Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics

	UK at the Olympics
IOC Code	GBR
NOC	British Olympic Association; Official site
	Olympic Games in Paris
Athletes	93 in 13 sports
	Participation in the Summer Olympics
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Great Britain was represented by 93 athletes in 13 sports at the 1900 Summer Olympics . The country took third place in the team medal standings.

Italics show athletes whose results are assigned to a mixed team .

Medalists

Gold

Gold
No.	Athletes	Type of sport (discipline)
one	John Derbyshire , Peter Kemp , Thomas Coe , William Lister , Arthur Robertson , Eric Robinson , George Wilkinson	Water Polo (Men)
2	George Buckley , Alfred Bowerman , Francis Burchell , Arthur Birkett , Charles Beechcroft , William Donne , Frederick Caming , Harry Corner , Frederick Christian , Alfred Powesland , John Simes , Montagu Toller	Cricket (Men)
3	Alfred Tysou	Athletics (800 meter run)
four	Charles Bennett	Athletics (1,500 meters run)
five	John rimmer	Athletics (4,000 meter hurdles)
6	John Gretton , Lorne Curry , Linton Hope	Sailing (0.5-1 tons)
7	H. Jefferson, Howard Taylor , Edward Chorus	Sailing (3-10 tons)
eight	John Gretton , Lorne Curry , Linton Hope	Sailing (open class)
9	John Jarvis	Swimming (1000 meters freestyle)
ten	John Jarvis	Swimming (4000 meters freestyle)
eleven	Lawrence Doherty	Tennis (singles)
12	Charlotte Cooper	Tennis (singles)
13	Lawrence Doherty , Reginald Doherty	Tennis (Doubles)
14	Charlotte Cooper , Reginald Doherty	Tennis (mixed category)
15	Claude Beckenham , T. Burridge , William Gosling , James Jones , James Zilly , William Kuosh , J. Nicholas , F. Speckman , Arthur Turner , A. Heslem , Alfred Chalk	Football (men)

Silver

Silver
No.	Athletes	Type of sport (discipline)
one	Walter Rutherford	Golf (Men)
2	Sydney Robinson	Athletics (2500m hurdles)
3	Charles Bennett	Athletics (4,000 meter hurdles)
four	Patrick Leahy	Athletics (long jump)
five	F. Baileys , John Burtles , Clement Daken , Arthur Derby , James Kention , Herbert Lovett , M. Logan , Herbert Nicole , W. Smith , M. Talbot , Francis Wilson , Claude Wittindale , Raymond Wittindale , James Wallis , L. Hood	Rugby (Men)
6	Harold Mahoney	Tennis (singles)

Bronze

Bronze
No.	Athletes	Type of sport (discipline)
one	St. George Ash	Rowing (singles)
2	Peter Kemp	Swimming (200 meters with obstacles)
3	David robertson	Golf (Men)
four	Sydney Robinson	Athletics (4,000 meter hurdles)
five	Patrick Leahy	Athletics (long jump)
6	Edward choir	Sailing (10-20 tons)
7	Reginald Doherty	Tennis (singles)
eight	Arthur Norris	Tennis (singles)
9	Harold Mahoney , Arthur Norris	Tennis (Doubles)

Competition Results

Rowing

Competition	Athletes	Quarter final		Semifinal		The final
Competition	Athletes	Result	A place	Result	A place	Result	A place
Loners	St. George Ash	6: 38.8	one	8: 37.2	3	8: 15,6	3

Water Sports

Water Polo

Line-up

John Derbyshire
Peter Kemp
Thomas Coe
William Lister
Arthur Robertson
Eric Robinson
George Wilkinson

Competition

Quarter final

August 11, 1900

Great Britain

12: 0

France 1

Semifinal

August 12, 1900	Great Britain	10: 1	France 2
	Half-score: 8: 1, 2: 0.

The final

August 12, 1900

Great Britain

7: 2

Belgium

Final Place - 1

Swimming

Competition	Sportsman	Semifinal		The final
Competition	Sportsman	Result	A place	Result	A place
200 meters freestyle	Robert Krauschau	2: 40.0	2	2: 45.6	four
	F. Stapleton	2: 47.0	2	2: 55.0	6
	Peter Kemp	2: 51.0	2	I failed
1000 meters freestyle	John Jarvis	14: 28.6 OR	one	13: 40,2 OR	one
1000 meters freestyle	Thomas Burgess	16: 54.0	2	DNF	-
4000 meters freestyle	John Jarvis	1: 01: 48.4 OR	one	58: 24.0 OR	one
	Thomas Burgess	1: 15: 04.8	2	1: 15: 07.6	four
	William Henry	1: 22: 58.4	3	DNF	-
	E.T. Jones	DNF	-	I failed
200 meters on the back	Thomas Burgess	3: 50.4	3	3: 12.0	five
200 meters on the back	Robert Krauschau	3: 15.0	2	DNF	-
200 meters with obstacles	Peter Kemp	3: 12.0	one	2: 47.4	3
	F. Stapleton	3: 18.4	3	2: 55.0	five
	William Henry	3: 14.4	2	2: 58.0	6

Golf

Competition	Sportsman	The final
Competition	Sportsman	Result	A place
Men	Walter Rutherford	168	2
	David robertson	175	3
	George Thorne	185	6
	George Thorne	186	7

Cricket

Line-up

George Buckley (2)
Alfred Bowerman (66)
Francis Burchell (0)
Arthur Birkett (1)
Charles Beechcroft (77)
William Donne (6)
Frederick Caming (56)
Harry Corner (9)
Frederick Christian (0)
Alfred Powesland (14)
John Simes (16)
Montagu Toller (2)

In addition, the team received 13 additional points.

