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Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested.

Table of contents
1 60 m, Men
2 100 m, Men
3 200 m, Men
4 400 m, Men
5 800 m, Men
6 1500 m, Men
7 Marathon, Men
8 110 m Hurdles, Men
9 200 m Hurdles, Men
10 400 m Hurdles, Men
11 2500 m Steeplechase, Men
12 4000 m Steeplechase, Men
13 5000 m Team Race, Men
14 High Jump, Men
15 Pole Vault, Men
16 Long Jump, Men
17 Triple Jump, Men
18 Standing High Jump, Men
19 Standing Long Jump, Men
20 Standing Triple Jump, Men
21 Shot Put, Men
22 Discus Throw, Men
23 Hammer Throw, Men

60 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)
2Walter Tewksbury (USA)
3Stanley Rowley (AUS)

100 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Frank Jarvis (USA)
2Walter Tewksbury (USA)
3Stanley Rowley (AUS)

200 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Walter Tewksbury (USA)
2Norman Pritchard (IND)
3Stanley Rowley (AUS)

400 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Maxwell Long (USA)
2William Holland (USA)
3Ernst Schultz (DEN)

800 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Alfred Tysoe (GBR)
2John Cregan (USA)
3David Hall (USA)

1500 m, Men

PosAthlete
1Charles Bennett (GBR)
2Henri Deloge (FRA)
3John Bray (USA)

Marathon, Men

PosAthlete
1Michel Théato (LUX)
2Emile Champion (FRA)
3Ernst Fast (SWE)

110 m Hurdles, Men

PosAthlete
1Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)
2John McLean (USA)
3Frederick Moloney (USA)

200 m Hurdles, Men

PosAthlete
1Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)
2Norman Pritchard (IND)
3Walter Tewksbury (USA)

400 m Hurdles, Men

PosAthlete
1Walter Tewksbury (USA)
2Henri Tauzin (FRA)
3George Orton (CAN)

2500 m Steeplechase, Men

PosAthlete
1George Orton (CAN)
2Sidney Robinson (GBR)
3Jacques Chastanié (FRA)

4000 m Steeplechase, Men

PosAthlete
1John Rimmer (GBR)
2Charles Bennett (GBR)
3Sidney Robinson (GBR)

5000 m Team Race, Men

PosAthlete
1 Amateur Athletic Association (GBR/AUS)
Charles Bennett (GBR), John Rimmer (GBR), Sidney Robinson (GBR), Alfred Tysoe (GBR), Stanley Rowley (AUS)
2Racing Club de France (FRA)
Henri Deloge, Gaston Ragueneau, Jacques Chastanié, André Castanet, Michel Chainpoudry

Only two teams competed.

High Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Irving Baxter (USA)
2Patrick Leahy (GBR/IRL)
3Lajos Gönczy (HUN)

Pole Vault, Men

PosAthlete
1Irving Baxter (USA)
2Meredith Colkett (USA)
3Carl-Albert Andersen (NOR)

Long Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)
2Meyer Prinstein (USA)
3Patrick Leahy (GBR/IRL)

Triple Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Meyer Prinstein (USA)
2James Connolly (USA)
3Lewis Sheldon (USA)

Standing High Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Ray Ewry (USA)
2Irving Baxter (USA)
3Lewis Sheldon (USA)

Standing Long Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Ray Ewry (USA)
2Irving Baxter (USA)
3Emile Torcheboeuf (FRA)

Standing Triple Jump, Men

PosAthlete
1Ray Ewry (USA)
2Irving Baxter (USA)
3Robert Garrett (USA)

Shot Put, Men

PosAthlete
1Richard Sheldon (USA)
2Josiah McCracken (USA)
3Robert Garrett (USA)

Discus Throw, Men

PosAthlete
1Rudolf Bauer (HUN)
2František Janda-Suk (BOH)
3Richard Sheldon (USA)

Hammer Throw, Men

PosAthlete
1John Flanagan (USA)
2Truxton Hare (USA)
3Josiah McCracken (USA)