tennis, men's doubles
- Henri Monnot , Léon Tellier , Gaston Cailleux - sailing, 0-½ ton race 1
- Marcel Meran , E. Michelet , F. Michelet - sailing, ½-1 ton race 1
- Jacques Baudrier, Lucien Baudrier , Dubosq , Edouard Mantois - sailing, ½-1 ton race 2
- Auguste Albert, Duval, Charles Hugo, F. Vilamitjana - sailing, 1-2 ton race 2
- De Cottignon , Emile Jean-Fontaine , Ferdinand Schlatter - sailing, 2-3 ton race 1
- E. Michelet, F. Michelet - sailing, open class
- Rowing Club Castillon - rowing, coxed pairs
- Pupilles De Neptune - swimming, men's 200 metre team swimming
- Pupilles de Neptune - water polo, men's tournament
- Bagatelle Polo Club De Paris - polo, men's tournamentThis medal shared with Great Britain.
- Libellule De Paris - water polo, men's tournament
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
See Also: Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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.
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.
See Also: Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics
France was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic golf events.
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.
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.
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.
See Also: Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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.
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.
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.
See Also: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
See Also: Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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.
See Also: Water Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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