Croquet at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics, three croquet events were contested. Seven men and three women participated. The doubles competition was scheduled first, though it is unclear whether the French pair that won had any competition. The one-ball singles was played the next week, followed by two-ball singles the week after. France, which supplied all 10 competitors, therefore won all the medals.
This was the only Olympiad where croquet was part of the official programme, though there was the variant called roque at the 1904 Summer Olympics.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> All events which were restricted to amateurs, open to all nations, open to all competitors, and without handicapping, are now regarded as Olympic events (except for ballooning).<ref name="Mallon"/>Template:Rp Although croquet satisfied three criteria, it had been thought to have an entrant from Belgium, Marcel Haëntjens,<ref name="Mallon">Template:Cite book</ref>Template:Rp (Haëntjens is a Flemish name) and thus have been an international competition. Haëntjens is now known to have been from France,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> as were the other croquet players. Only one paying spectator attended the event.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Medal table
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Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 10 players from 1 nation competed at the Paris Games:
See also
References
- De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Croquet 1900". Accessed 10 January 2006. Available electronically at [1].
- Mallon, Bill. "The First Two Women Olympians" in Citius, Altius, Fortius, Autumn 1995, No. 3, p. 38. Available in pdf format from the AAFLA [2]. Template:Webarchive
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