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Fritz Müller (rugby Player)
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 national rugby union team, France, represented by Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques, Union des Sociétés Françaises, Germany national rugby union team, Germany, represented mainly by the SC 1880 Frankfurt, FC 1880 Frankfurt, and Great Britain at the 1900 Summer Olympics#Rugby, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vélodrome De Vincennes
The Vélodrome de Vincennes (officially Vélodrome Jacques Anquetil - La Cipale) is a cycling stadium in the Bois de Vincennes, Paris, France. 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 at the 1900 Summer Olympics, cycling, Cricket at the 1900 Summer Olympics, cricket, Rugby union at the 1900 Summer Olympics, rugby union, Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics, football and Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics, gymnastics. However, the Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics, track and field events were held at the RCF Paris, Racing Club de France. At the 1924 Summer Olympics it became the Cycling at the 1924 Summer Olympics, cycling venue. The venue was the finish line of the Tour de France between 1968 and 1974. Eddy Merckx won each of his five Tour victories there. Prior to 1968, the finish had been held at the Parc des Princes from 1904 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Summer Olympics, 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 * Note - Recorded as Great Britain and Ireland until 2024, the IOC Executive Board approved the change of Lloyd Hildebrand's silver medal at Paris 1900 Olympics from Great Britain to France. 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 at the 1900 Summer Olympics, Belgium and the Netherlands at the 1900 Summer Olympics, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuters
Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the world. The agency was established in London in 1851 by Paul Reuter. The Thomson Corporation of Canada acquired the agency in a 2008 corporate merger, resulting in the formation of the Thomson Reuters Corporation. In December 2024, Reuters was ranked as the 27th most visited news site in the world, with over 105 million monthly readers. History 19th century Paul Julius Reuter worked at a book-publishing firm in Berlin and was involved in distributing radical pamphlets at the beginning of the Revolutions of 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 Aa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Family Léon Binoche is the son of the merchant Adolphe Binoche (1827-1911), president of the Chamber of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro, director of Chargeurs Réunis and of the maritime insurance company La Mélusine, and of Ursula Rosa de Araujo Mattos, of Brazilian nationality. He is the father of the resistance fighter and politician Antoinette Binoche (1910-2001) and of the resistance fighter and Companion of the Liberation, General François Binoche (1911-1997), the grandfather of the academic and historian Jacques Binoche (born in 1938), and the great-uncle of the actress Juliette Binoche Juliette Binoche (; born 9 March 1964) is a French actress. She has appeared in more than 60 films, particularly in French and English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Wallis (rugby Union)
Joseph Wallis (20 June 1873 – 16 May 1919) was a British rugby union player. He competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics and won silver as part of the Great Britain team in what was the first rugby union competition at an Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games (Olympics; ) are the world's preeminent international Olympic sports, sporting events. They feature summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a Multi-s .... References External links * 1873 births 1919 deaths Olympic rugby union players for Great Britain English rugby union players Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain Rugby union players at the 1900 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics Rugby union players from Worcestershire Sportspeople from Kings Norton {{England-rugbyunion-bio-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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-1880s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Guy Gauthier
Henry Jean Guy Gauthier (30 December 1875 in Jarnac, Charente – 23 October 1938 in Cognac, Charente) was a French rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), 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 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin .... 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 Paris players Stade Bordelais players {{France-rugbyunion-bio-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Collas
Jean Collas (3 July 1874 in Paris Р30 December 1928 in Asni̬res-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 (), 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 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin .... 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 (), 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 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin .... He was a member of the French rugby union team, which won the gold medal. References External links *Joseph Olivier at databaseOlympics.com 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 for France Olympic gold medalists for France Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{France-rugbyunion-bio-1870s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Ludwig
Richard Ludwig (22 May 1877 – 10 August 1946) was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. 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 Erich Ludwig (1 May 1879 – 14 May 1934) was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad () and also known as Paris 1900, were an ..., who also played at the 1900 tournament. accessed: 4 April 2010 References External ...
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Erich Ludwig
Erich Ludwig (1 May 1879 – 14 May 1934) was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics The 1900 Summer Olympics (), 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 14 May to 28 October 1900. No opening or closin .... 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 Richard Ludwig, who also played at the 1900 tournament. accessed: 4 April 2010 References External link ...
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