At 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 ...
, three
croquet
Croquet ( or ; french: croquet) is a sport that involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops (often called "wickets" in the United States) embedded in a grass playing court.
Its international governing body is the Wor ...
events were contested. Seven men and three women participated. The doubles competition was scheduled first, though it is unclear whether the French pair that won had any competition. The one-ball singles was played the next week, followed by two-ball singles the week after. France, which supplied all 10 competitors, therefore won all the medals.
This was the only Olympiad where croquet was part of the official programme, though there was the variant called
roque at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, a roque tournament was contested. It was the only time that roque was included in the Olympic program.
Participating nations
4 players from the host nation competed.
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Results
The competitors played a ...
. All events which were restricted to amateurs, open to all nations, open to all competitors, and without handicapping, are now regarded as Olympic events (except for ballooning).
Although croquet satisfied three criteria, it had been thought to have an entrant from Belgium,
Marcel Haëntjens
Marcel Marie Louis Haëntjens (24 June 1869 – 10 June 1915) was a French croquet player. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in both the Croquet at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Singles, one ball, one ball singles and the Croquet at the 1900 ...
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(Haëntjens is a Flemish name) and thus have been an international competition. Haëntjens is now known to have been from France, as were the other croquet players. Only one paying spectator attended the event.
Medal table
Sources:
Medal summary
Participating nations
A total of 10 players from 1 nation competed at the Paris Games:
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See also
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List of Olympic venues in discontinued events
For the Summer Olympics, there have been fourteen Olympic sports that have been discontinued from the program as of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. For the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, golf and rugby union were reinstated as Olympic ...
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Roque at the 1904 Summer Olympics
At the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, a roque tournament was contested. It was the only time that roque was included in the Olympic program.
Participating nations
4 players from the host nation competed.
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Results
The competitors played a ...
References
* De Wael, Herman. ''Herman's Full Olympians'': "Croquet 1900". Accessed 10 January 2006. Available electronically a
* Mallon, Bill. "The First Two Women Olympians" in ''Citius, Altius, Fortius'', Autumn 1995, No. 3, p. 38. Available in pdf format from the AAFL
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