| United States at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the United States in 1900 | |
| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in Paris | |
| Competitors | 75 in 10 sports |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games | |
The United States competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. [1]
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Margaret Ives Abbott | Golf | women's 9 holes |
| Gold | Irving Baxter | Athletics | high jump |
| Gold | Irving Baxter | Athletics | pole vault |
| Gold | Ray Ewry | Athletics | standing long jump |
| Gold | Ray Ewry | Athletics | standing triple jump |
| Gold | Ray Ewry | Athletics | standing high jump |
| Gold | John Flanagan | Athletics | hammer throw |
| Gold | Frank Jarvis | Athletics | 100 metres |
| Gold | Alvin Kraenzlein | Athletics | 60 metres |
| Gold | Alvin Kraenzlein | Athletics | 110 metre hurdles |
| Gold | Alvin Kraenzlein | Athletics | 200 metre hurdles |
| Gold | Alvin Kraenzlein | Athletics | long jump |
| Gold | Maxie Long | Athletics | 400 metres |
| Gold | Meyer Prinstein | Athletics | triple jump |
| Gold | Charles Sands | Golf | men's 36 holes |
| Gold | Richard Sheldon | Athletics | shot put |
| Gold | Walter Tewksbury | Athletics | 200 metres |
| Gold | Walter Tewksbury | Athletics | 400 metre hurdles |
| Gold | William Carr | Rowing | coxed eights |
 Silver | Irving Baxter | Athletics | standing long jump |
| Silver | Irving Baxter | Athletics | standing triple jump |
| Silver | Irving Baxter | Athletics | standing high jump |
| Silver | Meredith Colket | Athletics | pole vault |
| Silver | James Connolly | Athletics | triple jump |
| Silver | John Cregan | Athletics | 800 metres |
| Silver | Truxtun Hare | Athletics | hammer throw |
| Silver | William Holland | Athletics | 400 metres |
| Silver | Josiah McCracken | Athletics | shot put |
| Silver | John McLean | Athletics | 110 metre hurdles |
| Silver | Myer Prinstein | Athletics | long jump |
| Silver | Walter Tewksbury | Athletics | 60 metres |
| Silver | Walter Tewksbury | Athletics | 100 metres |
| Silver | Pauline Whittier | Golf | women's 9 holes |
 Bronze | John Bray | Athletics | 1500 metres |
| Bronze | Robert Garrett | Athletics | shot put |
| Bronze | Robert Garrett | Athletics | standing triple jump |
| Bronze | David Hall | Athletics | 800 metres |
| Bronze | Marion Jones | Tennis | women's singles |
| Bronze | H. MacHenry | Sailing | 3 to 10 ton race 2 |
| Bronze | Josiah McCracken | Athletics | hammer throw |
| Bronze | John Lake | Cycling | 2000 metre sprint |
| Bronze | Fred Moloney | Athletics | 110 metre hurdles |
| Bronze | Daria Pratt | Golf | women's 9 holes |
| Bronze | Lewis Sheldon | Athletics | triple jump |
| Bronze | Lewis Sheldon | Athletics | standing high jump |
| Bronze | Richard Sheldon | Athletics | discus throw |
| Bronze | Walter Tewksbury | Athletics | 200 metre hurdles |
| Bronze | Harry Van Bergen | Sailing | 20+ ton class |
The United States team took 16 of the 23 track & field athletics medals, having competed in 22 events (all except the 5000 metre team race). The Americans failed to win a medal in only 3 of the 22 events they contested—the marathon and the two steeplechase events. Kraenzlein won four gold medals while Baxter and Tewksbury led in total medals with five each. Most of the American team did not compete at the events scheduled for Sundays. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Repechage | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| William Holland | Men's 60 metres | Unknown | 3 | — | did not advance | ||||
| Alvin Kraenzlein | 7.0 | 1 Q | 7.0 | | |||||
| Edmund Minahan | Unknown | 2 Q | 7.2 | 4 | |||||
| Walter Tewksbury | 7.2 | 1 Q | 7.1 | | |||||
| Dixon Boardman | Men's 100 metres | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | |||
| Charles Burroughs | 11.4 | 1 Q | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 4–6 | did not advance | ||
| Arthur Duffey | 11.4 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 1 Q | Bye | DNF | 4 | ||
| Frank Jarvis | 10.8 | 1 Q | 11.2 | 1 Q | Bye | 11.0 | | ||
| Clark Leiblee | 11.4 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 R | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||
