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Canada at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Canada at the
1900 Summer Olympics
IOC codeCAN
NOCCanadian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olympic.ca (in English and French)
in Paris, France
May 14, 1900 – October 28, 1900
Competitors2 in 1 sport and 4 events
Medals
Ranked 13th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
1
Total
2
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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.

Medallists

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Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold George Orton Athletics 2500 m steeplechase July 15
 Bronze George Orton Athletics 400 m hurdles July 15
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Athletics 1 0 1 2
Total 1 0 1 2

Multiple medalists

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The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1900 Olympic Games.

Name Medal Sport Event
George Orton  Gold
 Bronze
Athletics 2500 m steeplechase
400 m hurdles

Competitors

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The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 2 0 2
Total 2 0 2

Athletics

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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.

Track & road events

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
George Orton 1500 m DNS
George Orton 110 m hurdles DNS Did not advance
George Orton 400 m hurdles 1:00.2 2 Q 58.8 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
George Orton 2500 m steeplechase 7:34.4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
George Orton 4000 m steeplechase Unknown 5
Ronald MacDonald Marathon Unknown 7

References

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