Additionally British competitors won three gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals while competing for the Mixed Team.
Athletics
Great Britain took 4 gold medals in athletics, including one as part of a mixed team (with 4 British athletes and one Australian). This put them second on the leaderboard for that sport, behind the dominant United States as the two nations to win multiple gold medals in the sport. The British team won a total of 9 athletics medals including a sweep of the 4000 metre steeplechase event. 9 athletes competed in 10 events.
Cricket
Great Britain was represented by the Devon and Somerset Wanderers in cricket in 1900. The team won the only match, a 2-day 12-man contest, by 158 runs.
Event | Place | Cricketers | Final |
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2-day 12-man | 1st | Devon and Somerset Wanderers C.B.K. Beachcroft (captain), Arthur Birkett, Alfred Bowerman, George Buckley, Francis Burchell, Frederick Christian, Harry Corner, Frederick Cuming, William Donne, Alfred Powlesland, John Symes, Montagu Toller | Won vs. France by 158 runs |
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Golf
Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic golf events. The British golfers took the silver and bronze medals in the men's competition, making Great Britain the only nation other than the United States to win a golfing medal that year.
Gymnastics
Great Britain's second Olympic gymnastics appearance was no more successful than the nation's first, resulting in no medals.
Event | Place | Gymnast | Score |
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Combined | 31 | William Connor | 250 |
43 | Broadbeck | 245 |
54 | Pearce | 238 |
73 | Phillips | 222 |
124 | Hiatt | 172 |
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Polo
Great Britain was one of four nations to compete in the first Olympic polo event. British athletes played on three of the five teams, two of which included either American or French players, while the third included both American and French. The mixed British/American combination took the top place, the British/American/French team secured the silver medal, while the British/French team reached third place.
Rowing
Britain had a single rower present at the first Olympic rowing contests, winning the bronze medal in the single sculls event.
Rugby
Britain was one of three teams to compete in the first Olympic rugby games. Britain lost its only game, against France. The game against Germany was cancelled due to travel plans.
Event | Place | Team | Match 1 | Match 2 | Match 3 |
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Men's rugby | 2nd | Moseley Wanderers F. C. Bayliss, J. Henry Birtles, James Cantion, Arthur Darby, Clement Deykin, L. Hood, M. L. Logan, Herbert Loveitt, Herbert Nicol, V. Smith, M. W. Talbot, Joseph Wallis, Claude Whittindale, Raymond Whittindale, Francis Wilson | — | Lost 27-8 vs. France | Cancelled vs. Germany |
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Sailing
Great Britain matched France in gold medals at the 1900 sailing events with 5, but took only 1 other medal, a bronze. France took 8 silvers and 8 bronzes for a total of 21 medals to Britain's 6. However, even a perfect performance by the British athletes would have earned only a total of 8 medals—Great Britain failed to medal in only 2 of its attempts. The crew members listed are those listed by the IOC in their database.
The Olympic historian Ian Buchanan in his book "British Olympians" (1991) states that "reports on many aspects of the 1900 regatta are inconclusive and the crew members of the British entry "Scotia" has never been positively settled. The records of the British Olympic Association give the crew as Lorne Currie, John Gretton and Linton Hope, but it has been established that Linton Hope was in England at the time of the races and his name only appears in the Olympic records as he was the designer of the "Scotia". Similarly the names of Currie and Gretton are probably only listed as the owners of the boat but as it is possible that they sailed their boat, they are listed as Olympic champions, although the participation of Lorne Currie, in particular, is in doubt. The one crew member whose participation has been established is Algernon Maudslay, whose name does not appear in any Olympic records, but from contemporary press reports it is clear that he was the helmsman of the "Scotia"".
Event | Place | Sailors | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 3 | Overall |
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10-20 ton class | 3rd | Edward Hore | 4:20:18 3rd, 8 points | 3:41:49 1st, 10 points | Did not finish 6th, 5 points | 23 points |
5th | S. M. Mellor | 4:25:48 5th, 6 points | 3:53:17 5th, 6 points | 3:36:02 4th, 7 points | 19 points |
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Shooting
Great Britain was represented by one shooter in its second appearance. Merlin, who had competed for Great Britain four years earlier, competed again. He tied for 7th in the trap shooting event.