| Thaddeus McClain | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 2 R | Unknown | 4–6 | did not advance | ||
| Edmund Minahan | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| Frederick Moloney | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 4–6 | did not advance | ||
| Henry Slack | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Walter Tewksbury | 11.4 | 1 Q | 10.8 | 1 Q | Bye | 11.1 seconds | | ||
| William Holland | Men's 200 metres | 24.0 | 1 Q | — | 22.9 | 4 | |||
| Walter Tewksbury | Unknown | 2 Q | 22.2 | | |||||
| Dixon Boardman | Men's 400 metres | 51.2 | 1 Q | — | DNS | – | |||
| Walter Drumheller | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
| William Holland | Unknown | 2 Q | 49.6 | | |||||
| Harry Lee | Unknown | 2 Q | DNS | – | |||||
| Maxie Long | 50.4 | 1 Q | 49.4 | | |||||
| Harvey Lord | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| William Moloney | 51.0 | 1 Q | DNS | – | |||||
| Henry Slack | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| John Bray | Men's 800 metres | Unknown | 2 Q | — | Unknown | 6 | |||
| Edward Bushnell | Unknown | 4–6 | did not advance | ||||||
| John Cregan | 2:03.0 | 1 Q | 2:03.0 | | |||||
| Walter Drumheller | Unknown | 6–7 | did not advance | ||||||
| Alexander Grant | Unknown | 6 | did not advance | ||||||
| David Hall | 1:59.0 | 1 Q | Unknown | | |||||
| Howard Hayes | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Harvey Lord | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Edward Mechling | Unknown | 4–5 | did not advance | ||||||
| Justus Scrafford | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Harrison Smith | Unknown | 4–6 | did not advance | ||||||
| John Bray | Men's 1500 metres | — | 4:07.2 | | |||||
| David Hall | Unknown | 4 | |||||||
| Alvin Kraenzlein | 110 metres hurdles | 15.6 | 1 Q | — | Bye | 15.4 | | ||
| William Lewis | Unknown | 3 R | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| John McLean | Unknown | 3 R | 17.0 | 1 Q | 15.5 | | |||
| Frederick Moloney | Unknown | 2 R | 17.0 | 1 Q | 15.6 | | |||
| William Remington | Unknown | 2 R | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | ||||
| Alvin Kraenzlein | Men's 200 metres hurdles | 27.0 | 1 Q | — | 25.4 | | |||
| William Lewis | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
| Frederick Moloney | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Thaddeus McClain | Unknown | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| William Remington | Unknown | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Walter Tewksbury | Unknown | 2 Q | Unknown | | |||||
| William Lewis | 400 metres hurdles | Unknown | 2 Q | — | DNS | – | |||
| Walter Tewksbury | 1:01.0 | 1 Q | 57.6 | | |||||
| Arthur L. Newton | Men's 2500 metres steeplechase | — | Unknown | 4 | |||||
| Alexander Grant | 4000 metres steeplechase | — | DNF | – | |||||
| Thaddeus McClain | DNF | – | |||||||
| Dick Grant | Men's marathon | — | Unknown | 6–7 | |||||
| Arthur L. Newton | Unknown | 5 | |||||||
The United States' first cycling appearance was at the second Olympic cycling competition, 1900. One cyclist from the United States competed in both events, winning the bronze medal in the 2000 metre sprint to become the only cyclist from outside France to win a medal.
| Cyclist | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| John Henry Lake | Men's sprint | 1:35.8 | 1 Q | 2:02.0 | 1 Q | 2:09.6 | 1 Q | Unknown | |
| John Henry Lake | Men's 25 kilometres | — | DNF | – | |||||
The United States first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent two fencers.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Quarterfinals | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| F. Weill | Men's foil | Not advanced | did not advance | ||||||||
| Ivan, Viscount d'Oyley | Men's épée | Unknown | 3–6 | did not advance | — | did not advance | |||||
| Otto Bruno Schoenfeld | Men's masters sabre | Unknown | 5–8 | — | did not advance | ||||||
The United States was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic golf events. The Americans took both gold medals, as well as sweeping the women's competition to take 4 of 6 total medals.
| Golfer | Event | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Lambert | Men's individual | 189 | 8 |
| Arthur Lord | 221 | 9 | |
| Charles Sands | 167 | | |
| Frederick Taylor | 182 | 4 | |
| Margaret Ives Abbott | Women's individual | 47 | |
| Mary Abbott | 65 | 7 | |
| Daria Pratt | 53 | | |
| Ellen Ridgway | 57 | 5 | |
| Pauline Whittier | 49 | |
The United States was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic polo event. Americans played on two of the five teams, each time along with British companions. The two American/British combinations won the top two prizes.
| Team | Event | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
BLO Polo Club Rugby
| Men's polo | Bye |  Mexico W 8–0 |  Foxhunters (ZZX)L 3–1 | |
Foxhunters Hurlingham
|  Compiègne (FRA)W 10–0 | Bagatelle (ZZX) W 6–4 | Rugby (ZZX) W 3-1 | |
The United States had one boat at the debut of Olympic rowing; the Vesper Boat Club eight took gold.
| Boat | Event | Round 1 | Semifinals | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Vesper Boat Club | Men's eight | — | 5:15.4 | 1 Q | 6:07.8 | | |
The United States had two boats in the first Olympic sailing competitions. MacHenry's Frimousse competed in both races of the 3–10 ton class as well as the open class, Taylor is listed as a crew member for the 3–10 ton races despite owning a different boat in the competition. The bronze medal in the second race is thus often listed as a mixed team medal, as Taylor was British/Australian. Another boat, Singy, competed in the open class with unknown crew. Harry Van Bergen won a bronze medal in the individual 20+ ton class.
| Sailors | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3–10 ton class race 1 | Unknown | 7 |
| 3–10 ton class race 2 | 4:38:49 | |
| Harry Van Bergen | 20+ ton class | 5:32:52 | |
| H. MacHenry | Open class | DNF | — |
| Unknown | DNF | — |
For the second Games, the United States had one swimmer compete and won no medals.
| Swimmer | Event | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Fred Hendschel | Men's 200 metre freestyle | 3:42.0 | 3 | did not advance | |
| Fred Hendschel | Men's 200 metre obstacle event | 3:45.2 | 4 | did not advance | |
The United States was one of four countries to compete in tennis in 1900. It was the nation's first appearance in the sport. Three men and two women competed. Marion Jones took bronze in the women's singles due to a first-round bye and a loss to gold medalist Cooper. The United States also had two medals—a silver and a bronze—as part of mixed teams.
| Player | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
| Basil Spalding de Garmendia | Men's singles |  Voigt (USA)W 6-1, 6-3 |  L. Doherty (GBR)L 6-2, 8-6 | did not advance | 5 | |
| Charles Sands | Mahony (GBR) L 6-2, 6-3 | did not advance | 8 | |||
| Charles Voigt | de Garmendia (USA) L 6-1, 6-3 | did not advance | 8 | |||
| Georgina Jones | Women's singles | — | H. Prévost (FRA) L 6-0, 6-1 | did not advance | 5 | |
| Marion Jones | Bye | Cooper (GBR) L 6-2, 7-5 | Did not advance | | ||
| Men's doubles | — | Sands (USA)/ Warden (GBR) W 6-3, 7-5 | de la Chapelle / A. Prévost (FRA) W 6-2, 6-4 | L. Doherty / R. Doherty (GBR) L 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 | | |
| de Garmendia (USA)/ Décugis (FRA) L 6-3, 7-5 | did not advance | 5 | ||||
| Mixed doubles | — | G. Jones / Sands (USA) W 6-1, 7-5 | Cooper / R. Doherty (GBR) L 6-2, 6-4 | Did not advance | |
| M. Jones (USA)/ L. Doherty (GBR) L 6-1, 7-5 | did not advance | 5 | ||||
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