Great Britain and Ireland at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Great Britain at the Olympic Games
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1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
Medals	Gold 15	Silver 6	Bronze 9	Total 30
Summer Olympic Games appearances
As Great Britain and Ireland: 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 As Great Britain and Northern Ireland: 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. It was the second appearance of the European nation, after having participated in the inaugural 1896 Games. In Olympic competition, the nation has always shortened its official name to Great Britain rather than the more common United Kingdom seen elsewhere.

Contents 1 Medals 1.1 Gold 1.2 Silver 1.3 Bronze 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics 2.2 Cricket 2.3 Fencing 2.4 Football 2.5 Golf 2.6 Gymnastics 2.7 Polo 2.8 Rowing 2.9 Rugby 2.10 Sailing 2.11 Shooting 2.12 Swimming 2.13 Tennis 2.14 Water polo 3 Notes

[edit] Medals

[edit] Gold

• Charles Bennett - athletics, 1500 metres
• Charlotte Cooper - tennis, women's singles
• Lawrence Doherty - tennis, men's singles
• John Jarvis - swimming, men's 1000 metre freestyle
• John Jarvis - swimming, men's 4000 metre freestyle
• John Rimmer - athletics, 4000 metre steeplechase
• Alfred Tysoe - athletics, 800 metres
• Lawrence Doherty and Reginald Doherty - tennis, men's doubles
• Reginald Doherty and Charlotte Cooper - tennis, mixed doubles
• Lorne Currie, John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton, Linton Hope, Algernon Maudslay - sailing, .5-1 ton race 1
• Lorne Currie, John Gretton, Linton Hope, Algernon Maudslay - sailing, open class
• Edward Hore, H. N. Jefferson, J. Howard Taylor - sailing, 3-10 ton race 2
• Devon and Somerset Wanderers - cricket, 2-day 12-man
• Upton Park F.C. - football, men's competition
• Osborne Swimming Club - water polo, men's competition

Additionally, British athletes were part of three mixed teams to win gold medals.

[edit] Silver

• Charles Bennett - athletics, 4000 metre steeplechase
• Patrick Leahy - athletics, high jump
• Harold Mahoney - tennis, men's singles
• Sidney Robinson - athletics, 2500 metre steeplechase
• Walter Rutherford - golf, men's 36 holes
• Moseley Wanderers - rugby, men's competition

Additionally, British athletes were part of two mixed teams to win silver medals.

[edit] Bronze

• George Saint Ashe - rowing, single sculls
• Reginald Doherty - tennis, men's singles
• Edward Hore - sailing, 10-20 ton
• Peter Kemp - swimming, men's 200 metre obstacle event
• Patrick Leahy - athletics, long jump
• Arthur Norris - tennis, men's singles
• David Donaldson Robertson - golf, men's 36 holes
• Sidney Robinson - athletics, 4000 metre steeplechase
• Harold Mahoney and Arthur Norris - tennis, men's doubles

Additionally, British athletes were part of two mixed teams to win bronze medals.

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Great Britain took 4 gold medals in athletics, including one as part of a mixed team (with 4 British athletes and one Australian). This put them second on the leaderboard for that sport, behind the dominant United States as the two nations to win multiple gold medals in the sport. The British team won a total of 9 athletics medals including a sweep of the 4000 metre steeplechase event. 9 athletes competed in 10 events.

Event	Place	Athlete	Heat	Final
800 metres	1st	Alfred Tysoe	Unknown 2nd, heat 1	2:01.2
1500 metres	1st	Charles Bennett	None held	4:06.0
	7th-9th	John Rimmer		Unknown
2500 metre steeplechase	2nd	Sidney Robinson	None held	7:38.0
4000 metre steeplechase	1st	John Rimmer	None held	12:58.4
	2nd	Charles Bennett		12:58.6
	3rd	Sidney Robinson		12:58.8
Marathon	—	E. Ion Pool	None held	Did not finish
		Frederick Randall		Did not finish
		William Saward		Did not finish

Event	Place	Team / Athlete	Score / Time
5000 metre team race	1st	Great Britain / Australia	26 points
	1st	Charles Bennett	1 point 15:29.2
	2nd	John Rimmer	2 points Unknown
	6th	Sidney Robinson	6 points Unknown
	7th	Alfred Tysoe	7 points Unknown
	10th	Stanley Rowley (AUS)	10 points Did not finish

Event	Place	Athlete	Qualifier	Final
Long jump	3rd	Patrick Leahy	6.710 metres 5th	6.950 metres
Triple jump	4th	Patrick Leahy	None held	Unknown
High jump	2nd	Patrick Leahy	None held	1.78 metres
Discus throw	11th	Launceston Elliot	31.00 metres 11th	Did not advance

[edit] Cricket

Main article: Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Great Britain was represented by the Devon and Somerset Wanderers in cricket in 1900. The team won the only match, a 2-day 12-man contest, by 158 runs.

