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The 1900 Summer Olympics were apart of the 1900 World's Fair. There were many cycling events during this time. According to the IOC, there were 3 medal events. These events were from 9 September to 16 September 1900. There were 250 athletes. 160 of athletes were French.[1] In the past, the IOC did not thinking that the Points Race was an official event. In the sprint and 25 kilometers, there were 72 athletes. All of these athletes were men. These men were from 7 different nations.
Cycling at the Games of the II Olympiad | |
File:Paris 1900 - Cycling - Participants in the bicycleenclosure.jpg Olympic cyclists in 1900 | |
Venues | Vélodrome de Vincennes |
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Date | 11 –15 September 1900 |
Competitors | 72 from 7 nations |
«1896 | 1904» |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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sprint |
Georges Taillandier (FRA) | Fernand Sanz (FRA) | John Henry Lake (USA) |
25 kilometres |
Louis Bastien (FRA) | Lloyd Hildebrand (FRA)[2] | Auguste Daumain (FRA) |
points race |
Enrico Brusoni (ITA) | Karl Duill (GER) | Louis Trousselier (FRA) |
In the sprint and 25 km cycling, there were 72 cyclists. These cyclists were from 7 nations.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France (FRA) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
There was no difference between "Olympic" events and "non-Olympic" events in 1900. In some of the non-Olympic events, amateurs could race. Before July 2021, the IOC did not decide which events were "Olympic".[3] These are some of the "non-Olympic" events.[4][5]
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