Competition

Winner	Score	Loser
Great Britain	262: 104 (117: 78)	France

Final Place - 1

Athletics

Alfred Tysou Finish 800m

Competition	Sportsman	Preliminary round		The final
Competition	Sportsman	Result	A place	Result	A place
800 meters	Alfred Tysou	unknown	2	2: 01.2	one
1,500 meters	Charles Bennett			4: 06.2 OR	one
1,500 meters	John rimmer			unknown	7-9
Marathon	Ernest Pool			DNF	-
	Frederick Randall			DNF	-
	William Soward			DNF	-
2500 meters with obstacles	Sydney Robinson			unknown	2
4000 meters with obstacles	John rimmer			12: 58.4	one
	Charles Bennett			unknown	2
	Sydney Robinson			unknown	3
5000 meters among the teams	Charles Bennett ( GBR ) John Rimmer ( GBR ) Sydney Robinson ( GBR ) Alfred Tysou ( GBR ) Stanley Rowley ( AUS )			15: 29.2 unknown unknown unknown unknown	one 2 6 7 ten
5000 meters among the teams				26 points	one
Long jump	Patrick Leahy			6.95 m	3
Triple jump	Patrick Leahy			unknown	four
High jump	Patrick Leahy			1.78 m	2
Discus throw	Lancheston elliot			31.00 m	eleven

Sailing

Competition	Athletes	Yacht	results				A place
Competition	Athletes	Yacht	1 race	2 race	3 race	Total	A place
0.5-1 tons	John Gretton , Lorne Curry , Linton Hope	Scotia	3:29:45				one
2-3 tons (A)	William Ixshaw ( GBR ) , Frederick Blanche ( FRA ) , Jacques la Lavassier ( FRA )	Ollé	2:17:30				one
2-3 tons (B)	William Ixshaw ( GBR ) , Frederick Blanche ( FRA ) , Jacques la Lavassier ( FRA )	Ollé	4:17:34				one
3-10 tons	H. Jefferson, Howard Taylor , Edward Chorus	Bona fide	4:14:58				one
10-20 tons	Edward choir	Laurea	eight	ten	five	23	3
10-20 tons	S. Mellor	Nan	6	6	7	nineteen	five
Open class	John Gretton , Lorne Curry , Linton Hope	Scotia	5:56:17				one
Open class	William Ixshaw ( GBR ) , Frederick Blanche ( FRA ) , Jacques la Lavassier ( FRA )	Ollé	DNF				-

Polo

Competition	Athletes	Quarter final	Semifinal	The final
Competition	Athletes	Rival Result	Rival Result	Rival Result
Men	John Beresford ( GBR ) Denis Daily ( GBR ) Foxhall Keene ( USA ) Frank McKay ( GBR ) Alfred Rawlinson ( GBR )	France have won; 10-0	Mixed Team 2 have won; 6-4	Mixed Team 3 have won; 3-1
	Walter Bacmester ( GBR ) Jose de Madre ( ESP ) Walter McCreery ( USA ) Frederick Frick ( GBR )		Mexico have won; 6-4	Mixed Team 1 have lost; 1-3
	Frederick Gill ( GBR ) Maurice Raoul-Duval ( FRA ) Edward Alphonse de Rothschild ( FRA ) Robert Fournier-Sarloweze ( FRA )		Mixed Team 1 have lost; 4-6	did not pass

Rugby

Line-up

F. Beilis
John Burtles
Clement Daken
Arthur Derby
James Kention
Herbert Lovett
M. Logan
Herbert Nicole
W. Smith
M. Talbot
Francis wilson
Claude Whittindale
Raymond Whittindale
James wallis
L. Hood

Competition

date	Winner	Score	Loser
28 of October	France	27: 8 (21: 0)	Great Britain

Final Place - 2

Gymnastics

Competition	Athletes	The final
Competition	Athletes	Result	A place
Individual Championship	William Connor	250	31
	Pier	238	54
	Philips	222	73
	Hayette	172	124

Shooting

Athletes - 1

Competition	Athletes	The final
Competition	Athletes	Result	A place
Ladder	Sydney Merlin	12	7