Swimming
Event | Place | Swimmer | Semifinals | Final |
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Men's 200 metre freestyle | 4th | Robert Crawshaw | 2:40.0 2nd, semifinal 1 | 2:45.6 |
6th | F. Stapleton | 2:47.0 2nd, semifinal 5 | 2:55.0 |
11th | Peter Kemp | 2:51.0 2nd, semifinal 2 | Did not advance |
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Men's 1000 metre freestyle | 1st | John Jarvis | 14:28.6 1st, semifinal 1 | 13:40.2 |
10th | Thomas Burgess | 16:54.0 2nd, semifinal 4 | Did not finish |
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Men's 4000 metre freestyle | 1st | John Jarvis | 1:01:48.4 1st, semifinal 1 | 58:24.0 |
4th | Thomas Burgess | 1:15:04.8 2nd, semifinal 1 | 1:15:07.6 |
8th | William Henry | 1:22:58.4 3rd, semifinal 2 | Did not finish |
18th | E. T. Jones | Did not finish semifinal 3 | Did not advance |
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Men's 200 metre backstroke | 5th | Thomas Burgess | 3:50.4 3rd, semifinal 1 | 3:12.0 |
9th | Robert Crawshaw | 3:15.0 2nd, semifinal 1 | Did not finish |
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Men's 200 metre obstacle event | 3rd | Peter Kemp | 3:12.0 1st, semifinal 3 | 2:47.4 |
5th | F. Stapleton | 3:18.4 3rd, semifinal 1 | 2:55.0 |
6th | William Henry | 3:14.4 2nd, semifinal 2 | 2:58.0 |
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Tennis
Event | Place | Player | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
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Men's singles | 1st | Laurence Doherty | Won 6-2, 6-3 | Won 6-2, 8-6 | Won walkover[1] | Won 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 |
2nd | Harold Mahony | Won 6-2, 6-3 | Bye | Won 8-6, 6-1 | Lost 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 |
3rd | Reginald Doherty | Won 6-1, 6-3 | Won 6-2, 6-1 | Lost walkover[1] | Did not advance |
Arthur Norris | Won 6-4, 6-4 | Won 6-4, 6-2 | Lost 8-6, 6-1 |
5th | Archibald Warden | Bye | Lost 6-4, 6-2 | Did not advance |
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Women's singles | 1st | Charlotte Cooper | None held | Won 6-2, 6-0 | Won 6-2, 7-5 | Won 6-1, 6-4 |
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Men's doubles | 1st | Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty | None held | Won 6-2, 6-3 | Won 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 | Won 6-1, 6-1, 6-0 |
3rd | Harold Mahony Arthur Norris | Won 6-8, 6-1, 6-8 | Lost 6-4, 6-1, 6-4 | Did not advance |
5th | Archibald Warden Charles Sands (USA) | Lost 6-8, 6-3, 7-5 | Did not advance |
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Mixed doubles | 1st | Reginald Doherty Charlotte Cooper | None held | Bye | Won 6-2, 6-4 | Won 6-2, 6-4 |
2nd | Harold Mahony Hélène Prévost (FRA) | Bye | Won 6-3, 6-0 | Lost 6-2, 6-4 |
3rd | Laurence Doherty Marion Jones (USA) | Won 6-1, 7-5 | Lost 6-2, 6-4 | Did not advance |
Archibald Warden Hedwiga Rosenbaumová (Bohemia) | Won 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 | Lost 6-3, 6-0 |
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Water polo
The British water polo team won gold easily. The roster listed is that credited with gold medals by the IOC; the actual competition roster may have differed with up to five of the listed players not actually playing.[2] One British player (Thomas William Burgess) played on a French team that won a bronze medal, as well, but the IOC credits that appearance to France and not Great Britain or a mixed team.
Notes
- 1 2 Reginald and Laurence Doherty refused to play each other prior to the final. Since they were seeded in such a way that they would face each other in the semifinals, Reginald withdrew, accepting a bronze medal while Lawrence went on to win gold.
- ↑ Sports-Reference Archived 2016-04-04 at the Wayback Machine.
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