Canada at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Canada at the 1900 Summer Olympics
IOC code	CAN
NOC	Canadian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympic.ca (in English) (in French)
in Paris
Competitors	2 in 1 sport
Medals	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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 2020
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

The 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris were the first Olympics at which Canadian athletes participated. Two Canadians participated, although not as a national team (These were not introduced until later Olympics). Canada's Olympians were George Orton and Ronald J. MacDonald. Orton was the first Canadian to win a medal, finishing first in the 2500-metre steeplechase. He later finished third in the 400-metre hurdles and fifth in the 4000-metre steeplechase. Orton, who was at school at the University of Pennsylvania, had accompanied a United States delegation to the games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Gold	George Orton	Athletics	Men's 2500 metre Steeplechase
Bronze			Men's 400 metre Hurdles

Athletics

Both of Canada's competitors competed in athletics, with Orton taking a gold and a bronze medal to tie the nation for 4th on the athletics medal leaderboard.

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semi-final		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
George Orton	400 m hurdles	Unknown	2 Q	n/a		Unknown
	2500 m steeplechase	n/a				7:34.4
	4000 m steeplechase	n/a				Unknown	5
Ronald MacDonald	marathon	n/a				Unknown	7

References

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