Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The Games of the II Olympiad 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. Games of the II Olympiad Nations participating 24 Athletes participating 1,225 (1,206 men, 19 women) Events 87 in 18 sports Opening date May 14, 1900 Closing date October 28, 1900 Officially opened by No official opening Athlete's Oath not applicable Judge's Oath: not applicable Olympic Torch not applicable Table of contents 1 Highlights 2 Medals awarded 3 Medal count 4 References 4.1 Internal links 4.2 External links 4.3 Bibliography Highlights Alvin Kraenzlein won 60m, 110 and 220m hurdles, and the long jump; as of 2003, these four gold medals are still record for a track&field athlete. For his victory in 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: Archery Athletics Cricket Croquet Cycling Equestrian Fencing Football Golf Gymnastics Pelota Basque Polo Rowing Rugby Sailing Shooting Swimming Tennis Tug of War Water Polo Medal count 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 11 Hungary 1 3 2 6 12 Cuba 1 1 0 2 13 Austria 0 3 3 6 14 Norway 0 2 3 5 15 India 0 2 0 2 16 Netherlands 0 1 3 4 17 Bohemia 0 1 1 2 18 Sweden 0 0 1 1     86 84 84 254 References Internal links Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games International Olympic Committee WikiProject Sports Olympics IOC country codes External links IOC Site on 1900 Summer Olympics Official report Bibliography Summer Olympics 1896 | 1900 | 1904 | 1906 | 1908 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 Winter Olympics 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.