Australia At The 1900 Summer Olympics

Australia at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Australia at the; 1900 Summer Olympics
IOC code	AUS
NOC	Australian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olympics.com.au
in Paris, France; 14 May, 1900 – 28 October, 1900
Competitors	2 in 2 sports and 5 events
Medals; Ranked 9th	Gold 2 Silver 0 Bronze 3 Total 5
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 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; 2024;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games; –––– Australasia (1908–1912)

Most Olympic historians keep Australian records at early Olympics separate from those of the United Kingdom, despite Australia not being an independent nation at the time.

Australia was represented by two athletes, both of whom won a medal in each event in which they competed. Frederick Lane won two gold medals in swimming and Stan Rowley won a gold medal (as part of a mixed team with Great Britain) and three bronze medals in athletics.

Medalists

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Stan Rowley	Athletics	5000 m team race	July 22
Gold	Frederick Lane	Swimming	200 m freestyle	August 12
Gold	Frederick Lane	Swimming	200 m obstacle event	August 12
Bronze	Stan Rowley	Athletics	60 m	July 15
Bronze	Stan Rowley	Athletics	100 m	July 14
Bronze	Stan Rowley	Athletics	200 m	July 22

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Athletics	0	0	3	3
Swimming	2	0	0	2
Total	2	0	3	5

Multiple medalists

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

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
Frederick Lane	Gold Gold	Swimming	200 metre freestyle 200 metre obstacle event
Stan Rowley	Bronze Bronze Bronze	Athletics	60 metres 100 metres 200 metres

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Total
Athletics	1	1
Swimming	1	1
Total	2	2

Swimming

One swimmer, (Frederick Lane) represented Australia in 1900. It was the nation's debut appearance in the sport. Lane won the 200 metre freestyle and obstacle races, both on the same day. He did not receive gold medals, but instead received bronze sculptures of a horse and peasant girl respectively. He was also the favourite for the 100 metre freestyle, but this event was cancelled.

Athlete	Event	Semi-final		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Frederick Lane	200 m freestyle	2:59.0	1 Q	2:25.2
Frederick Lane	200 m obstacle event	3:04.0	1 Q	2:38.4

Athletics

Rowley was Australia's only competitor in athletics. It was Australia's second appearance in the sport. He entered the three sprint events, taking the bronze medal in each of the three. Rowley also joined the Great Britain team in the 5-man team race, as the British squad had only 4 members. The 5 kilometres of the race was much further than Rowley was used to racing. After the first lap of the track, he injured his foot and began to walk. When the last of the other nine competitors (the United Kingdom and France were the only nations to send teams) finished, Rowley was still 1500 metres from the finish; officials allowed him to retire and claim 10th place at that point.

Rowley's three individual medals put him, and Australia, in ninth place on the athletics leaderboard.

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Repechage		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Stan Rowley	60 m	7.3	2 Q	—				7.2
Stan Rowley	100 m	10.9	2 Q	11.2	2 R	11.0	2	11.2
Stan Rowley	200 m	25.0	1 Q	—				22.9
Stan Rowley	400 m	DNS		—				Did not advance
Amateur Athletic Association of England (ZZX) Charles Bennett (GBR) John Rimmer (GBR) Sidney Robinson (GBR) Stan Rowley (AUS) Alfred Tysoe (GBR)	5000 m team race	—						26 points

Non-Olympic events

Shooting

Donald Mackintosh was a professional shooter from Melbourne. He was travelling through Europe competing in a series of traditional competitions. He won the live game shooting (Prix Centenaire de Paris) with 22 consecutive kills of live pigeons, one more than Marquis de Villancosa of Spain. He finished in the joint third position alongside Crittenden Robinson of the United States in the live pigeon shooting (Grand Prix d'Exposition) with 18, behind the winner Leon de Lunden, who scored 21. Mackintosh' status has often been confused, as some historians were under the impression that game-shooting was an archery contest. The International Olympic Committee does not consider either event Olympic.

References

Andrews, Malcolm (2000). Australia at the Olympic Games.
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "1900 Olympians from Australia". Accessed 11 March 2006. Available electronically at [1].
Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.

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