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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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French National Olympic And Sports Committee
The French National Olympic and Sports Committee (french: Comité national olympique et sportif français, CNOSF) is the National Olympic Committee of France. It is responsible for France's participation in the Olympic Games, as well as for all of France's overseas departments and territories except French Polynesia. History The French Olympic Committee was established in 1894 in Paris. In 1972, by the merging with the National Sports Committee, has changed its name to the ''French National Olympic and Sports Committee''. List of presidents This is following list of presidents: Presidents of French Olympic Committee Presidents of National Sports Committee Presidents of French National Olympic and Sports Committee Member federations The French National Federations are the organizations that coordinate all aspects of their individual sports. They are responsible for training, competition and development of their sports. There are currently 33 Olympic Summer and three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |