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Paris, France hosted the II Summer Games. This was the first time Paris hosted the games. The next time would be in 1924 for

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the summer Olympic games. France would also host 1924 Winter Olympic Games, 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville. The games were meant to be apart of the 1900 World Fair, which also took place in Paris. The games did not have an opening or closing ceremony. 24 Nations competed in 19 sports (95 events).

During the Sorbonne (aka the University of Paris) conference of 1895, Baron de Coubertin (the founder of the IOC) suggested that the first Olympics should be held in Paris during the worlds fair. But the conference delegates were unwilling to wait that long. Instead, the first Olympics took place a year later during the 1896 Athens Games. The Greeks hoped that they could keep the olympics in their country but the IOC kept to their decision to hold the olympics in different countries but instead suggested to hold "Panhellenic Games" every two years between each olympics. This was not tried until 1906 with the Intercalated games

Historic Events

A number events take place for the first and the last time. Equestrian high and long jumps, swimming obstacle race, two-day cricket, and live pigeon shooting all never appeared again in any other olympics.
For the only time some events were given trophies instead of medals.
Women are allowed to compete. Only in two events though, Lawn tennis and Golf.
England's Charlotte Cooper became the first female olympic champion. She won a gold in tennis singles and later won gold in doubles.
Some American athletes did not compete because various events were held on a Sunday, which they felt was not appropriate to compete during the catholic day of rest.

There was a mixed team from a number of nations. Including France, United States, Great Britain, Australia, Denmark, Spain, Netherlands, Bohemia and Sweden.

Bohemia appeared for the first and only time in the olympic games

Medals

France 26 Gold, 41 Silver and 34 Bronze. 101 Total.
United States 19 Gold, 14 Silver and 14 Bronze. 47 Total.
Great Britain 15 Gold, 6 Silver and 9 Bronze. 30 Total.
Belgium 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 5 Bronze. 15 Total.
Mixed Team 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze. 12 Total.
Switzerland 6 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. 9 Total.
Germany 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. 8 Total.
Denmark 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze. 6 Total.
Austria 3 Silver and 3 Bronze. 6 Total
Australia 2 Gold and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
Hungary 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. 5 Total.
Norway 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
Italy 2 Gold and 2 Silver. 4 Total.
Netherlands 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 4 Total.
Cuba 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
Canada 1 Gold and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
India 2 Silver. 2 Total.
Bohemia 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
Spain 1 Gold. 1 Total.
Mexico 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
Sweden 1 Bronze. 1 Total.

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Preceded by Athens 1896	Olympics Summer Olympics 1900	Succeeded by St. Louis 1904

Olympic Games
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Winter Olympic Games
Chamonix 1924 • St. Moritz 1928 • Lake Placid 1932 • Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 • St. Moritz 1948 • Oslo 1952 • Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 • Squaw Valley 1960 • Innsbruck 1964 • Grenoble 1968 • Sapporo 1972 • Innsbruck 1976 • Lake Placid 1980 • Sarajevo 1984 • Calgary 1988 • Albertville 1992 • Lillehammer 1994 • Nagano 1998 • Salt Lake City 2002 • Torino 2006 • Vancouver 2010 • Sochi 2014 • Pyeongchang 2018 • Beijing 2022 • Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo 2026

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+{{Olympics infobox|1900|Summer|
-Paris, France hosted the II Summer Games. This was the first time Paris hosted the games. The next time would be in [[1924 Summer Olympic Games|1924]] for[[File:Poster-olympic-games-1900.jpg|thumb]] the summer olympic games. France would also host 1924 Winter Olympic Games, 1968 Winter Olympics in grenoble and the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertsville. The games were meant to be apart of the 1900 World Fair, which also took place in Paris. The games did not have an opening or closing ceremony. 24 Nations competed in 19 sports (95 events).
+}}
+Paris, France hosted the II Summer Games. This was the first time Paris hosted the games. The next time would be in [[1924 Summer Olympic Games|1924]] for[[File:Poster-olympic-games-1900.jpg|thumb]] the summer Olympic games. France would also host 1924 Winter Olympic Games, 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and the 1992 Winter Olympic Games in Albertville. The games were meant to be apart of the 1900 World Fair, which also took place in Paris. The games did not have an opening or closing ceremony. 24 Nations competed in 19 sports (95 events).
+During the Sorbonne (aka the University of Paris) conference of 1895, Baron de Coubertin (the founder of the IOC) suggested that the first Olympics should be held in Paris during the worlds fair. But the conference delegates were unwilling to wait that long. Instead, the first Olympics took place a year later during the [[Athens 1896|1896 Athens Games]]. The Greeks hoped that they could keep the olympics in their country but the IOC kept to their decision to hold the olympics in different countries but instead suggested to hold "Panhellenic Games" every two years between each olympics. This was not tried until 1906 with the [[1906 Intercalated games|Intercalated games]]
+==Historic Events==
+*A number events take place for the first and the last time. Equestrian high and long jumps, swimming obstacle race, two-day cricket, and live pigeon shooting all never appeared again in any other olympics.
+*For the only time some events were given trophies instead of medals.
+*Women are allowed to compete. Only in two events though, Lawn tennis and Golf.
+*England's Charlotte Cooper became the first female olympic champion. She won a gold in tennis singles and later won gold in doubles.
+*Some American athletes did not compete because various events were held on a Sunday, which they felt was not appropriate to compete during the catholic day of rest.
+*There was a mixed team from a number of nations. Including France, United States, Great Britain, Australia, Denmark, Spain, Netherlands, [[Bohemia]] and Sweden.
-During the Sorbonne (aka the univeristy of paris) converence of 1895, Baron de Coubertin (the founder of the IOC) suggested that the first olympics should be held in Paris during the worlds fair. But the converence delegates were unwilling to wait that long. Instead  The first olympics took place a year later during the [[1896 Summer Olympic Games|1896 Athens Games]]. The greeks hoped that they could keep the olympics in their country but the IOC kept to their decision to hold the olympics in different countries but instead suggested to hold "Panhellenic Games" every two years between each olympics. This was not tried until 1906 with the [[1906 Intercalculated games|Intercalculated games]]
+*Bohemia appeared for the first and only time in the olympic games
-==Historic Events==
-*A number events take place for the first and the last time. Equestrian high and long jumps, swimming obstacle race, two-day cricket, and live pigeon shooting all never appeared again in any other olympics
-*For the only time some events were given trophies instead of medals
 ==Medals==
+#[[France]] 26 Gold, 41 Silver and 34 Bronze. 101 Total.
-#<gallery widths="120">
+#[[United States]] 19 Gold, 14 Silver and 14 Bronze. 47 Total.
+#[[Great Britain]] 15 Gold, 6 Silver and 9 Bronze. 30 Total.
+#[[Belgium]] 5 Gold, 5 Silver and 5 Bronze. 15 Total.
+#Mixed Team 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze. 12 Total.
+#[[Switzerland]] 6 Gold, 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. 9 Total.
+#[[Germany]] 4 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. 8 Total.
+#[[Denmark]] 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze. 6 Total.
+#[[Austria]] 3 Silver and 3 Bronze. 6 Total
+#[[Australia]] 2 Gold and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
+#[[Hungary]] 1 Gold, 2 Silver and 2 Bronze. 5 Total.
+#[[Norway]] 2 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total.
+#[[Italy]] 2 Gold and 2 Silver. 4 Total.
+#[[Netherlands]] 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 4 Total.
+#[[Cuba]] 1 Gold and 1 Silver. 2 Total.
+#[[Canada]] 1 Gold and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
+#[[India]] 2 Silver. 2 Total.
+#[[Bohemia]] 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 2 Total.
+#[[Spain]] 1 Gold. 1 Total.
+#[[Mexico]] 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
+#[[Sweden]] 1 Bronze. 1 Total.
+==Image Gallery==
+<gallery widths="120" captionalign="left">
 _paris_medal1.jpg|The front side of a paris 1900 medal
 medal-olympic-games-1900-r.jpg|The reverse side of a paris 1900 medal
+Paris Olympics 1900.jpg|1900 Paris Olympic Winner Gold Medal Sample Coin
 </gallery>
+==See Also==
+*[[Paris 1900/Logos|Logos]] - A collection of logos featuring this event.
+*[[Paris 1900/Mascots|Mascots]] - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
+*[[Paris 1900/Torch|Torch]] - Information about this Olympics' torch.
+==Links==
+{{S-start}}
+{{Succession box| title=Olympics<br>Summer Olympics| before= [[Athens 1896]]| years=1900| after=[[St. Louis 1904]]}}
+{{S-end}}
+{{Olympic Games}}
+[[Category:Summer Olympic Games]]
+[[Category:Olympic Games]]
+[[Category:France]]
+[[Category:Summer Olympic Games in Europe]]