Canada at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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Canada at the 1900 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | CAN |
NOC | Canadian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
in Paris | |
Competitors | 2 in 1 sport |
Medals |
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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.
Medalists[edit]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | George Orton | Athletics | Men's 2500 metre Steeplechase |
Bronze | Men's 400 metre Hurdles |
Athletics[edit]
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 | |||
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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 |