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Hugo Betting
Rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics was played in Paris.The IOC and most Olympic history organizations refer to the sport played at the 1900 Summer Olympics simply as "rugby", though it was a form of rugby union. Rugby union matches at the 1900 Summer Olympics were held on 14 October and 28 October. Forty-seven athletes competed, most from three nations and including a Haitian and a French-born American. Summary France, represented by Union des Sociétés Françaises, Germany, represented mainly by the FC 1880 Frankfurt, and Great Britain, represented by the Moseley Wanderers, all participated in the inaugural rugby event at the Olympics. Only two games were contested, France played both Germany and Great Britain, the French winning both matches. This saw the gold go to France, and both Germany and Great Britain are credited with silver, with no bronze awarded. For medal purposes, the IOC regards the side from France as a " Mixed Team", as Constantin Henriquez was f ...
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Vélodrome De Vincennes
The Vélodrome de Vincennes (officially Vélodrome Jacques Anquetil - La Cipale) is a cycling stadium in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris. Initially built as a velodrome in 1894, it became the main stadium for the 1900 Summer Olympics; Events that took place in the Velodrome at the 1900 Summer Olympics included cycling, cricket, rugby union, football and gymnastics. However, the track and field events were held at the Racing Club de France. At the 1924 Summer Olympics it became the cycling (track) venue.1924 Summer Olympics official report.
pp. 200-217. Accessed 28 September 2011. The venue was the finish line of the between 1968 and 1974.



Émile Sarrade
France was the host of the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. France was one of many nations that had competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece and had returned to compete at the 1900 Games. Gold medals were not given out and silver medals were given to the winners while bronze medals were given to second place. Medalists Archery France took four of seven gold medals, five of eight silver medals, and four of five bronze medals in the six archery events that were Olympic. Belgium and the Netherlands were the only others nation that competed, taking the remaining seven medals. Many of the French, Belgian, and Dutch competitors are unknown as their names were not recorded. 13 French archers are known by at least their surname, 116 are unidentified in any way. The 129 archers had 240 entries across all 7 archery events. Athletics France was one of 9 nations to have competed at both the first two Olympics in athletics. 22 athletes competed in 18 events, with a total of 28 ...
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Wladimir Aïtoff
Wladimir is a masculine given name. It is an alternative spelling of the name Vladimir. Notable people with the name include: * Wladimir Brunet de Presle (1809–1875), French historian * Wladimir de Schoenefeld (1816–1875), German-French botanist * Wladimir Guedroitz (1873–1941), Russian chamberlain * Wladimir Aïtoff (1879–1963), French rugby player * Wladimir Burliuk (1886–1919), Ukrainian artist * Wladimir d'Ormesson (1888–1973), French essayist and writer * Wladimir von Pawlowski (1891–1961), Austrian lawyer * Wladimir Vogel (1896–1984), Russian composer * Wladimir Seidel (1907–1981), Russian mathematician * Wladimir A. Smirnoff (1917–2000), Soviet entomologist * Wladimir Zwalf (1932–2002), British sanskritist and Buddhist expert * Wladimir Jan Kochanski (1935–2015), American pianist * Wladimir Wertelecki (born 1936), Polish-American pediatrician * Wladimir Troubetzkoy (1942–2009), French literary historian * Wladimir Yordanoff (1954–2020), French a ...
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Reuters
Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters Corporation. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. The agency was established in London in 1851 by the German-born Paul Reuter. It was acquired by the Thomson Corporation of Canada in 2008 and now makes up the media division of Thomson Reuters. History 19th century Paul Reuter worked at a book-publishing firm in Berlin and was involved in distributing radical pamphlets at the beginning of the Revolutions in 1848. These publications brought much attention to Reuter, who in 1850 developed a prototype news service in Aachen using homing pigeons and electric telegraphy from 1851 on, in order to transmit messages between Brussels and Aachen, in what today is Aachen's Reuters House. Reuter moved to London in 1851 and established a news wire agency at the London Royal Exchange. Headquartered in London, Reuter' ...
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Léon Binoche
Léon Binoche (16 August 1878 – 28 August 1962) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. His great-niece is the actress Juliette Binoche. References External links *profileBiography of Léon Binoche
1878 births 1962 deaths Sportspeople from Yonne French rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby union players of France Olympic gold medalists for France Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub ...
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Joseph Wallis (rugby Union)
Joseph Wallis (20 June 1873 – 16 May 1919) was a Great Britain, British rugby union player. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and won olympic medal, silver as part of the Great Britain team in what was the Rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics, first rugby union competition at an Olympic Games. References External links

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André Rischmann
André Félix Rischmann (26 January 1882 in Paris – 9 November 1955 in Paris) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 .... He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. References External links *André Rischmann's profile at databaseOlympics 1882 births 1955 deaths Rugby union players from Paris French rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby union players for France Olympic gold medalists for France Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub ...
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Jean-Guy Gauthier
Henry Jean Guy Gauthier (30 December 1875 in Jarnac, Charente – 23 October 1938 in Cognac (commune), Cognac, Charente) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. References External links *profile
1875 births 1938 deaths French rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby union players for France Olympic gold medalists for France Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Charente Rugby union players from Nouvelle-Aquitaine Stade Français players Stade Bordelais players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub ...
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Jean Collas
Jean Collas (3 July 1874 in Paris – 30 December 1928 in Asnières-sur-Seine, France) was a French rugby union player and tug of war competitor, who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 .... He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. He also participated in the tug of war competition and won a silver medal as a member of the French team. References External links * * 1874 births 1928 deaths Rugby union players from Paris French rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Tug of war competitors at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby union players for France Olympic tug of war competitors for France Olympic gold medalists for France Olympic silver medalists f ...
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Joseph Olivier (rugby Union)
Joseph Adolphe Théophile Olivier (2 December 1874 in Paris – 21 May 1901 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 .... He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. References External links *Joseph Oliver's profile at databaseOlympics 1874 births 1901 deaths Rugby union players from Paris French rugby union players Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic rugby union players of France Olympic gold medalists for France Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-rugbyunion-bio-stub ...
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Richard Ludwig
Richard Ludwig (22 May 1877 – 10 August 1946) was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1900, link=no), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an international multi-sport event that took place in Paris, France, from 1 .... He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team. He is the brother of Erich Ludwig, who also played at the 1900 tournament.Erich Ludwig profile at sports-reference.com
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