Event	Place	Cricketers	Final
2-day 12-man	1st	Devon and Somerset Wanderers C.B.K. Beachcroft (captain), Arthur Birkett, Alfred Bowerman, George Buckley, Francis Burchell, Frederick Christian, Harry Corner, Frederick Cuming, William Donne, Alfred Powlesland, John Symes, Montagu Toller	Won vs. France by 158 runs

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Great Britain first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent one fencer.

Event	Place	Fencer	Round 1	Quarterfinals	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
Masters foil	44-60	Plisson	Not advanced by jury	Did not advance

[edit] Football

Main article: Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Upton Park F.C. represented Great Britain in the football competition. The club squad won its only match, against Club Française, 4-0.

Event	Place	Players	Match 1	Match 2
Men's football	1st	Upton Park F.C. J. H. Jones; Claude Buckenham, William Grosling; Alfred Chalk, T. E. Burridge, William Quash; Arthur Turner, F. G. Spackman, J. Nicholas, James Zealley, A. Haslam (captain)	Won vs. Club Française 4-0	—

[edit] Golf

Main article: Golf at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic golf events. The British golfers took the silver and bronze medals in the men's competition, making Great Britain the only nation other than the United States to win a golfing medal that year.

Event	Place	Golfer	Score
Men's 36 holes	2nd	Walter Rutherford	168
	3rd	David Donaldson Robertson	175
	6th	George Thorne	185
	7th	William Bathurst Dove	186

[edit] Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Great Britain's second Olympic gymnastics appearance was no more successful than the nation's first, resulting in no medals.

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score
Combined	31	William Connor	250
	43	Broadbeck	245
	54	Pearce	238
	73	Phillips	222
	124	Hiatt	172

[edit] Polo

Main article: Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic polo event. British athletes played on three of the five teams, two of which included American players while the third included French players. The mixed American/British combinations took the top two places, while the French/British team took third place.

Event	Place	Team	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Men's polo	1st	Foxhunters Hurlingham John Beresford Denis St. George Daly Alfred Rawinson 2 American players	Won 10-0 vs. Compiègne (FRA)	Won 6-4 vs. Bagatelle (FRA/GBR)	Won 3-1 vs. Rugby (GBR/USA)
	2nd	BLO Polo Club Rugby Walter Buckmaster Frederick Freake José de Madre 1 American player	Bye	Won 8-0 vs. Mexico (MEX)	Lost 3-1 vs. Foxhunters (GBR/USA)
	3rd	Bagatelle Polo Club de Paris Frederick Agnew Gill 3 French players	Bye	Lost 6-4 vs. Foxhunters (GBR/USA)	Did not advance

[edit] Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Britain had a single rower present at the first Olympic rowing contests, winning the bronze medal in the single sculls event.

Event	Place	Boat	Round 1	Semifinals	Final
Single sculls	3rd	George Saint Ashe	6:38.8 1st, heat 1	8:37.2 3rd, semifinal 1	8:15.6

[edit] Rugby

Main article: Rugby at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Britain was one of three teams to compete in the first Olympic rugby games. Britain lost its only game, against France. The game against Germany was cancelled due to travel plans.

Event	Place	Team	Match 1	Match 2	Match 3
Men's rugby	2nd	Moseley Wanderers F. C. Baylis, J. Henry Birtles, James Cantion, Arthur Darby, Clement Deykin, L. Hood, M. L. Logan, H. A. Loveitt, Herbert Nicol, V. Smith, M. W. Talbott, J. G. Wallis, Claude Whittindale, Raymond Whittindale, Francis Wilson	—	Lost 27-8 vs. France	Cancelled vs. Germany

[edit] Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Great Britain matched France in gold medals at the 1900 sailing events with 5, but took only 1 other medal, a bronze. France took 8 silvers and 8 bronzes for a total of 21 medals to Britain's 6. However, even a perfect performance by the British athletes would have earned only a total of 8 medals—Great Britain failed to medal in only 2 of its attempts. The crew members listed are those listed by the IOC in their database. The Olympic historian Ian Buchanan in his book "British Olympians" (1991) states that "reports on many aspects of the 1900 regatta are inconclusive and the crew members of the British entry "Scotia" has never been positively settled. The records of the British Olympic Association give the crew as Lorne Currie, John Gretton and Linton Hope, but it has been established that Linton Hope was in England at the time of the races and his name only appears in the Olympic records as he was the designer of the "Scotia". Similarly the names of Currie and Gretton are probably only listed as the owners of the boat but as it is possible that they sailed their boat, they are listed as Olympic champions, although the participation of Lorne Currie, in particular, is in doubt. The one crew member whose participation has been established is Algernon Maudsley, whose name does not appear in any Olympic records, but from contemporary press reports it is clear that he was the helmsman of the "Scotia"".