Tennis

Competition	Athletes	First round	Quarter final	Semifinal	The final
Competition	Athletes	Rival Result	Rival Result	Rival Result	Rival Result
Men's Singles	Lawrence Doherty	P. Lebreton ( FRA ) won; 6-2, 6-3	Basil de Garmendia ( USA ) won; 6-2, 8-6	Reginald Doherty ( GBR ) won; by agreement	Harold Mahoney ( GBR ) won; 6-4, 6-2, 6-3
	Harold Mahoney	Charles Sands ( USA ) won; 6-2, 6-3		Arthur Norris ( GBR ) won; 8-6, 6-1	Lawrence Doherty ( GBR ) lost; 4-6, 2-6, 3-6
	Reginald Doherty	E. Durant ( FRA ) won; 6-1, 6-3	Paul Lecaron ( FRA ) won; 6-2, 6-1	Lawrence Doherty ( GBR ) lost; by agreement	I failed
	Arthur Norris	Andre Prevost ( FRA ) won; 6-4, 6-4	Archibald Worden ( GBR ) won; 6-4, 6-2	Гарольд Махони ( GBR ) проиграл; 6-8, 6-1	не прошёл
	Арчибальд Уорден		Артур Норрис ( GBR ) проиграл; 4-6, 2-6	не прошёл
Женский одиночный разряд	Шарлотта Купер		Фуррье ( FRA ) выиграла; 6-2, 6-0	Марион Джонс ( USA ) выиграла; 6-2, 7-5	Элен Прево ( FRA ) выиграла; 6-1, 6-4
Мужской парный разряд	Лоуренс Дохерти Реджинальд Дохерти		П. Лебретон ( FRA ) Поль Лекарон ( FRA ) выиграли; 6-2, 6-3	Гарольд Махони ( GBR ) Артур Норрис ( GBR ) выиграли; 6-1, 6-4, 6-1	Бэзил де Гармендиа ( USA ) Макс Декюжи ( FRA ) выиграли; 6-1, 6-1, 6-0
	Гарольд Махони Артур Норрис		Е. Дюран ( FRA ) А. Шосье-Магнан ( FRA ) выиграли; 8-6, 1-6, 6-3	Лоуренс Дохерти ( GBR ) Реджинальд Дохерти ( GBR ) проиграли; 1-6, 4-6, 1-6	не прошли
	Арчибальд Уорден ( GBR ) Чарльз Сандс ( USA )		Бэзил де Гармендиа ( USA ) Макс Декюжи ( FRA ) проиграли; 3-6, 5-7	не прошли
Смешанный разряд	Шарлотта Купер Реджинальд Дохерти			Марион Джонс ( USA ) Лоуренс Дохерти ( GBR ) выиграли; 6-2, 6-4	Элен Прево ( FRA ) Гарольд Махони ( GBR ) выиграли; 6-2, 6-4
	Элен Прево ( FRA ) Гарольд Махони ( GBR )			Гедвига Розенбаумова ( BOH ) Арчибальд Уорден ( GBR ) выиграли; 6-3, 6-0	Шарлотта Купер ( GBR ) Реджинальд Дохерти ( GBR ) проиграли; 2-6, 4-6
	Марион Джонс ( USA ) Lawrence Doherty ( GBR )		Georgina Jones ( USA ) Charles Sands ( USA ) have won; 6-1, 7-5	Charlotte Cooper ( GBR ) Reginald Doherty ( GBR ) have lost; 2-6, 4-6	did not pass
	Gedwig Rosenbaumov ( BOH ) Archibald Worden ( GBR )		Katie Gillo ( FRA ) P. Verdi-Delisle ( FRA ) have won; 6-3, 3-6, 6-2	Helen Prevost ( FRA ) Harold Mahoney ( GBR ) have lost; 3-6, 0-6	did not pass

Fencing

Competition	Athletes	First round	Quarter final	Extra round	Semifinal			The final			Comforting finale
Competition	Athletes	A place	A place	A place	A place	Wins	Defeat	A place	Wins	Defeat	A place
Sword	Josiah Bowden	2	4-6		I failed
Sword	Charles Newton Robinson	3-6	I failed		I failed
Rapier among the maestro	Plisson	dropped out	I failed

Soccer

Line-up

Player	Matches	Goals
Claude Beckenham	one	0
T. Burridge	one	0
William Gosling	one	0
James jones	one	0
James zilly	one	one
William Quosh	one	0
J. Nicholas	one	2
F. Speckman	one	0
Arthur Turner	one	0
A. Heslem ( k )	one	one
Alfred Chalk	one	0

Competition

France vs Great Britain

A place	Team	AND	AT	P	GZ	GP
one	Great Britain	one	one	0	four	0
2	France	2	one	one	6	6
3	Belgium	one	0	one	2	6

September 20 , 1900

France	0: 4 (0: 2)	Great Britain
	Goals	J. Nicholas (twice) James zilly A. Heslem

Stadium: Vincent Velodrome
Spectators: 500
Judge: Monyar

UK at the Olympics

IOC Code	GBR
NOC	British Olympic Association Official site
Olympic Games in Paris
Athletes	93 in 13 sports
Medals Place 3	Gold 15	Silver 6	Bronze 9	Total thirty
Participation in the Summer Olympics
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016
Participation in the Winter Olympics
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018