Canada at the 1900 Summer Olympics

The 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris were the first Olympics at which Canadian athletes participated. Two Canadians participated, although not as a national team (These were not introduced until later Olympics). Canada's Olympians were George Orton and Ronald J. MacDonald. Orton was the first Canadian to win a medal, finishing first in the 2500-metre steeplechase. He later finished third in the 400-metre hurdles and fifth in the 4000-metre steeplechase. Orton, who was at school at the University of Pennsylvania, had accompanied a United States delegation to the games.

Canada at the 1900 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Paris, France May 14, 1900 – October 28, 1900
Competitors	2 in 1 sport and 4 events
Medals Ranked 13th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
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Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medallists

Further information: 1900 Summer Olympics medal table and List of 1900 Summer Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	George Orton	Athletics	2500 m steeplechase	July 15
Bronze	George Orton	Athletics	400 m hurdles	July 15

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Athletics	1	0	1	2
Total	1	0	1	2

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1900 Olympic Games.

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
George Orton	Gold  Bronze	Athletics	2500 m steeplechase 400 m hurdles

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	2	0	2
Total	2	0	2

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Both of Canada's competitors competed in athletics, with Orton taking a gold and a bronze medal to tie the nation for 4th on the athletics medal leaderboard.

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
George Orton	1500 m	—						DNS
George Orton	110 m hurdles	DNS		—				Did not advance
George Orton	400 m hurdles	1:00.2	2 Q	—				58.8
George Orton	2500 m steeplechase	—						7:34.4
George Orton	4000 m steeplechase	—						Unknown	5
Ronald MacDonald	Marathon	—						Unknown	7

References

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