Event	Place	Sailors	Time (total)
½-1 ton class	1st	Lorne Currie John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton Linton Hope Algernon Maudsley	3:29:45
2-3 ton class race 1	1st	E. William Exshaw Frédéric Blanchy (FRA) Jacques le Lavasseur (FRA)	2:17:30
2-3 ton class race 2	1st	E. William Exshaw Frédéric Blanchy (FRA) Jacques le Lavasseur (FRA)	4:17:34
3-10 ton class	1st	Edward Hore H. N. Jefferson J. Howard Taylor	4:14:58

Event	Place	Sailors	Race 1	Race 2	Race 3	Overall
10-20 ton class	3rd	Edward Hore	4:20:18 3rd, 8 points	3:41:49 1st, 10 points	Did not finish 6th, 5 points	23 points
	5th	S. M. Mellor	4:25:48 5th, 6 points	3:53:17 5th, 6 points	3:36:02 4th, 7 points	19 points

Event	Place	Sailor	Time
Open class	1st	Lorne Currie John Gretton, 1st Baron Gretton Linton Hope Algernon Maudsley	5:56:17
	—	E. William Exshaw Frédéric Blanchy (FRA) Jacques le Lavasseur (FRA)	Did not finish

[edit] Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Great Britain was represented by one shooter in its second appearance. Merlin, who had competed for Great Britain four years earlier, competed again. He tied for 7th in the trap shooting event.

Event	Place	Shooter	Score
Trap shooting	7th	Sidney Merlin	12

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Swimmer	Semifinals	Final
Men's 200 metre freestyle	4th	Robert Crawshaw	2:40.0 2nd, semifinal 1	2:45.6
	6th	F. Stapleton	2:47.0 2nd, semifinal 5	2:55.0
	11th	Peter Kemp	2:51.0 2nd, semifinal 2	Did not advance
Men's 1000 metre freestyle	1st	John Jarvis	14:28.6 1st, semifinal 1	13:40.2
	10th	Thomas Burgess	16:54.0 2nd, semifinal 4	Did not finish
Men's 4000 metre freestyle	1st	John Jarvis	1:01:48.4 1st, semifinal 1	58:24.0
	4th	Thomas Burgess	1:15:04.8 2nd, semifinal 1	1:15:07.6
	8th	William Henry	1:22:58.4 3rd, semifinal 2	Did not finish
	18th	E. T. Jones	Did not finish semifinal 3	Did not advance
Men's 200 metre backstroke	5th	Thomas Burgess	3:50.4 3rd, semifinal 1	3:12.0
	9th	Robert Crawshaw	3:15.0 2nd, semifinal 1	Did not finish
Men's 200 metre obstacle event	3rd	Peter Kemp	3:12.0 1st, semifinal 3	2:47.4
	5th	F. Stapleton	3:18.4 3rd, semifinal 1	2:55.0
	6th	William Henry	3:14.4 2nd, semifinal 2	2:58.0

[edit] Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Player	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Men's singles	1st	Lawrence Doherty	Won 6-2, 6-3	Won 6-2, 8-6	Won walkover[1]	Won 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
	2nd	Harold Mahony	Won 6-2, 6-3	Bye	Won 8-6, 6-1	Lost 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
	3rd	Reginald Doherty	Won 6-1, 6-3	Won 6-2, 6-1	Lost walkover[1]	Did not advance
		Arthur Norris	Won 6-4, 6-4	Won 6-4, 6-2	Lost 8-6, 6-1
	5th	Archibald Warden	Bye	Lost 6-4, 6-2	Did not advance
Women's singles	1st	Charlotte Cooper	None held	Won 6-2, 6-0	Won 6-2, 7-5	Won 6-1, 6-4
Men's doubles	1st	Lawrence Doherty Reginald Doherty	None held	Won 6-2, 6-3	Won 6-4, 6-1, 6-4	Won 6-1, 6-1, 6-0
	3rd	Harold Mahony Arthur Norris		Won 6-8, 6-1, 6-8	Lost 6-4, 6-1, 6-4	Did not advance
	5th	Archibald Warden Charles Sands (USA)		Lost 6-8, 6-3, 7-5	Did not advance
Mixed doubles	1st	Reginald Doherty Charlotte Cooper	None held	Bye	Won 6-2, 6-4	Won 6-2, 6-4
	2nd	Harold Mahony Hélène Prévost (FRA)		Bye	Won 6-3, 6-0	Lost 6-2, 6-4
	3rd	Lawrence Doherty Marion Jones (USA)		Won 6-1, 7-5	Lost 6-2, 6-4	Did not advance
		Archibald Warden Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (Bohemia		Won 6-3, 3-6, 6-2	Lost 6-3, 6-0

[edit] Water polo

Main article: Water Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Event	Place	Team	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Men's water polo	1st	Osborne Swimming Club Thomas Coe, John Henry Derbyshire, Peter Kemp, William Lister, Arthur G. Robertson, Eric Robinson, George Wilkinson	Won 12-0	Won 10-1	Won 7-2
	3rd	Libellule de Paris Thomas Burgess, Jules Clévenot (FRA), Alphonse Decuyper (FRA), Louis Laufray (FRA), Henri Peslier (FRA), Pesloy (FRA), Paul Vasseur (FRA)	Bye	Lost 5-1	Did not advance

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Reginald and Lawrence Doherty refused to play each other prior to the final. Since they were seeded in such a way that they would face each other in the semifinals, Reginald withdrew, accepting a bronze medal while Lawrence went on to win gold.

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